Thursday, April 11, 2013
If only this post was about me. You wish!
Boston is one of the oldest and most prestigious races in the United States and in order to compete you must qualify with a specific time based on your gender and age.
2014 QUALIFYING TIMES
(effective September 22, 2012)
Age Group Men Women
| 18-34 | 3hrs 05min 00sec | 3hrs 35min 00sec |
| 35-39 | 3hrs 10min 00sec | 3hrs 40min 00sec |
| 40-44 | 3hrs 15min 00sec | 3hrs 45min 00sec |
| 45-49 | 3hrs 25min 00sec | 3hrs 55min 00sec |
| 50-54 | 3hrs 30min 00sec | 4hrs 00min 00sec |
| 55-59 | 3hrs 40min 00sec | 4hrs 10min 00sec |
| 60-64 | 3hrs 55min 00sec | 4hrs 25min 00sec |
| 65-69 | 4hrs 10min 00sec | 4hrs 40min 00sec |
| 70-74 | 4hrs 25min 00sec | 4hrs 55min 00sec |
| 75-79 | 4hrs 40min 00sec | 5hrs 10min 00sec |
| 80 and over | 4hrs 55min 00sec | 5hrs 25min 00sec |
If you are 80 and older running a marathon, then I feel like a total failure.
I have yet to run a marathon although it is on my bucket list. With a 1 year old and 5 group exercise classes already on my agenda training time is limited. I have conquered 3 half marathons and have shaved 40 minutes (CRAZY!) off my first race time so the hope of running a marathon is there, although I doubt Boston will ever be a possibility.
The 2012 male winner finished in 2:12:40 and the female in 2:31:50. INCREDIBLE!
Skinny Runner will be there this year, as well as Patrick House, Season 10 winner of The Biggest Loser.
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| Me with Biggest Loser Season 10 Winner Patrick House |
Have you ever run Boston?
hi there! I found you through Skinny Runner and I just want to say I too feel like a failure if an 80+yr old is running a marathon! HA! I've done 2 mini's and like you, want to do a full. Just have to find the time and quite honestly the motivation to keep it up! Good luck with everything :)
ReplyDeleteDitto! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI would absolutely love to qualify for Boston one day, but a 3:05 marathon is way over my head right now. For the time being I'll just have to settle for working on PRs. I definitely recommend the marathon distance if you can find the time to train for it though! Finishing was one of the most significant achievements of my running career.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine completing a marathon would be a huge rush! It would be you in an elite class of endurance athletes. Maybe I'll be there one day :)
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