Does anyone know if you can qualify for Boston based on a half-marathon time. I'm looking to run boston in april and would rather not run a marathon between now and then. I'm 23 and the standard for m age group is 3:10. Not difficult, but Id rather qualify running 13.1 miles.
Why not just train for a "good 13.1" in April and really focus on a better marathon effort in the fall. There isn't a lot of time between now & Boston to prepare. I haven't run a marathon yet, but I know I will prepare far more than 2 months when I do. Why half-a$$ it when you don't have to?
Taking the next step wrote:
Does anyone know if you can qualify for Boston based on a half-marathon time. I'm looking to run boston in april and would rather not run a marathon between now and then. I'm 23 and the standard for m age group is 3:10. Not difficult, but Id rather qualify running 13.1 miles.
No you cannot.
Run 2 half marathons back to back, no rest, in 3:10 and you're in.
No, you have to qualify at a marathon. Have you ever run one? If you haven't, why would you want to debut at Boston? The beauty of Boston is that you have to qualify at a previous marathon (and please do not choose Steamtown or another 'easy' marathon). Good luck.
QUALIFYING TIMES
AGE GROUP MEN WOMEN
18-34 3hrs 10min 3hrs 40min
35-39 3hrs 15min 3hrs 45min
40-44 3hrs 20min 3hrs 50min
45-49 3hrs 30min 4hrs 00min
50-54 3hrs 35min 4hrs 05min
55-59 3hrs 45min 4hrs 15min
60-64 4hrs 00min 4hrs 30min
65-69 4hrs 15min 4hrs 45min
70-74 4hrs 30min 5hrs 00min
75-79 4hrs 45min 5hrs 15min
80 and over 5hrs 00min 5hrs 30min
If you contact "the right people" at the BAA and you have legit times for the half or comparable distance then most likely yes. you still have to pay full price an everything though obviously.
No run run run that is total BS.
No you have to run one first to qualify even though you may 'rather not'.
Taking the next step wrote:
I'm 23 and the standard for m age group is 3:10. Not difficult, but Id rather qualify running 13.1 miles.
I just think it is so cute that a guy who have never actually run a marathon thinks 3:10 is not that difficult.
You may be a faster than that. Your post does come off a bit arrogant. The difficulty might surprise you.
Pointer Outer wrote:
Taking the next step wrote:I'm 23 and the standard for m age group is 3:10. Not difficult, but Id rather qualify running 13.1 miles.
I just think it is so cute that a guy who have never actually run a marathon thinks 3:10 is not that difficult.
You may be a faster than that. Your post does come off a bit arrogant. The difficulty might surprise you.
I noticed that too. He'll see how "not that difficult" it is around 21-22 miles. Who knows, maybe he is that fast and in that good of shape. Best of luck to the OP.
run run run wrote:
If you contact "the right people" at the BAA and you have legit times for the half or comparable distance then most likely yes. you still have to pay full price an everything though obviously.
In addition to the fact that I doubt this statement is true, why are you putting certain words in quotes? Do you understand the purpose of quotation marks? Who are you quoting? You should identify the person you are quoting, otherwise it doesn't make any sense to use quotation marks.
nutellalove wrote:
No run run run that is total BS.
No you have to run one first to qualify even though you may 'rather not'.
Actually it is not total BS. If you know the right people at the BAA you can get around quite a few of the rules.
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Actually it is not total BS. If you know the right people at the BAA you can get around quite a few of the rules.[/quote]
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First , I'm sure The coaches and others at BAA
would not appreciate you saying that you can "get around a few rules" , in here where everyone can see it. When they do that, they assume that you are able to keep it between you and them. What you are doing is possibly ruining a good thing for all the people who have a good relationship with BAA.
Second, this is not the OT, it is a marathon with qualifying standards for a reason. It could be argued that many marathoners that never broke 2:30 for men, have sub 2:10 1/2 marathon times. Therefore the only way to know what your actual marathon time is, is to see an actual marathon time. Don't try to see if you are the exception to the rule.