Instead of hyping up the Boston Marathon, can we bring it down since it sucks, is too easy to qualify for, and is a slow course?

You mad, bro?

Over -RATED wrote:

It's a stupid race. Overhyped and pretty useless and would be a **** were it not for the fact that every non runner thinks it's the Olympics equivalent

Let me guess.........You couldn't qualify for this GOAT marathon and are very bitter?

Right?????? I knew I was.

How do you define uselessness and usefulness with regard to a running race?

it honestly is really easy to qualify for.

It is a shame that someone with a BQ can't get entry but a hobby joggers who knows someone at a not for profit can slog through a 4 hour jog fest. Liberals have a funny definition of fair.

You're right dude.

They should make it so only sub. 2:30 people are in it, including women, that way the real stud like you will stand out.

They should also get rid of the hills so it's like a time trial. Fast dudes like you can tear it up then, right dude?

They should also get rid of all the people who watch and put video boards along the course, with fireworks and all kinds of computer stuff so dudes like you won't get bored while you are running sub 2:05.

Thanks for bringing this up dude. Who needs that history and stuff when everyone can just watch you, dude.

Fair? Who said anything about fairness?

The slowest runner I know will be running Boston this year. It's a travesty

Why?

Because he is- what do you mean why?

I mean why is it a travesty?

B.c. I'm mocking the OP

Krispy, why do you bring "liberals" into this? Who are these alleged "liberals?" What does any of this have to do with "liberalism?"

Being an old timer, I personally wouldn't want to do any race that involves putting humans into corrals, which I guess rules out any marathon with over 10,000 people. Or 7,500.

Liberals are the root of all that is evil. If you trace the problems with the Boston Marathon to their sources, there will be a liberal there.

sad to say, you're not missing a thing.

Boston has people corralled like cattle for 30 minutes urinating while the elites have their separate but equal preparation area with their own port-a-loos.

The race is a joke these days...every Tom dick and Harry running it.

Go back to 2:50 qualifying...or even faster.

The race is still great for the elites...

But the rest is a joke.

My Own Preferene wrote:

Being an old timer, I personally wouldn't want to do any race that involves putting humans into corrals, which I guess rules out any marathon with over 10,000 people. Or 7,500.

^this

Boston Marathon isn't much better than a color run.

just get rid of all the boringass marathons and have big open track meets running only the 800 meters. At 5 minutes a heat, 16 entrants, you could get about 2000 runners per 10 hour session. 10,000 over 5 days, plus all their friends paying to watch them race and enjoy the beer, food, dancing and other parallel festivities. Meanwhile instant results scroll by marquee-style on a big scoreboard.