Category: Boston Qualifier Questionnaire
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The BQ(Q) – Alec
Name Alec Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 20 Height: 5′ 9″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 140 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Rochester Marathon Tell us a little about the race. It was my first marathon. Some pretty nasty hills, overall not bad though. How…
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The BQ(Q) — Jeff
Name Jeff Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 25 Height: 5’9″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 142 lbs At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Portland marathon Tell us a little about the race. It was a negatively split, really well run race. It was my second marathon…
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The BQ(Q) – Matt C
Name Matt C Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 25 Height: 6’1” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 165 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Los Angeles Tell us a little about the race Went out on 2:42 pace in the heat, slowed down 10 sec/mile for each…
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The BQ(Q) – Mike Petrina
Name Mike Petrina Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 24 Height: 5’8″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 140 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Steamtown Tell us a little about the race. It was my first ever marathon. I went out conservative and a little past half…
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The BQ(Q) – James Murray
Name James Murray Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 34 Height: 5’8” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 149 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Steamtown Tell us a little about the race. Took it out aggressively and ran out of steam at 21…still go it done. How…
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The BQ(Q) – Tim Healy
Thirty eight years of running and then a BQ! Congrats Tim! Name Tim Healy Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 60 Height: 6′ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 148 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Erie Marathon Tell us a little about the race. The last date…
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The BQ(Q) – Anton Krupicka (La Sportiva)
Anton Krupicka is one of the faces of ultra-running, know for big mileage in the mountains and pushing the boundaries of what it means to be a mountain athlete. But before he won Leadville and began redefining what it meant to be a mountain runner, he raced cross country… and had some serious wheels. Here he tells…
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The BQ(Q) – Megan
Name Megan Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 24 Height: 5’5” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 130 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Lehigh Valley PA Tell us a little about the race. Course was boring and I slowed down a bit toward the end due to…
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The Boston Qualifier Questionnaire — Most Popular Marathons
I started this post thinking it’d be interesting to see at which marathons BQ(Q) respondents tended to qualify. Here is what I learned – people BQ all over the damn place. Of the 162 responses I have posted so far, runners have qualified at roughly 102 different marathoners.* In a world where a small number…
Milo and the Calf 