What was your Boston time relative to the BQ that got you there?

Qualified with a 3:09 at Buffalo. Ran a 2:57 on Monday. Was coming off a stress fracture with the 3:09, so not at full fitness. Felt like I was in 2:50-2:55 range on a decent day, but am very happy with sub three given the conditions.

20 minutes slower

qualified in 243 at twin cities. dnf at boston.

2:29q, 2:46 boston

i've always believed that you should run your best race to qualify for the Boston marathon and then Boston should just be fun. It's incredibly over-rated.

I've always treated the race like a long progression run and have tried to have fun, especially at the end. Boston is too much of a crapshoot for weather and conditions to bet 3-4 months of hard, terrible training on. I want more of a sure thing so I run marathons that are close to home and consistent. boston is expensive, a long flight, a bunch of irrational nervous runner idiots milling around everywhere trying to have the "perfect" experience.

it's race with a lot of history. it's not that hard to qualify for, and it's not going to be the best race of your life.

all this thread proves is that most people ran tactically bad races or weren't dressed properly.

but I'll still answer. qualified with ~2:33 and ended up running ~2:39 with a 4min positive split. I was maybe in ~2:34 Boston shape, but didn't run super well.

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all this thread proves is that most people ran tactically bad races or weren't dressed properly.

but I'll still answer. qualified with ~2:33 and ended up running ~2:39 with a 4min positive split. I was maybe in ~2:34 Boston shape, but didn't run super well.

or the wind was blowing 25 mph too fast.....

Qualifier 3:10:49 from Portland, ran 3:26:24 at Boston. Had very similar build up. Split 1:36:23 at half, 1:50:01 second half. At 10 miles wasn't feeling good so decided to downshift and just run to finish. Fell apart last 4 miles. Cold, tight quads and hips, tired from running against headwind just like everyone else.

That's probably a good way to view Boston. 10am Monday starts in likely cruddy weather on rolling terrain doesn't spell PR. Plus I ran almost 26.5 miles (and was trying to run tangents!).

Qualified with a 2:54, and I was actually on pace for that most of the race Monday. Blew up around mile 23 though, ended up grinding to the finish with a 2:58.

This thread makes me realize how slow people who read letsrun are. Or at least the ones that run Boston.

Qualified with 3:06, improved that to 2:58, finished with 3:04, thought I was in better shape, but took a 2 min potty break in the second half and cramped a little after getting cold as result of throwing my poncho away too early.

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This thread makes me realize how slow people who read letsrun are. Or at least the ones that run Boston.

Yup. I'm 19 minutes slower than Shalane at Boston.

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RunMedic wrote:

I qualified in Boston in 2017 with a 2:59 high and ran 2:51 high this year, though I felt like I was more in 2:40-2:45 shape based on a pretty steady block of mileage and training. What I've come to realize is that some people are just better suited for certain courses and conditions. As a Floridian, a cold and wet windy 40 degree day is definitely not my cup of tea. Monday felt more like a test of will than an actual road race.

Dude, come on - You ran 2:51 hoping for 2:40-45? They're ALL tests of wills rather than ACTUAL road races as far as you're concerned...

Why not? He was in better shape.

My time relative to my qualifier was +3 minutes. I expected to beat my qualifier by 13 minutes. I was in way better shape.

Ran the marathon 24 minutes slower than my qualifier. But the qualifier was a downhill course under near perfect conditions.

Missed qualifying for next year by one minute.

2:47:00 BQ that I ran in January (updated corral time) and was in shape for a 2:45:00. I ran 2:55:24 on Monday. Last 4 miles were very scary. Kinda foggy and sluggish. The cold and rain soaked clothes were getting to me. I got my post race gear bag and two cops helped me change into my two long sleeve shirts and pants. My hands were shaking so bad I could barely untie my shoes to change out of my wet socks. I walked around confused for about 20 minutes looking for my roommates that also ran. Once I couldn't find them just got on the T and headed to our B and B and took a hot shower. Pace felt really easy until my body temperature started dropping. Went through 22 miles at 6:30 pace. Finished with the 6:42 average.

Qualified with a 2:37, ran a 3:30. Probably the worst that I have read so far.

I ran 3:05:49 in Sept 2017 to get to Boston. At Boston last week I ran 3:09:23.

I had sub 3 fitness leading into the race, but I was challenged by the conditions a pre-existing injury.

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This thread makes me realize how slow people who read letsrun are. Or at least the ones that run Boston.

well did age grade a 2:37 - but blew up big time (2:29 lifetime PR as an open runner)

note that Desi herself has run Boston like half a dozen times and finished always in the top 10, around 2:25 most years, except of course this year 2:40, not sure what that means if anything

by the way, you can look at the strava segment for the entire Boston Marathon, select "this month" to see the top times posted for this year, and then compare to selecting "all time" for the same people

www.strava.com/segments/965206