Boston Marathon -- it really is out of this world

PerfesserR

posted: 3/30/2007 at 6:57 AM

Quote from Peke98 on 3/29/2007 at 8:39 PM:

I kind of feel bad for her. It's tough enough to BQ in the first place. I can't imagine there's another runner who had to skip Boston because she was off-planet.

Boston qualifications are good for two years. Why can't she wait? Because it's a novelty I suppose.

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mikeymike

posted: 3/30/2007 at 8:03 AM
modified: 3/30/2007 at 8:04 AM

Quote from PerfesserR on 3/30/2007 at 6:57 AM:

Boston qualifications are good for two years. Why can't she wait? Because it's a novelty I suppose.

Qualifying times are really only good for about 18-months. Since she qualified in January of 2006, next months race is the last Boston she can use that qualifier for--according to the rules anyway. She could enter, pay the entry fee etc. and then defer to next year. Or, rules aside, she could just write a letter to the BAA saying, "Hey BAA, I'm an, um, astronaut and I'm on the, uh, space station this year and so I can't make it to Hopkinton by 10 a.m. on April 16th. So can I, um, use my qualifier next year?" And they would say yes. They do that kind of thing from time to time. But the BAA is not stupid. They see an opportunity to get some free promotion of their race by having an ASTRONAUT talk about how she didn't want her qualifier to expire while she was in SPACE. This further enhances the mystique of qualifying--even an astronaut considers it to be a big deal--and gets the Boston Marathon talked about on CNN dot com. Zowie. But back on topic for a moment. If we're calling thigs names that they are not, I want to call my run on Wednesday the Monkey Marathon. Since it had hills and there were some trees.

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tuf_aint_enough

posted: 3/30/2007 at 8:10 AM

I have a better chance of getting into space, than Boston...

Mississippi

posted: 3/30/2007 at 8:16 AM

Not a chance for me, for either one! I'm undecided on how I feel about this...she qualified, which is awesome, but part of running Boston would be to be there to experience it along with fellow racers, to suffer through the same elements and such. If I were in that situation (which I will never be)...I would still feel cheated out of running it. I think I would set my sights on next year. But, that's easy for me to say since I've never nor will I ever attempt to qualify.

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posted: 3/30/2007 at 8:49 AM

Quote from mikeymike on 3/30/2007 at 8:03 AM:

But back on topic for a moment. If we're calling thigs names that they are not, I want to call my run on Wednesday the Monkey Marathon. Since it had hills and there were some trees.

Ooh, much of my run I will do today will be through wooded areas and as cars approach I will run on the sand/gravel shoulder...and I plan to do ~half marathon distance, but at my putzy pace...so, since I run about half the speed of most elite marathoners it will still take me 2.5 hours. So I think I will call today's run the Monkey Marathon, too. Tongue

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Bonkin

posted: 3/30/2007 at 9:40 AM

I plan to do no running on a Cub Scout camping trip this weekend - so I will be "recovering from Boston".

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