BQ is unimpressive

Let me guess. You are a 2:25 wanna be sub-elite.

Incel alert.

Nope - haven’t run one yet. I’ve run sub 3:45 for the 1500 though

3:45 is unimpressive. D3 kids can run that fast.

0/10; a BQ marathon puts you in the 12% best marathon performances in your age group.

Yet many former 14-15 minute 5K ncaa d1 morons can no longer do it. old fat and lazy, but they post to letsrun they’ve achieved the letsrun trifecta

Most college kids, even if talented, haven’t done the mileage to even be able to finish a full marathon without fading and hurting very badly. Then after graduating college, fat and bald 👨‍🦲 and adult responsibilities kick in and make it difficult to even get to the starting line. Facts

Also, IQ may not be high enough to plan proper pacing, nutrition, hydration, etc

Running a mile under 7 minutes puts you in the top 10% of most, perhaps all age groups, if they all ran a mile.

Difference is they've got everyone, including the fat people, out there slogging through marathons to compare yourself to.

Agreed.

So a BQ may not be impressive, but it is an achievement.

Why do so many SEMI-fast runners get so offended by the rest of the world running? Are you mad that they are enjoying something you’ve chosen to slave over and will never be elite at?

3hr is a very tough time for the average person, and for most dedicated runners honestly. Until you’ve run a marathon, you have no grounds to say whether the BQ is tough or not. Wouldn’t be surprised if you’ve never run over 15mi.

There are a lot of things I can do without training. Just ask your mom.

I get the landscape here. LR has lots of former HS/college runners that are small and historically lean. But not all of us were either of those. Some of us just love competition against a version of ourselves or some goal or other person AND weren't really fast runners in a previous iteration.

For the rest of us, a BQ is impressive. It shows that you ran a time that demonstrated commitment against some or all of the following: (1) age; (2) injury; (3) zero running coaching/background; and (4) family or professional commitments.

My PB is 3:11 at age 50. I would love to be a 3:0x marathoner. But (1)-(4) are literally conspiring against that.

So to FIFY your title: "BQ is unimpressive, to me because I lack perspective, among other things."

Yessir, we are very impressed with your longu penisu.

Rinse and repeat with a cluster of folks around here.

Think of a new insult.

Someone brings this up every couple months to troll but it does serve to highlight the Letsrun poaster divide. The truth is...

BQ should be automatic for someone who ran HS and college and stayed in shape.

BQ is harder for the guy who started running competitively later in life or took time off between HS or college before getting back into training.

It's always entertaining to see both groups go at it on here (I'm part of the former group but idc what anyone thinks about BQ).