Young fit women have the same Bq standard as elderly men.. why is this even a thing ???

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5 years ago 04/26/2019 4:41pm EDT

re: You mad, bro?

You mad, bro? wrote:
LOLZ. Lots of bitter old men in this thread.
I am a female and did make a BQ time on my first marathon (by over 10 minutes). But, to be fair to me, my first marathon came only after 20 years of regular jogging/running and 2 years of more "serious" running, including a dozen or so half marathons. I personally don't think it's "easy", but I'm not at all remotely talented. I just enjoy running. I would say I fall on the very untalented end of the spectrum. But what I have going for me is that I am consistent. I run every day unless the weather is dangerous outside and I can't make it to a treadmill.
And I took the good advice from these boards before attempting my first marathon. That is, I didn't go out too fast (I really held myself back for the first half and felt great up until mile 21). The last miles were as difficult as everyone says. I honestly don't think people respect the distance enough (men and women) and that is why they fail to meet their goals. I knew that marathon training would take over my life for a while so that is why I never attempted it before.
Rather than blaming your failure on soft times for women, take a hard look at your training. That is where you will find the weak link.

That’s right, you’re not remotely talented. But male BQers are, to a man

5 years ago 04/26/2019 5:49pm EDT

re: Otq dreamer

Otq dreamer wrote:
BQ ...is actually a big deal to a ton of people. It is an epic challenge for most people and is awesome for that reason. Running 26.2 miles at BQ pace isn’t that easy unless you are at some peak moment in your life.
When your super young or in awesome shape it sounds easy, but that peak moment might eventually fade and that standard won’t seem so small. It might be when your 40,50,60...or after you have a few kids or cancer. At some point in life your job or family will take over or be chaos ....someone will die or will be ill...you might get sick yourself and almost die...you will get hurt...or fat....you’ll need something to help you quit drinking or fix some mental demons you just can’t put to rest. The BQ standard is an obstacle that isn’t impossible but at some point in life will feel like it.
For me ...I ran it again to remember a good friend and a great coach. I ran it to remember my brother and celebrate my marriage. During the training and the race itself it brought back a ton of awesome memories. It’s a great race and a great standard.

This. Life happens. All these young, healthy and talented 25 minute 8k runners living on their parents money who think they’re better and faster than everyone else and that a BQ is so easy that a fatty could do it will learn one day, they will - and sooner than they think. Like them, I could run circles around almost all people as a young, healthy youth and then I developed an autoimmune disease at age 23 (which can happen to any person at any time) and ever since then, running has been a very different challenge than it was back at college age which wasn’t all that long ago, I am 31 and can BQ by

5 years ago 04/26/2019 6:25pm EDT

re: N-1

Well, I know a lot of women who train much more than 35 miles per week, and have been doing so for years, that couldn't run a marathon in under 4:30. Your imaginary girlfriend (let's face it, this is LetsRun.com) is more talented than most women if she can run so little and qualify.[/quote]

I don't know those women but I know plenty like them and let me tell you, they are never uncomfortable during training. As soon as the pace creeps up during a workout and they become uncomfortable they back off. You'll never get anywhere like that unless you're running big mileage. I don't believe there are non responders, I've seen far too many people go from putting in a decent amount of miles but not really training seriously and then after some months of good training and actually performing good workouts chopping off very big chunks from their prs. With the marathon it's different as anyone can have a bad day but you can't run fast if you don't train fast some of the time.

3 years ago 12/07/2020 10:32am EST

re: 59 year ols

I was once Bq young and fit, lovely times, but I had an accident unfortunately. I was constantly training, waking up at 5 am to go running. Always been a sport lover to be honest. Just when I was about to participate in this elite competition, I strained my ankle. Now I have one of these https://mobilitydeck.com/walkers-for-seniors I'm not even a senior yet... So who cares about these standards?! Enjoy the fact y'all can still run... I wish I could be that fit again. It kills me not being able to participate in marathons anymore... Be grateful for what you have.

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