Non-Binary qualifying times for Boston???

just more woke nonsense. sounds like a good opportunity for me to 'identify' as female and get an easier qualifying time.

The news article I read in the Boston Globe also stated they are working on providing "equal prize money" for the category as well.

If I was an east African runner where $150,000 USD is an absolutely life changing, staggering amount of money, I'd be signing up as non-binary REAL fast.

Either that or they'll just divide the total prize pool up by one more "slice" reducing it across the board for all categories.

The non-binary qualification time should be the same as the men's time. If you're self-categorizing using a metric that isn't definite, the standard should the most difficult to reach, not the easiest. All of Boston's qualfying standards are set to ensure that they're each relatively difficult compared to each other.

If someone born April 18, 1988 has to run 5 minutes faster than someone born April 17, 1988 to qualify, it doesn't make sense that half the non-binary community would get a 30-minute advantage just by virtue of self-classification. There's no other area in Boston's qualification system that defers to offering the easiest-possible option.

If a non-binary person wants to register under the women's time, and they have a birth-assigned document that proves their eligibility for that category, fine. There's no reason to offer the easiest time for this category.

This week at Philadelphia Distance Run they have 8 entered in the stupid binary division, two from Queer-Running Team.

Running 1:17:00 and you’ll win $2500 the same as the overall winner which will need sub 62.

It’s ridiculous and must be stopped.

Actually 1:21 won $3,000 last year. Here is the thread discussing it.

Interesting that last year's winner competed as:

Aug 15, 2021 - Jack Vasko - Male

Sep 19, 2021 - Jacklyn - Non-binary (1st, won $3,000)

Oct 10, 2021 - Jack - Male

Nov 20, 2021 - Jack - Male

Nov 25, 2021 - Jack - Male

Dec 11, 2021 - Jack - Male

Mar 27, 2022 - Jack - Male

Apr 16, 2022 - Jack - Male

May 1, 2022 - Jack - Male

Aug 28, 2022 - Jacklyn - Non-binary (2nd, won $150)

Seems to only compete as non-binary when money is available.

Glad someone is taking advantage of the situation. Perhaps this will highlight the silliness of the category.

Didn't a UK race simplify this a few months ago. Only 'born females' can race in the 'female' category, all other gender identification must run in the male division. Or something like that.

how do you know who is entered into this weekend's PDR? I'm just curious

So an above average (2:20) male can make 100,000 running a bullshít division?

This is exactly what I am doing, as well as a few others I know

That’s triathlons approach if I’ve read correctly. Female category and then Open category for everyone else. Really seems like the most simple, fair option.

Well you must have qualified in a race where you ran as non binary according to the text in the Boston marathon site. So if Im reading it correctly if you ran as male it wont work. The text reads:

"Non-binary athletes who have completed a marathon as a non-binary participant during the current qualifying window (September 1, 2021 through September 16, 2022) may submit an entry application into the 2023 Boston Marathon between September 12-16, 2022."

With this BS and the jab and booster requirements, a race I have loved and followed for over 50 years has been largely ruined

Don't forget the banning of Russian and Belarussian citizens competing because they just happen to have a tyrant for a leader.

This is a disgrace on so many levels.

Good point.

And I won't even get into all the holes in the official story of Bombing a few years back

What race did you already run as non-binary for your qualifier?

cuckoo