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Interval Junkie --Nobby
I train with a bunch of guys who qualified for Boston 2013. My BQ came too late for 2013. However, I'd really enjoy training with these guys -- having a race on the same weekend would help sync up the training schedule. Any suggestions? What follows are my general criteria
-Prefer East Coast, though mid-west isn't out of the question
-expected to be 25-45F on race day
-prefer faster course (that is, mostly flat, un-windy)
- Big/Small doesn't much matter -- "known" marathon would be nice. That is, one where if I tell someone I ran XYZ they'd probably know what I'm talking about. But it's a small concern compared to the above
I guess a week before/after wouldn't be out of the question.
Jeff, I'm just looking at my options -- still might decided to dedicate the Spring to a BadDawg series of 5Ks.
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I was going to say Gansett too. It's kind of the doppelgänger of Boston, with equal qualifying times but no exceptions for celebrities or charities.
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Check out the former Exeter, now Gansett Marathon. It is the Saturday of Boston weekend, and pretty close by (in Rhode Island). It used to be that the only way you could get in is by running five minutes faster than your BQ. I don't know if that changed when the BQ standards changed. I did it the first year. It was small and well organized. In other words, perfect. I believe it may be windy, but a flat course.
Sounds about right . . . except my B-day is one month later, so my 3:08 time misses qualifying me by 3minus(+43seconds). Damn.
I didn't know there is a higher qualifying standard than BQ.
5k - 20:56 (09/12), 7k - 28:40 (11/12), 10k trial - 43:08 (03/13), 42:05 (05/13), FM - 3:09:28 (05/13), HM - 1:28:20 (05/14), Failed 10K trial - 6:10/mi for 4mi (08/14), FM - 3:03 (09/14)
Lots my friend. Look at the guaranteed entry for NY.
Toledo Glass City is not a big name race but is flat and fast. Once the half marathoners split off the course is wide open, unimpeded running. Not great if you need a pace group but good course for a PR.
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