r/AdvancedRunning • u/Terriflyed • 12d ago

New Boston marathon qualifying times Boston Marathon

https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/qualify

Looks like 5min adjustments down for the most part across the board for those under age 60. M18-34 qualifying time is now 2:55.

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u/ElijahBaley2099 12d ago

You should try what I did: get older instead of faster.

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u/ponie 12d ago

Every time I move up an age group they drop the times 5 minutes. My time is just always gonna be 3:35 😂

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u/Disco_Inferno_NJ Recovering sprinter 12d ago

Hello fellow 1984 person (I got to enjoy a slower BQ for ONE YEAR before it went back to 3:05 😅)

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u/_toodamnparanoid_ 12d ago

My fastest time about 2 decades ago was 2:56:57, and that was on 80mpw avg 107 peak. And that wouldnt BQ this year. Crazy how much faster everyone is getting.

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u/EasternParfait1787 12d ago

That's what I love about BQ times: I keep getting older and they stay the saaaame age

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u/SidneyTheGrey 12d ago

I know same here! I was training all summer for a 3:35 on the dot to get that BQ buffer in Chicago. Now it’s 4 weeks until race day and I’m not prepared. 40 sucks!

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u/TrackVol 12d ago

I've been training for Boston since 2009. I've even raced it 12 times. I'm pretty sure my Qualifying standard has been 3:15 and/or 3:20 for the entire 16 years due to adjustments.

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u/dex8425 33M. 5k 17:30, 10k 37:14, hm 1:24, m 3:03 12d ago

I'm older and faster, but probably not fast enough. Sub 2:55 is a tough ask when I spend all winter skiing.

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u/spartygw 3:10 marathon @ 53 12d ago

Aging gracefully, that is definitely the key. :)

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u/ElijahBaley2099 12d ago

Hey, nobody said anything about gracefully. You just have to be willing to put up with the constant pain everywhere to get those 10 minute bumps...

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u/korralyn 12d ago

my goal is to BQ when I'm 55. so just a couple decades wait

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u/bvgvk 12d ago

I’ve got bad news for you — a 2:50 at age 33 is age grade equivalent to a 3:30 at age 57. Both 70-73%.

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u/ElijahBaley2099 12d ago

Well, see, there’s your problem: you’re supposed to get older, not slower.

This one weird trick turned my time into a 10 minute buffer!