Boston Marathon (longshot)

[Roadrunner]

Sounds to me like you would have hit target time on a 'better' course.
Come run round Edinburgh in five weeks time.

[bestathlete]

Come run round Edinburgh in five weeks time.

You running Edinburgh are you? Perhaps not now after your FLM success though eh?

I emailed them as soon as I got home with an earnest request to get a late entry but I havent got the qualifying time for free entry so am not holding much hope of success with that.

If you not doing it - does that mean theres a number going spare? Hmmm

[Boy Wonder]

[quote=bestathlete;217236]2hrs 51mins 15seconds [quote]

5 seconds behind my friend and clubmate Dave Coales of TeamBath AC!


Chairman Dave Reports From Boston

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I came 519 in Sunday’s (April 20th) Boston

Marathon in a time of 2:51:10. I was

hoping for a time of 2:45 but the hills and
the windy conditions had the final say.
There was a group of kids chanting kill,
kill kill the hill at the bottom of heartbreak
hill unfortunately it was the hills that
nearly killed me! I went through halfway
in 1:22:14 and was still on target for 2:45
until about mile 18. Boston is a great
course going through some wonderful New
England towns but it is oh so tough!

[bestathlete]

Indeed I saw your mate Dave pretty much all race long. (although at that stage I didnt know he was your mate or even that he was called Dave.)

[bestathlete]

Boston is a great course going through some wonderful New
England towns but it is oh so tough!

You got that right Dave

[Bobert]

Well done BA!
1st Brit home too.

[Feet in the Cowclaps]

Nope, next year if all goes well.

Well it didn't, but three years later and after quite a lot of trying, I ran 3:19 at the Annecy marathon on Sunday and have finally qualified. :thumbup:
Boston 2013 here I come, though I hope it's not as hot as it was yesterday for the 2012 version. 31°C Attachment 6006.

[IanDarkpeak]

Well it didn't, but three years later and after quite a lot of trying, I ran 3:19 at the Annecy marathon on Sunday and have finally qualified. :thumbup:
Boston 2013 here I come, though I hope it's not as hot as it was yesterday for the 2012 version. 31°C Attachment 6006.

Well done FITC

wasn't Iain R running the boston this year? any one know how he did?

[Stolly]

Well done FITC

wasn't Iain R running the boston this year? any one know how he did?

2 hrs 44 according to f/b (132nd out of 23,000 starters I think)

[IainR]

[QUOTE=Boy Wonder;217920]

2hrs 51mins 15seconds [quote]

5 seconds behind my friend and clubmate Dave Coales of TeamBath AC!


Chairman Dave Reports From Boston

-

I came 519 in Sunday’s (April 20th) Boston

Marathon in a time of 2:51:10. I was

hoping for a time of 2:45 but the hills and
the windy conditions had the final say.
There was a group of kids chanting kill,
kill kill the hill at the bottom of heartbreak
hill unfortunately it was the hills that
nearly killed me! I went through halfway
in 1:22:14 and was still on target for 2:45
until about mile 18. Boston is a great
course going through some wonderful New
England towns but it is oh so tough!

i was similar.. 1:18 something to half way.. which is just inside my marathon pb.. and still on sub 2:40 to the base of the hills.. but TBH my pace also suffered coming down around Chestnut and down Beacon.. even the down hills I was barely inside 6:30 min miling.. finsihed 2:44:30 ish.. no sure on exact time, on the clock I was 30 seconds slower starting and finished just over 2:45... so chip was 2:44 something.. 132nd would normally be 2:33-2:38 in the last 5 years..

Most seemed to be at least 6 mins off their pace.. 8-10 minutes were pretty common.. further down the field, they were out for longer in the heat as they started later 30mins > 1 hr off their times..

Superb race.. not that quick a course as I'm not suer the down hills overly help in the end, they just do damage for later when you hit the hills at 16-21.. which are nothing.. but your pace drops..

The organisation is superb.. busing 23,000 runners out there from 6 am..

I was really looking forwards to a night on the beers but it wasn't to be.. I was in a mess last night, only after the 100k at the commonwealths have I felt so ill.. I was close to admitting myself to hospital..