boston marathon – Page 5 – Milo and the Calf

This page collects all the posts I’ve done analyzing the data from the Boston Qualifier Questionnaire. Data Analysis of the Boston Qualifier Questionnaire Part 1: Overview Data Analysis of the Boston Qualifier Questionnaire Part 2: Training Programs Data Analysis of the Boston Qualifier Questionnaire Part 3: Speed Work Data Analysis of the Boston Qualifier Questionnaire…

Boston Qualifier Questionnaire

February 5, 2016

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…

Boston Qualifier Questionnaire, Uncategorized

February 4, 2016

The BQ(Q) – Top Ten Male Respondents

This post collects the ten most popular responses from male runners. All responses are cataloged here. Interested in taking the questionnaire? You can find it here. Tim T (31) Abe M (34) Craig (33) Darrell R (32) Doug O (28) Greg R (31) Chris H (37) Alex H (24) Bash Z (28) Jason B (29)

Boston Qualifier Questionnaire

January 11, 2016

The BQ(Q) – Bennett

Thanks, Bennet for taking the time to tell us about your BQ! Name Bennett Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 21 Height: 6′ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 160 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Med City Marathon Tell us a little about the race. Sunny and…

Boston Qualifier Questionnaire

January 8, 2016

Data Analysis of Boston Qualifier Questionnaire Part IV: Crosstraining

A little less than half of BQ(Q) responses did any any form of cross training. But what about those that did? Lets take a look. Many of the respondents to the BQ(Q) survey were not only runners, but triathletes, so no surprise that, along with strength training, swimming and cycling come in with the…

Boston Qualifier Questionnaire

January 7, 2016

The BQ(Q) – Jason

Short and to the point, Jason gives us the goods. Miles and speed work are what get it done. Name Jason Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 36 Height: 5’11” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 161 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? Twin Cities Marathon What was…

Boston Qualifier Questionnaire, Uncategorized

January 6, 2016

The BQ(Q) – Christopher B

So here’s the first response from the new online BQ(Q) form. Thanks, Chris, for taking part! Name Christopher B Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 27 Height: 5’10” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 165 lbs At which marathon did you get your first BQ? What was your finishing time? Lehigh…

Boston Qualifier Questionnaire

January 6, 2016

Data Analysis of the Boston Qualfier Questionnaire Part II: Training Programs

As we discussed elsewhere, slightly less than half of the runners who have participated in the BQ(Q) used a “canned” training program. Today, I’d like to quickly note what programs those were, and how popular they were relatively. Respondents used a variety of different programs in getting to a BQ, sixteen different programs, in fact.…

Boston Qualifier Questionnaire

January 5, 2016

Data Analysis of the Boston Qualifier Questionnaire Part I: Overview

About five years ago, I started asking random strangers on the internet how they qualified for the Boston Marathon. Incredibly, over 125 people have responded with more coming in all the time. If you want to take part, fill out the online form here. Since the beginning, people have been asking that the information be…

Boston Qualifier Questionnaire

December 8, 2015

The BQ(Q) Rohit N

In the brave new world of running Boston, you can run the qualifying standard, and still not get to run the race. That’s what happened to Rohit. For the purposes of the BQ(Q) running the standard is all that matters, but I hope next year Rohit can shave a couple minutes off and get into…

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