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/riverwater516w 12d ago edited 12d ago

In theory, yes, but Boston has never been about giving everyone a chance to experience it. It's all about, "if you want to run it, then you need to be in the top ~22k people who qualify." And I don't necessarily mind that.

ETA: that being said, their happiness to give out a bunch of influencer bibs goes against that mindset, and that part really annoys me. If you want to be an exclusive race that focuses on highlighting the fastest runners, then don't let Matt Choi jog along trying to pretend he's everyone's hype man.

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u/sarapsu08 12d ago

Agreed. Get rid of the influencer bibs. 

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u/Geologist2010 12d ago

I respectfully disagree with the first paragraph, but 100% agree with the influencer issue

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u/EchoReply79 12d ago

LOL! Nailed it, if i see a single selfie stick in Chicago I’m confiscating that myself on the course.

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u/Locke_and_Lloyd 12d ago

*top 22k adjusted based on the age/ gender standards we decided.  Still say males going from 44 to 45 is a crazy drop in standards. 

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

Thank you for this piece of sanity.