“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)…
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…
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…
Name Dave Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 51 Height: 5-10 Weight (at the time of first BQ): 170 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Victoria (BC) Marathon, 10/9/2016 Tell us a little about the race. My 7th marathon, and 4th attempt at BQ of 3:30. Finished in 3:28:55.…
35 years of running and he gets a BQ! Congratulations, Charlie, that’s an incredible accomplishment! Name Charlie Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 54 Height: 5′-11″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 175 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Twin Cities 2010 Tell us a little about the…
As I gear up to reinvest in this project in 2017, I figured I’d share with you all the top ten most popular posts and pages of 2016. Thanks to everyone who has stopped by in the last year, I’m looking forward to 2017! Here’s the top ten: Data Analysis of the Boston Qualifier Questionnaire…
Early this year I received a Boston Qualifier Questionnaire from a Elizabeth Clor. In her write up she mentioned that there’d been some ups and downs on her road to a BQ, including some performance anxiety in trying to get to the race. Well now, Elizabeth has written a book, Boston Bound, about her…
Thanks to Madeline for filling this out, and for qualifying in her first marathon! Name Madeline Harms Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 23 Height: 5’6″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 110 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? New York City marathon Tell us a little about…
Here’s a great BQ(Q) with DI athlete David S who qualified after running with Cornell’s excellent cross country program. Name David S Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 21 Height: 5’11” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 130 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Philadelphia Tell us a little about…
Name Rob Bond twitter: @bondrobbond Instagram:@rojobo007 Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 23 Height: 6’1 Weight (at the time of first BQ): 175 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? 2013 Baystate Marathon Tell us a little about the race. The race went pretty well for me. I was…
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