Milo and the Calf

Tag: Boston qualifying time

  • The BQ(Q) – Kimberly B

    Here’s a great new BQ(Q) with Kimberly who qualified by running a 3:26 at Columbus. Congrats, Kimberly! Name: Kimberly B Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 38 Height: 5′ 8″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 152# At which marathon did you get your first BQ?  Columbus Marathon What was your finishing…

  • 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) – 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) – 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) – Jay S.

    Thanks to Jay for taking the time to fill out the BQ(Q) — those interested in lower mileage plans, and plans involving crossfit style training should pay especial attention to what Jay wrote at the end. Name (and website/blog/twitter if applicable): Jay S. Sex: Male Age (at the time of first BQ): 42 Height (at…

  • The BQ(Q) – M

    Thanks to M from the great blog Read Eat Write Run for taking the time to fill this out. Congrats on your BQ! Name: M @readeatwriterun http://readeatwriterun.com Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 47 Height: 5’8” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 106 At which marathon did you get your first…

  • The BQ(Q) Kaitlyn

    Here’s another great BQ(Q) from another redditor, Kaitlyn. Thanks Kaitlyn, I really appreciate hearing about the methodical approach you took to get your BQ! Name: Kaitlyn Sex: Female Age: 25 Height: 5’4” Weight (at the time of first BQ): 123 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? What was your finishing time? The…

  • The BQ(Q) – Dan

    A couple of days ago a reddit user linked to the BQ(Q). That has brought a lot of traffic, and a few new responses to the BQ(Q). Dan here is one of those responses. Thanks, Dan, for the great answers, I think there’s a lot to learn from your methodical approach to the race!  Name:…

  • The BQ(Q) – Kevin G

    Name: Kevin G. http://creakyrunner.wordpress.com/ Sex: Male Age: 40 Height: 5′ 8″ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 155 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? What was your finishing time? Tell us a little about the race. LA Marathon 2013. 2:47. My first marathon. Pretty challenging course, but just went in with the mentality that it…