Milo and the Calf

Tag: boston marathon

  • The BQ(Q) – Luca

    Very excited to share this great questionnaire filled out by my Prospect Park Track Club teammate Luca. Luca is a stalwart of our club, organizing out of town runs and other events all while being blaziningly fast. Huge congrats, Luca, on qualifying for Boston and going sub-3 all in one go! Name: Luca Sex: Male Age…

  • The BQ(Q) – Rich A (@bqchat)

    Rich ran cross-country and track in high school and was approached with a college scholarship opportunity but walked away from it. From a family of non-runners, he ran races in grade school & was heavily invested in running through high school. His BQ experience was the driver behind the development of (Twitter-based) #BqChat. Rich has…

  • BQ(Q) – Heather I

    I’ve posted well over a hundred Boston Qualifer Questionnaire and I think this is the first one where the runner BQ’ed and then went straight to the hospital. This is one of the most interesting BQ stories we’ve seen yet, and well written to boot! Thanks for the inspirational story, Heather! Be careful out there runners!…

  • The BQ(Q) – “O.R.M.”

    Here’s a great BQ(Q) with the blogger “Obsessive Researching Mommy” on her recent BQ with some great advice on avoiding injury. Thanks ORM! Name: O.R.M. researchingmommy.blogspot.com Sex: F Age (at the time of first BQ): 49 Height: 5’3 Weight (at the time of first BQ): 118 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? What…

  • The BQ(Q) – Jana T

    Jana runs with my club, Prospect Park Track Club, though we’ve never gotten a chance to run together. I hope I get to see her at this year’s club championships and thank her for this awesome contribution to the project. Lots of good stuff in here, thanks Jana! Name: Jana T Sex: Female Age (at…

  • The BQ(Q) – Guillaume R

    Guillaume played football (soccer to us Americans) in high school and then didn’t do any exercise for a decade. In two years, he went from starting couch to 5k to running a 3:06:53 marathon. That’s an incredible accomplishment. See how he did it below! Name: Guillaume R Sex: male Age (at the time of first…

  • The BQ(Q) – Michael S

    Michael’s advice here on taking the long view, and looking at the training as a series of cycles (base, short speed, longer MP work) is pretty much exactly what I am thinking for the New York Marathon this fall. I won’t BQ like Michael did but I hope I get a little closer. Thanks, Michael…

  • The BQ(Q) – Eric H

    Eric is about my height, and about my build, and about my age. A lot of great lessons in here! Thanks for taking the time to fill this out! Name: Erik Hash (twitter @erikhash) Gender: Male Age (at time of first BQ): 38 Height: 5′ 10″ Weight: 170-175 At which marathon did you get your…

  • The BQ(Q) – Mike A

    Another excellent BQ(Q) (and another plug for Pfitzinger!).  This one comes from Mike, who BQ’ed in his first attempted. Thanks for taking the time to fill this out, Mike! Name: Mike A Sex: Male Age (at time of first BQ): 27 Height: 5’11 Weight (at time of first BQ): 165 At which marathon did you…

  • The BQ(Q) – Chuck I

    Here’s a great BQ(Q) from Chuck who tells us to ignore the Runners World advice and get serious about distance and speed. Thanks, Chuck, for taking the time to fill this out!   Name: Chuck I Sex: M Age (at the time of first BQ): 34 Height: 6 ft. Weight (at the time of first BQ):…