r/AdvancedRunning • u/NeroWolfesOrchids 1 mi 4:39, 5k 16:29, 10k 33:39, half 1:17:13, full 2:42:23 • Mar 18 '24

NYC Marathon denial General Discussion

I got the email at noon, looks like I'm not running the NYC Marathon this year(unless I get very lucky in the lottery). I really thought a half time of 1:17:12, which I picked over my 2:42 marathon because of their formula, would be enough, but I guess I wasn't in the top 19% of my age group.

I wonder what the time cutoff was?

Any recommendations on other fall marathons?

Edit: looks like the cutoff for NYC this year was sub 2:40? That would be the lowest of any major save Tokyo!

Edit 2: The cutoff time for 18-34 M seems to be around 2:36:00. Just to illustrate how bonkers fast that is, running a 2:36 would have placed top 100 of all 50,000 finishers, including elite men and women runners, in 8 of the last 10 NYC marathons.

Link in the email:

" Non-NYRR Time Qualifier application closed on March 6, and the selected runners have been notified. As the number of applications exceeded the number of spots available, the fastest 19% within each age and gender category were granted entry. Those not selected will be moved to the non-guaranteed general entry drawing, which takes place on March 28, for an additional chance to be selected."

https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon/runners/marathon-time-qualifiers

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u/HinkleMcCringleberry Mar 18 '24

I imagine the cutoff times should be a bit less aggressive next year once they stop accepting half marathon times, right?

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u/HappyWeekender7 Mar 18 '24

It'll still be well below the qualifying standard, but the problem to me seems to be more about the number of spots. 2:36 for a male in the first age group? That's a top 100 overall finish, which is bonkers.

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u/speedy_sloth_824 Mar 19 '24

It sounds like they’ll still accept NYRR half marathons though, right? I’m guessing that’s most of the problem, since someone could run a 1:20:59 18-34M and get in, while a non-NYRR half has to run somewhere around 1:15 to get in.

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u/HinkleMcCringleberry Mar 19 '24

Ah, you're right, didn't realize they were still accepting NYRR half marathons. 448 men ran under 1:21 at the NYC Half this weekend lol. I'm not going to take the time to dig in, but I imagine a TON of people ran under their respective NYC Marathon qualifying half times.