Boston is racing this morning! And no, we’re not talking about traffic violations. New England is sending in its best and brightest to run the Boston Marathon — covering a 40K historic route headed to Beantown.

That’s great news for runners — but with the series of road closures around the greater Boston area to accomodate them, it’s potentially pretty bad news for drivers. Fear not, New England! Wherever a carmageddon looms in the shadows, Waze’s hardy community of drivers comes through to save the day. Boston’s Wazers got onboard and pitched in to update Waze’s live map, reflecting road closures and other obstacles unsuspecting drivers may hit today.

Thanks to them, Waze will route drivers in the Boston area this morning safely around the marathon, so they can get where they need to go in a jiffy.

If the marathon interferes with your morning commute through Boston, Waze will send you through the best alternative route until roads are re-opened. Look out for changing traffic conditions, too, as drivers change up their normal driving routine.

Up-to-the-minute maps and routing info, compiled collaboratively from local driving communities — that’s what Waze is all about!

Waze wishes good luck to all of today’s runners (and drivers!). May you all reach your finish lines with ease.

Spring has sprung, Wazers! And in honor of the season, starting today, you’ll see eggs and bunnies dotting the map in Waze’s very own egg-hunt. Bunnies are worth 5 points, yellow eggs worth 3 and pink eggs worth 1 extra point, so get out there and rack ‘em up while you can.

Speaking of which, if you’ve ever wondered about other ways to amp up your points, there are a few other ways you can…just opening Waze each day and driving earns you points, as does contributing road reports, editing the map and participating in the Waze forum. And an easy way to earn a bunch at once is to fulfill a few of the bonus achievements. To check those out click the more arrow of ‘My Rank’ on the Waze Scoreboard.

Have fun out there guys and wishing you the springiest Spring possible!