13 States with no OT Marathon Trials Qualifiers

Nice work. I look forward to the next list.

Nice post. I am glad I don't live in any of those states.

Gay Guy wrote:

Oh my gosh, I replied to the post!

He said not to reply.

Good work by the way to the OP. Interesting stuff.

The Dakotas are a bit of an anomaly this time as they've had qualifiers before. Not that different from Minnesota which is chock full of qualifiers.

WWF is greater than WWE wrote:

Nice post. I am glad I don't live in any of those states.

Hawaii?

Guess what's not on there????Tennessee ohhh we have a lot of talent.

The Smartest Lets Run Poster wrote:

Nebraska - 1,781,949

Speaking of hell...Nebraska deserves to be on this list more than any other state. No other state has worse running conditions unless you like boring terrain, hot and humid summers, no major races, and long cold windy icy winters.

I know we aren't supposed to respond, but I am going to have to agree with you on this one. I lived there for four years and it was miserable, for the reasons you mentioned. It is so windy there too, especially in the spring. And a lot of people who suffer from the big fish in a small pond syndrome.

Thank you for bringing the lack of Olympic Trials qualifiers in the marathon from my state to my attention. I will immediately take steps to rectify this grave problem in our our great state.

North Dakota will not be on that list much longer. Chicago. Soon.

The Smartest Lets Run Poster wrote:

South Carolina - 4,503,230

That is going to change in Chicago. Two of us guys and one woman are going to get the standard.

Yes, this is a fine trolling effort, made even better by some of the laudatory replies that make the guy out to be some kind of genius.

First, he engages the grammar/composition crowd when he starts giving us these large numbers following the state names, without mentioning that these refer to population until the lead-in to the last group of states.

Next, he lists some really desirable, scenic, peaceful places to live and/or travel, places that people travel to every year for vacations, but implies these are terrible states because they don't have any marathon qualifiers this year. That is just the dumbest thing I have ever read, but nice trolling.

Then, once you single out the South, you are picking a fight. Nice move!

Finally, he repetitively instructs us not to reply. Love that part!

This is a legit thread. It confirms my suspicion that the deep south is the worst place to be a runner. Although you make a strong case for Nebraska. Looking forward to your next analysis of the states with the most qualifiers.

wack job wrote:

Next, he lists some really desirable, scenic, peaceful places to live and/or travel, places that people travel to every year for vacations, but implies these are terrible states because they don't have any marathon qualifiers this year. That is just the dumbest thing I have ever read, but nice trolling.

Then, once you single out the South, you are picking a fight. Nice move!

So you are saying Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are scenic, desirable places to live? These are also three of the states with some of the worst education systems, highest rates of domestic abuse, and highest poverty levels. Don't worry, the rest of us will stay in the 21st century and in about fifty years you will join the rest of us.

I read once that Billings Montana had the fastest average marathon time of any US city (residents of, not their marathon). There are also quite a few "on the fringe" of qualifying in Montana (Sarah Graves, Alan King, Mike Wolf) and have always had female qualifiers (Karen Gall, Kathy Aragon Nicole Hunt).

Montana has many great places and many great races. South Dakota sucks unless in the Black Hills. Wyoming also sucks (I know) Unless in Jackson, Lander, or Sheridan.

The SEC Sucks wrote:

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So you are saying Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are scenic, desirable places to live? These are also three of the states with some of the worst education systems, highest rates of domestic abuse, and highest poverty levels. Don't worry, the rest of us will stay in the 21st century and in about fifty years you will join the rest of us.

No, I said SOME, didn't I? But, visit, they do have beaches, and one of them has New Orleans, a tourist Mecca, similar to Las Vegas, maybe. The point it, the trolling bait. The South does not like to be bashed.

The SEC Sucks wrote:

[quote]wack job wrote:

So you are saying Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama are scenic, desirable places to live? These are also three of the states with some of the worst education systems, highest rates of domestic abuse, and highest poverty levels. Don't worry, the rest of us will stay in the 21st century and in about fifty years you will join the rest of us.

So there aren't any undesirable places to live in, say, California or New York?

wack job wrote:

No, I said SOME, didn't I? But, visit, they do have beaches, and one of them has New Orleans, a tourist Mecca, similar to Las Vegas, maybe. The point it, the trolling bait. The South does not like to be bashed.

New Orleans. Right behind Flint, Michigan as the crime capital of the country. I'll get my ticket tonight. And then I'll book my next trip to the Redneck Riviera and check out all the fat women and bad tattoos on oil polluted beaches of Alabama and Mississippi.

The South may not like to be bashed, but it is such an easy target.

I would mention that Montana, South Carolina, and Nebraska had trials qualifiers for 2008, but you asked us not to respond, so I won't.

InWyo wrote:

I read once that Billings Montana had the fastest average marathon time of any US city (residents of, not their marathon). There are also quite a few "on the fringe" of qualifying in Montana (Sarah Graves, Alan King, Mike Wolf) and have always had female qualifiers (Karen Gall, Kathy Aragon Nicole Hunt).

Montana has many great places and many great races. South Dakota sucks unless in the Black Hills. Wyoming also sucks (I know) Unless in Jackson, Lander, or Sheridan.

No. I think you meant to say that they all sucked. Even Montana. The truth hurts.