SomedayBoston wrote:
oneeyedwillie wrote:Jordan Hasay used a half time to qualify
Jordan didn't qualify, she was invited.
You don't need to qualify for the elite field. You need to be invited. So you need to have accomplished something of note - which Jordan did with her 10k and 1/2 marathon times.
because you have to qualify for it. You have to run fast to qualify.
It's more of a hobby jogger goal. A lot of people in the U.S know it. It was also the "mecca of marathons"
Also if you're like me you want to attempt to train for a tough course and see if what everyone says about the hills are true.
Yesshedid is exactly right. Jordan did not have to qualify as long as she is an elite runner. Elite runner's agents' negotiate with the BAA or any other marathon organization to get them accepted. Why are you all so stupid on this board?
Yesshedid is exactly right. Jordan did not have to qualify as long as she is an elite runner. Elite runner's agents' negotiate with the BAA or any other marathon organization to get them accepted. Why are you all so ill-informed on this board?
It's the oldest marathon in the world besides the Olympics, but considering the Olympics run every 4 years with a couple of interruptions due to world war conflicts you can argue that it is the oldest "running" marathon. In terms of qualifying, that is a prerogative of the organizers.
Name recognition and the hobby jogger goal of all goals.
One of my wife's friends told me how she was following some plan with low mileage and lots of cross training "it must have worked, because I qualified for Boston"
Because runners who should know better think there's something special about running a 3:05 marathon, and like to circle jerk about it in front of those who don't know better.
In no other event is going 50% slower than the world record considered fast. Your 19 minute 5k, 2:31 800m, 5:05 mile? Get outta here.
patti wrote:
EXACTLY!!!
I didn't really know myself until I trained and ran it. WOW! It is AMAZING! Absolutely amazing.
Oh yes, AJ the left at Boylston...
I used to love running into the turn to take the left. Just before you see thee turn....I would see people hanging out of the windows, especially above BR's store in Cleveland Circle...and guys on top of the intersection traffic lights...crazy
For me, it's the history and camaraderie. The course/weather is a crapshoot, but we're all in it together. This year was my third time to run it, though I've qualified more often than I've run it. [Insert comment about women's times being soft]. I wasn't having that great of a race, but for once that didn't matter. I just thought about all the people around me, those in front of me (elites) and how amazing it is that all these crazy runners have come to one place. You could say that about any marathon, but Boston has the most like-minded competitive runners. It's sort of like LetsRun vs. RW message boards.
Daniel A. Gore, Esq. wrote:
The fact that it isn't even true that you have to run a qualifying time and can enter by joining a charity jogging team, is kept pretty quite.
Um... what planet are you living on?
The Jacket.
Angryjohnny wrote:
1. It is the oldest annual marathon.
2. It has name recognition among even non-runners.
3. It is as American as apple pie, baseball, and the 4th of July.
4. You have to qualify to get in (I'm ignoring the charity exceptions)
5. The hundreds of thousands of people who come out to cheer you on and give you water, beer, oranges, etc.
6. The people of Boston. They have a reputation for being an unhappy lot but during marathon weekend they are hospitable and gracious.
7. From the rolling hills in Hopkinton to the left on Bosylton, I find the course to be beautiful.
8. It's the only spring major in the US.
9. It has a very deep field of serious recreational runners so you have other people to run with.
10. Boston is pretty easy to get to for most Americans.
11. The jacket and other merchandise with the ubiquitous unicorn logo.
12. It is a well-run event.
13. Boston is a cool city with lots of stuff to do.
I could go on.
14. The challenge of the course, competition, weather, etc (Doubt it)
15. The camaraderie (Txrunnergrl)
16. It's open to everyone in the world. Race, nationality, color, wealth, political or religious affiliation, gender - NONE of that matters. All that matters is that you beat the qualifying. That's a very American concept and it's sets Boston apart from London, for example, which does not have guaranteed time qualifier spots for non-U.K. citizens.
Daniel A. Gore, Esq. wrote:
It's the mystique. The average Joe/Jane thinks it is very hard to qualify for Boston and just a step away from qualifying for the Olympic Trials. This is why Boston medals, Boston jackets, and so on are such a big deal.
Runners perpetuate this idea. The fact that it isn't even true that you have to run a qualifying time and can enter by joining a charity jogging team, is kept pretty quite. This is so the Boston runner can continue to be seen as a real athlete by the general public.
After reading your post I read your screen name, I wasn't surprised your a lawyer. You seem like a arrogant dick.
Doping works wrote:
Boston isn't made for you to run fast. You run fast to get to Boston.
So you don't run fast in the actual race, but need to run fast to get into into it? Don't we already have that with the Olympics 1500m?
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