Any Updates on where the BAA is going with 2012 Boston Marathon qualifying standards?

this is the only thing ive found on the topic so far

http://www.runango.com/forums/topic_show.pl?tid=138777

which says:

"I was concerned about the Boston qualifying times for 2012. I emailed the BAA. Following is their response, copied from their email to me:

Thank you for your inquiry. The qualifying times for the 2012 Marathon are not expected to change. The qualifying window for 2012 is from September 25th 2010 until we reach our entrant maximum.

Good luck with your running endeavors and thank you for your interest in the Boston Marathon,

Sincerely,

Boston Athletic Association

Registration Office

One Ash Street

Hopkinton, MA 01748

508-435-6905

Please reply to

registration@baa.org

for further questions or comments"

If this turns out to be true, Boston is nothing more than about money, rather than being the best

This is over 3 months out of date, it hardly qualifies as updated news. Anything circa 2011?

2:25 for men, 2:50 for women. Second best race in the country aside from OT.

This is the latest I've seen. My guess is that they're going to adjust the time standards but probably not dramatically. Qualifying times under the old standard achieved prior to the announcement will be honored. There will probably be a small increase in field size.

http://www.boston.com/sports/marathon/articles/2010/12/19/mcgillivray_baa_will_make_adjustments/

After numerous meetings and research, the BAA has narrowed its options to what race director Dave McGillivray called some “necessary adjustments’’ and “a few innovative approaches.’’ The final formula will involve a combination of adjustments to the qualifying standards, field size, and registration start date and window during which runners can qualify. It is highly unlikely any form of lottery will be instituted.

They're going to Disney World!