I assumed that you would be assigned a corral based on the fastest race you qualified with...not some future effort. Are you able to resubmit a better qualifying time later on to change your seeding?

I'm waiting a few weeks to register intent on achieving a faster time next weekend. There won't be in any danger of being shut-out. Last year, Boston didn't reach their registration limit of 24,000 until the end of March.
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quote:<HR>Originally posted by neridgerunner1:
When will the 2008 Boston marathon fill up? Isn't the number 25,000 for 2008 for entrants? I am running Philly this year on November 18th. I need 3:10:59 or quicker to make Boston. I ran Boston 07 in 3:38 with a qualifying time from Montreal of 3:10:50. I just ran Quebec this year in 3:49 with plenty of walking. My training is going well now with 47 miles in September already. I recovered without any major soreness due to all the walking.

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It won't fill up for a while and even that it still might not really fill up!



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quote:<HR>Originally posted by R K Tekt:
I assumed that you would be assigned a corral based on the fastest race you qualified with...not some future effort. Are you able to resubmit a better qualifying time later on to change your seeding?

I'm waiting a few weeks to register intent on achieving a faster time next weekend. There won't be in any danger of being shut-out. Last year, Boston didn't reach their registration limit of 24,000 until the end of March. <HR>

My, my, my - someone sounds mighty confident of running a good time at Air Force, don't they?! Based on some of your recent runs/races, I'd say you've got a good shot at it!

I'm waiting till after NYC to register for Boston - hoping that I'll run well at Air Force but better at NYC. I'm not sure if my Boston time this year would get me first corral for sure or not.

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by neridgerunner1:
Hi Crunningman,

Are you already entered or are you signing up in January? You must be in and then trying to replace your time with a better one, right?Neridgerunner<HR>

I'll wait to register after I run Houston in January. The liklihood of it filling up by then is well, highly unlikely . If it does then I'll run something else.

Right now I have a 3:12 from the 2006 Columbus Marathon, but that was a week after running a 50 Mile race. If I can get things in gear late this fall and make progress by the end of December then I have an outside chance of cracking the 3:00 barrier once again. Like everyone else I really need to put the time in.

quote:<HR>Originally posted by dhuey:
Does anyone know the details of corral placement for Boston? Specifically, would there be any different placement for a 3:19 time vs. a 3:20 time? My guess is no.<HR>

Boston assigns 1000 runners per corral. In the (unlikely) event that the cutoof time between corrals happens to be between 3:19 and 3:20, it could be the difference of one corral. Not that it really matters....

quote:<HR>Originally posted by crunningman:
Hey Chris! Pacing a buddy @ Chicago / 3:20:59 , who has been trying to BQ for about 3-4 years now. My plan was to go faster, but I'm putting that off until January @ Houston.

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Dang - you have some old friends! I run with some guys that are in the same age range - another running pal of mine only needs a 4:00 time so imagine how old THAT dude is (he could probably kill me with his bare hands if he caught me - I always tease him for being ancient)

quote:<HR>Originally posted by R K Tekt:
Chris,

You walk a fine line between insult and inspiration. Knowing you the way I do, I take everything you say as encouragement. We are looking at a high of 65 on Saturday. I'm starting to feel really good about a 10 min. PR. I might have to break out the gloves.

Your '07 Boston time was a new PR correct? If you already started in corral 1 there's no way you are moving back next year. I, on the other hand, have room to improve. Hopefully that means that I won't have to run a as far catch up to you . I'm thinkin' you should start looking over your shoulder around Ashland.<HR>

Some are inspired by insults - so I let them fly! I would LOVE to need some gloves on Sat - that would be sweet. I'd be happy with a starting temp in the 60's so low 50's would be manna from heaven.

Boston '07 was 2 minutes slower than my PR - I'm probably right on the cusp between corrals right now, so I hope to make it all a moot point first at Air Force and then at NYC!

Not sure if you were going to run the first 2-4 miles with the 3:10 pacer - if memory serves he started out a little crazy fast last year and ended up toast by 17/18 (I think he rolled in around 3:17). If you've not done AF before, wait until you come down the backside of the big hill at 2 to start getting on pace and then really start picking it up after 8-10 miles to take advantage of a) feeling fresh, b) flat section of the course, c) the still-cool temps of the morning before it starts to warm up, and d) your kick *** training the last few months! It's sparse enough in the front of the pack that I usually start counting the # of people I pass after mile 8 or 10 and try to see how many I can get. That's always helped me at Air Force for some reason - one year I got over 50!

I'll look for you at the start line - good luck!

I had no idea registration was open already. thanks for the heads up. Plenty of time to register, though.