Milo and the Calf

Category: Boston Qualifier Questionnaire

  • The BQ(Q) – Eddie

    Name Eddie Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 28 Height: 5’5’ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 145 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Steamtown Tell us a little about the race. It was my first marathon. 3,000 participants. Modeled after Boston – point to point, net downhill.…

  • The BQ(Q) Norman W

    Name Norman W. Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 34 Height: 6′ 0″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 158 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Richmond, VA Tell us a little about the race. Fairly flat, easy course, decent support and a nice downhill at the very…

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    The BQ(Q) – Phil

    Name Phil Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 24 Height: 5′ 8″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 145 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Chicago   Tell us a little about the race. Signed up on a whim about 6 weeks before the race. I was very…

  • The BQ(Q) – George

    Now this is cool, George ran Boston in 1970, the last time it was possible to do so without qualifying, and qualified the next year with a 3:30. Excited to share this little story from the golden era of running.   Name George Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 23 Height: 5’8″…

  • The BQ(Q) – John

    Name John Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 31 Height: 6 Feet  Weight (at the time of first BQ): 145 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Rock N Roll Arizona 2016 Tell us a little about the race. Calm wind, 50 degrees at start. Ran even splits, finished at…

  • The BQ(Q) – Renee Harden

    “If you don’t have the time to put in at least 50 miles a week it is unlikely that you’ll have the endurance to stay strong all the way through the second half.” I love the bluntness of this response from Renne. Thanks for taking the time to fill this out! Name Renee Harden (@Nayenebug)…

  • The BQ(Q) – JP

    Name JP Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 36 Height: 6’0″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 152 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Colorado Marathon Tell us a little about the race. Cold, snowed for 15 miles, largely downhill course (drops 1,200′), starting at 6,200′ above sea…

  • The BQ(Q) – Aaron

    Name Aaron Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 26 Height: 6’2” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 175 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Columbus Tell us a little about the race. Ran the first 21 miles at 2:40 pace, but crashed and burned the last 5 miles.…

  • The BQ(Q) – Aaron Heun

    Yeah, ok, Aaron went from couch to sub three hour marathon in 12 weeks… but he had 30,000 miles of base in his legs before that. Thanks, Aaron for sharing your story!  Name Aaron Heun Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 31 Height: 6’1″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 188…

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    Top Ten Boston Qualifier Questionnaires

    With the Boston Marathon once more right around the corner, I thought I’d look at more than 200 responses I’ve received to the survey and pick out the top ten most popular responses by regular, everyday people*. Here they are: Tim T (Male, 31) Laura (Female, 25) Abe M (Male, 34) Kristy (Female, 34) Janae…