Have you seen the positive pregnancy test.? Wife is probably jealous that you are doing so well. And is begging for attention. Buy her some flowers, a diamond necklace and take her out someplace nice.
Then sign up and go run the race big man.
Have you seen the positive pregnancy test.? Wife is probably jealous that you are doing so well. And is begging for attention. Buy her some flowers, a diamond necklace and take her out someplace nice.
Then sign up and go run the race big man.
another perspective wrote:
Run Houston or something in January. No worries with baby timing and a faster course.
+1 on Houston. It really should be a WMM. Boston is overrated.
You can't do the race man. It's small potatoes in comparison to her having the baby. It's not like you've been drafted into a war man. If she went into labor while you were away you'd feel like an ass. Skip the race.
Grainman wrote:
No, you shouldn't. You can't even get in the elite start so just stay home from the hobby jogger olympics.
They should let in a sub 2:25 guy. This guy isn't Sarah Sellers or Jessica Chirchester, but they are idiots to set themselves up for that situation again.
another perspective wrote:
Run Houston or something in January. No worries with baby timing and a faster course.
LoneStarXC wrote:
+1 on Houston. It really should be a WMM. Boston is overrated.
I agree with this. I would never be interested to run Boston.
California International and Houston are 7 weeks apart, which is plenty of time.
This is what your wife already thinks because of your runny addiction.
First test of whether you have what it takes to be a real father. If you fail this one you would not be off to a good start. Although this is probably just a troll thread...
vxcvxcv wrote:
How many opportunities will you have to run Boston? There will always be more babies born. Some men have hundreds of them.
Well seeing as the OP said that he ran 2:24 this year and is in his 30s, I'm guessing he'll have a LOT more opportunities to run Boston.
This is a no brainer. OP can qualify any year he wants to, and 2nd, 3rd, 4th kids often come early. Stay home.
No
OP, your baby doesn’t want some hobbyjogger who would skip BOSTON for his/her birth. Run the race and get junior a baby-sized Boston Marathon jacket while you’re at it.
Boston has good hospitals. Bring her with you and if she has it while you're there you'll have a good story.
Induce labor a week before the race
Dur wrote:
Grainman wrote:
No, you shouldn't. You can't even get in the elite start so just stay home from the hobby jogger olympics.
They should let in a sub 2:25 guy. This guy isn't Sarah Sellers or Jessica Chirchester, but they are idiots to set themselves up for that situation again.
They only let you in the elite mens start if you're sub 2:19 now so, no, he shouldn't run. He'll start 2 minutes behind the elites and have about 10 people to run with.
ABORT! ABORT!
Pics of your wife? That’ll help us decide if it’s yours or not. And if not then you can go run and the mailman or her coworker who is the biodad can be at the delivery.
Don't do it (unless you live in Boston).
FatherKnowsBest wrote:
vxcvxcv wrote:
How many opportunities will you have to run Boston? There will always be more babies born. Some men have hundreds of them.
Well seeing as the OP said that he ran 2:24 this year and is in his 30s, I'm guessing he'll have a LOT more opportunities to run Boston.
This is a no brainer. OP can qualify any year he wants to, and 2nd, 3rd, 4th kids often come early. Stay home.
I mean he may not have a lot more opportunities. Any day might be your last. There are about 365 days between each Boston marathon. So when you apply "any day might be your last" over 365 days, there is a good chance that this is indeed the last opportunity. And why does it matter to be there for the birth of a baby who you may never see grow up?
At the end of the day, we can only tell you what we would do. But, you really should be able to answer this for yourself, and we can't, because we don't know:
- if you think Boston is a destination marathon (some people think it is, some dont)
- if you have a support system of immediate family nearby who can step in if your wife delivers while you're gone
- your wife's opinion
- what your relationship is like.
I truly believe there are couples where the "right" answer is for the guy to go run this race, but that for most it isnt the right answer.
For me, the answer would be to not go, because I think the Boston marathon isnt any more meaningful than any other marathon, so I'd just pick one at a more convenient time and place, ideally one that didnt come with inflated hotel prices.
My wife would let me go, though if I pushed it. I went on a 12 day rafting trip with zero cell reception a week after my son was born, and she never complained about it. But we live a few minutes from both sets of grandparents, so she had any help she needed.
I think you should stay home. The birth of your child is an event that is not replaceable.
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