Posted: 10/17/2011 9:48:30 AM EDT
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Anyone do it? (I didn't!)
I just e-mailed a buddy who runs it every year. He finished 80th over all at 3:05:10!! He needs to drop 10 seconds to qualify for the Boston, which is his goal. K |
| Nice - sucks that not only did BAA cut the time from 3h10m to 3h5m, but under the old scheme, seconds were always rounded down i.e. 3h5m59s = 3h5m. That's no longer the case. Your buddy should be able to take more than 10 seconds off his time by just choosing a more favorable course. |
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Anyone do it? (I didn't!) I just e-mailed a buddy who runs it every year. He finished 80th over all at 3:05:10!! He needs to drop 10 seconds to qualify for the Boston, which is his goal. K What. That's just sucks. I missed my Boston qualified time by 9 seconds yesterday at Columbus. edit: 9 seconds equals 1/3 of one second per mile. double edit: Your buddy should not do Columbus. The course is actually 26.3 miles. |
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Anyone do it? (I didn't!) I just e-mailed a buddy who runs it every year. He finished 80th over all at 3:05:10!! He needs to drop 10 seconds to qualify for the Boston, which is his goal. K What. That's just sucks. I missed my Boston qualified time by 9 seconds yesterday at Columbus. edit: 9 seconds equals 1/3 of one second per mile. double edit: Your buddy should not do Columbus. The course is actually 26.3 miles. Every 1/2 and full marathon course I have run is "long." This is due to the difference between how they measure and the path you ran....in your example of 26.3 miles in Columbus - the course was "long" by 0.38%. I traditionally record a distance of 13.2-13.3 miles in my 1/2 marathons (I've done 25), and 26.3 and 26.4 in my two full marathons. Official rules are here in regards to distance: USATF A better explanation (with pictures and drawings is here): Race the Line |