tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post4672558837915958439..comments2024-03-28T12:05:47.779-04:00Comments on Racing Stripes: Boston Marathon Acceptance + Training UpdateElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06265175590096078175noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-6414521749810018252017-09-25T21:57:35.344-04:002017-09-25T21:57:35.344-04:00Interesting thoughts about Boston registration. Is...Interesting thoughts about Boston registration. Isn't that how it used to be, sort of? Registration opened in September, but you could register all the way up to the deadline in April. But I was talking to an RD I know, and he said he favors the once-a-year registration. It gives the race a time limit for verifying their own results, and then they have a known window in which to respond. It something small races can plan on, rather than handling requests that trickle in all year long. Personally, I think it may be time to tighten the standards a tad again. If you're routinely unable to accept people with qualifying times, perhaps move the standards by a minute or three? Just to make it a little more clear-cut.Graciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641028266038110278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-47299289739624838072017-09-25T16:52:09.650-04:002017-09-25T16:52:09.650-04:00Congrats on your acceptance to Boston and going ba...Congrats on your acceptance to Boston and going back again! Geez....I took note of your reference to "antsy" in terms of delay of acceptance with 18-min buffer. I have friend with 20+ min buffer, took 9-days from registering on 1st day of week 1 to get his official acceptance. I suspect the delay is that someone has to verify those QT's people report, and though if you ran QT in Boston....easy thing for them to verify....but with other races...who knows what they have to go through to confirm applicant's QT.<br /><br />I am "yantsy" cause I had to wait until the opening day 1 of Week 2....as I sorta running by feel and leisure and messing around at times, so I finished in 3:50:02....which for my age...is -4:58-sec below qualifying standard. I have some angst in the wait as I have run 9-straight Bostons since 2009 and like RW commenting above....would be going for #10 and "streaker-status." Nothing to gloat about and certainly doesn't make me a runner with the "caliber" you have and whole lot other runners have attained...but it was a goal I wanted to fulfill and means a lot to me personally.<br /><br />Soooo....assuming your prediction is correct....I should eventually be in for 2019, but definitely going to be seeded way in the back! Since I am a loyal follower of your blog after discovering your book and reading it...some parts several times...I hope you make it a point for you and Greg to find me out there and just say high. I know that course well...since I have spent every year out there 1-week before the race and done a lot of running, jogging, walking course-recon...so if you want tips....I can give them to you...and every year I go out there....I have my binder with the pages of Google Earth aerial photography of the 1-mile segments of the course and many excerpts of my field notes.<br /><br />I am not a better runner than you, but I have earned my right to run there relative to my age. I know you are at physical and mental states of conditioning far beyond where I be these days. But we are kindred spirits...brothers and sisters...in pursuit of chasing antelope...in the case of Boston...it be a unicorn. So assuming I get in...watch for me out there...I stand apart from the herd...you will easily recognize me out there with the long-ponytail and whitish hair...and the tatoos too! <br /><br />Congrats again on you going back again! It is what I expect of you will always do...and probably even someday...become a "streaker" like Richard White cites above. Regarding blogging on your training this past week...everything I see says you very well-conditioned to run your marathon game come Indy. Don't overdue it or even over-analyze it...trust me...the numbers I see you post...say you going to run really well. Your official coach is the ultimate source, but I have to suspect...he should like the stats you posting. Personally....I think you can ease back a bit...but I don't think you have that capacity and appears zebras go all out and push it...much of the time. Hope you see that as a compliment....you are greater and far more than your Boston Bound book portrays! Keep it up! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-91241870959470623732017-09-25T11:06:25.354-04:002017-09-25T11:06:25.354-04:00Amazing week!!!! I have to admit, I LOVE the Sept...Amazing week!!!! I have to admit, I LOVE the Sept hype about Boston every year so I hope they don't change it!Amy Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310648835376582679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-80532747852606298992017-09-24T19:31:38.624-04:002017-09-24T19:31:38.624-04:00I'm running Boston #10 going for streaker stat...I'm running Boston #10 going for streaker status! <br />https://bostonstreakah.blogspot.com/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956216895745403578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-84258629014476394782017-09-24T15:14:50.934-04:002017-09-24T15:14:50.934-04:00Great week despite the hot temps and way to nail t...Great week despite the hot temps and way to nail the MP run, especially with so many of the miles at MP (I mean, almost 75% of the run was MP which is a big percentage). I can imagine the mental strength it takes to run 2K repeats on a track too... I have never done anything longer than mile repeats and that is hard enough. It was also crazy hot here as well.<br /><br />I don't have a dog in the fight with Boston (hello... gotta BQ... gotta run a marathon to BQ), but I think the application window seems really short. The fastest runners get like two days to apply? What if someone is especially busy at work, or travelling, or busy living life and can't apply during those two days? At least they aren't trying to do a lottery or opening registration for everyone all at once to where the page breaks, I guess!Amy Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17197087030892201936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2189875022254484779.post-45398793932491489002017-09-24T13:56:04.092-04:002017-09-24T13:56:04.092-04:00Great week for you in spite of the heat. I'm j...Great week for you in spite of the heat. I'm just so amazed at your discipline and how well you are able to stick to your planned paces. Wendy at Taking the Long Way Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09934786207724059919noreply@blogger.com