Comments on: Who stole my Boston marathon spot?

By: mattinsiouxfalls

mattinsiouxfalls — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:05:06 +0000

Yeah, just don’t tinker with the men’s times quite yet. I turned 40 just for those extra five minutes. Now if I can simply match my PR from ten years ago, I am so in (maybe).

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By: Alma Liebrecht

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:42:17 +0000

I wouldn’t deny the charity runners their chance. After all, raising that much money is quite a difficult task! I do agree about making the qualifying standards for women faster though. Perhaps 3:35? That would make it more equivalent to the men’s qualifying standard. In the end, it will just motivate more women to run faster, since 90% of the women that sneek in under 3:41, are probably capable of running 3:35. There’s nothing more motivating that a fixed qualifying standard.

By: beerzie

beerzie — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:33:36 +0000

Too bad you didn’t get in, but no one stole your spot. The event, like many events marathon and non-marathon, has gotten more popular. Excluding charity runners looking to enjoy the experience just so “more deserving” runners are allowed in has more than a whiff of snobbery. It’s the new normal; grow up and deal with it.