Boston is closed

Re-damn-diculous

Got stuff. Now we get to listen to all the slackers who missed out bitch about how BAA sucks for not letting them be lazy and wait to register.

I registered today but for some reason it really turns me off that if filled up so quickly.

I bet there will be no discussion to tightening the stantards to qualify in future years.

The BAA puts on a great race but for some reason this registration process makes me not want to do it in future years even though I have run it a number of times and have enjoyed it every time I have run it.

Just stupid. Either drop the standards by 15 minutes across the board or add a third wave.

Jesus, we're not elites or anything, but we live an hour and a half from the line. This is our local race. I'm trying to win the Masters Team title this year and my training partner and friend is trying to improve on a 2:28 65th place.

I signed up first thing this a.m. just to get it out of the way, but a bunch of my teammates (including him) figured they could wait a day or two. Good lord.

This might piss a bunch of people off, but I don't think I'd be alone in saying I'm bummed that a whole lot of sub-2:40 guys and sub-3:00 girls are missing out because the thing got filled by thousands of 3:05 dudes.

OK fine, even I hate myself for that last bit, but dammit, that's what I'm feeling right now.

I'm glad I gave it one more try, instead of waiting for it a couple of hours...

Now it's waiting for the confirmation...

Holy Mother of God.

Why did your teammates want to wait? What's the difference between registering today or tomorrow? I guess if you don't expect it to fill up, but still, not sure I get their logic.

3:05 dudes? You'll be really upset to find out that 10,000 or more didn't break 3:30.

They could alleviate a lot of trouble by dropping all the times by 10 (better, 15) minutes, and have guaranteed spots for sub-elites (sub 2:50, maybe sub 3 for masters). I've heard they are considering it, but until they do I think they are a bunch of fvcktards.

I wanted to sign up today, but I'm a teacher and using school time for that is not allowed. I coached after school, got home around 5:25, and immediately went to sign up. I missed out. I guess I should have signed up in the middle of the night or very early morning. I don't know what time they started.

Last year I finished in the top 100 and ran in the low 2:30s. I think it sucks that I missed out, but I guess that's just how it is.

I think they should have a registration window and then base the accepted entries on their qualifying times (and allow a certain percentage of registrants per gender and age group). It would at least be somewhat merit based then.

What other marathons are in the spring and are good?

They waited for a few different reasons, from the cost (for some folks it might take a day, a week or whatever to cough up the $130) to just the fact that a lot of my teammates ran Bay State yesterday and probably didn't want to think about 26.2 just for a day. I know none of these things are really good excuses at all, but it also might just be the fact that 2 years ago it was january and we all went "Wow, that was fast," then last year it was November and we were blown away. Less than 12 hours? No one would have thought that possible. Yikes.

joeink wrote:

They waited for a few different reasons, from the cost (for some folks it might take a day, a week or whatever to cough up the $130) to just the fact that a lot of my teammates ran Bay State yesterday and probably didn't want to think about 26.2 just for a day. I know none of these things are really good excuses at all, but it also might just be the fact that 2 years ago it was january and we all went "Wow, that was fast," then last year it was November and we were blown away. Less than 12 hours? No one would have thought that possible. Yikes.

Sorry if I came across as a jerk, wasn't trying to be one. A friend of mine was going to wait till tomorrow or Wednesday until myself and another friend told him it looked like it was going to fill up today. Pretty nuts.

I wonder what percentage of people who registered will show up to run. If you thought you might be in shape and healthy in 181 days, you had to register today.

People knew that they had to register quickly and the BAA changing the deferment policy they have used for the past few years seems like weak sauce.

Solution is simple. If you can run 15 min below the time standard, you are automatically in, but must register before the cattle call. Same idea as NY.

Otherwise, Boston has become a complete joke. They will end up with a lottery on top of the standard.

Skip bounds, sorry to hear that teachers are not allowed to use computers during their lunch break.

Precious Roy wrote:

Otherwise, Boston has become a complete joke. They will end up with a lottery on top of the standard.

Agreed. They have basically lost their reputation as a more "elite" race in favor of a megathon. I appreciate the marathon's history and love the race, but it's time for another marathon (or two) to step up as a competitive marathon instead.

All this craziness isn't making me want to run it again.

yeah, the 3:05 comment was a little off base. How about the cutoff being around 4 hours. We don't need people staggering in at 5 o'clock. But I agree, they need to make it tougher to get in. The whole thing is a circus. I say 3:30 or below can only race it.

Not the big city race but the ONLY way in is to qualify. A runner's race.

http://www.gansettmarathon.com

Can I still register for the elite Women's start?