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Title: Boston Marathon Qualifying Times Will Get Tougher Starting in 2020
Post by: Fast Eddie on September 27, 2018, 06:22:56 PM

The Boston Marathon will get even more competitive come 2020 as race organizers announced that the qualifying standards will be five minutes faster for every age group.
For the sixth year in a row, the race has had to turn away applicants who had met the 2019 qualifying time. Even though thousands of applicants met the posted standards, the race did not have room to admit all qualified runners. 2019 admitees had to be at least 4 minutes and 52 seconds faster than their qualifying standard, Boston Athletic Association (BAA) officials said on Thursday.

 https://www.si.com/olympics/2018/09/27/boston-marathon-qualifying-times-2020-standards-adjusted (https://www.si.com/olympics/2018/09/27/boston-marathon-qualifying-times-2020-standards-adjusted)

Glad I got my fill of Boston Marathons back when is was a leisurely 3:10 for >35 year olds. 

Title: Re: Boston Marathon Qualifying Times Will Get Tougher Starting in 2020
Post by: Coyote Mas Loco on September 28, 2018, 11:11:57 AM

They'll be down to 2:50 and 3:15 before long.

Title: Re: Boston Marathon Qualifying Times Will Get Tougher Starting in 2020
Post by: nadra's babydaddy on October 01, 2018, 12:31:50 PM

Trending back toward 80s style!  (plus or minus several thousand charity hipsters)

BANDITBANDITBANDIT!!!  :runner:

Title: Re: Boston Marathon Qualifying Times Will Get Tougher Starting in 2020
Post by: Plugging Along on October 01, 2018, 11:41:15 PM

Most running gurus were predicting a 5 minute adjustment.

I was already shooting (barring injury) BQ-5 sometime next year.

I haven't decided on a local marathon or one of the downhill racetracks.