http://community.active.com/community/sports/running/training/marathon_training?view=discussions Most recent forum messages en Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:18:46 GMT Jive SBS 3.0.8 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2008-04-21T18:18:46Z en http://community.active.com/message/459730?tstart=0#459730 <!-- [DocumentBodyStart:da59b5ef-2955-406a-b180-6c7540737e76] --><div class='jive-rendered-content'><p>I appreciate all of your clarifying details, but I'm really at a loss when I see so many people walking and crawling the 26 miles - how can that type of individual get a time and number when I'm running 10+ four-times a week and can't get a number!</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:da59b5ef-2955-406a-b180-6c7540737e76] --> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:18:46 GMT cc101062 http://community.active.com/message/459730?tstart=0#459730 2008-04-21T18:18:46Z 1 year, 7 months ago 0 http://community.active.com/message/459726?tstart=0#459726 <!-- [DocumentBodyStart:42206543-4c36-47cf-a84c-833d69317dd7] --><div class='jive-rendered-content'><h2><span>The Race:</span></h2><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p>The Boston Marathon is the oldest running race in the United States. April 21, 2008 marks the 112th consecutive year. A marathon is 26.2 miles or 26 miles 385 yards to conform to Olympic Standards. The Boston Marathon course is a point-to-point route from Hopkinton to Boston. It's run on the third Monday in April on Patriot's Day, a holiday commemorating the start of the American Revolution. Entry is by time qualification. <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.bostonmarathon.org/BostonMarathon/Qualifying.asp">Qualifying Standards</a> are based on age and sex. The Boston Marathon is the pinnacle of achievement for most serious runners <a class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://hubpages.com/_w0rceg0xfvhz/hub/How-to--Qualify-for-the-Boston-Marathon">read more...</a></p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p><p style="min-height: 8pt; height: 8pt; padding: 0px;">&nbsp;</p></div><!-- [DocumentBodyEnd:42206543-4c36-47cf-a84c-833d69317dd7] --> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:08:01 GMT gospeedracergo http://community.active.com/message/459726?tstart=0#459726 2008-04-21T18:08:01Z 1 year, 7 months ago 1 0