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    The BQ(Q) – Greg R

    Greg R is another RA regular who was kind enough to fill out the form, thanks Greg! Name: Greg R http://run.therowes.net Sex: male Age (at the time of first BQ): 31 Height: 5′ 8″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 148 lbs At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Tell us a…

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    The BQ Questionnaire – Greg C

    Greg is a regular on running ahead, the running message board which has done more for my running than anything else over the last couple of years. He BQed this year and shares his story with us below. Name: Greg (Greg_C on RunningAHEAD.com) Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): Had just turned…

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    The BQ Questionnaire – Lindsay

    Lindsay from Chasing the Kenyans is one of the most active and welcoming running blogger out there. She is also super fast.  Thanks Lindsay for filling this out! Give us the vitals: Name (and website/blog/twitter if applicable):  Lindsay / chasingthekenyans twitter: chasingkenyans Sex: F Age (at the time of first BQ): 24 Height:  5’7” Weight…

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    The BQ Questionnaire: Lance H

    Give us the vitals: Name: Lance H Sex: M Age (at the time of first BQ): 41 Height (at the time of first BQ): 6’1″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 173 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Tell us a little about the race. Baystate, 2010.  I needed a 3:20:59.  I…

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    Friday Inspiration

    This week was the Boston Marathon. Robert K Cheruiyot won it in a new course record of 2:05:52; Teyba Erkesso won the women’s field in 2:26:11. Here’s a clip of the finishes, Teyba Erkesso’s win is by far the more dramatic. For some reference, I ran a fifteen mile training run last sunday in 2:19:00,…

  • Seventies Running Hero: Katherine Switzer

    The seventies were about short shorts, and running mega mileage, but they were also about the changing nature of the sport of marathoning. No one exemplifies that more than Katherine Switzer.  Katherine Switzer is because was the first woman to officially run the Boston Marathon, she did it in 1967, finishing in a time of…

  • 70s Hero Bill Rodgers

    A couple of weeks ago, a friend forward me the outrageous and funny weightlifting site 70sbig (warning – sexism abounds on this site). The site is basically an ode to getting really big to be able to lift heavier weights. It’s funny, and I love the motif of 70s weightlifters. Anyway, 70s big got me…