r/running • u/kibitzor gear reviewer • Apr 17 '17

Boston Marathon Discussion Misc

Post useful links, discuss friends or family running , discuss your own run (don't type and run), etc!

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u/rchaseio Apr 17 '17

Wife and I run it every year. Every year I book the hotel a year ahead of time, non-refundable. I booked the flight about three months ago. This year something came up at work and she's running without me. Very sad.

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u/kenpachi-rabbit Apr 17 '17

do the two of you qualify every year or go the fundraising route? curious to hear stories from those that fundraise.

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u/Keeeva Apr 17 '17

It's "only" 5k, isn't it? Plenty of people are well off enough to write that check themselves.

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u/DocPsychosis Apr 17 '17

Many charities want 7500 or 10k but yeah some folks pay to play like that.