quote:<HR>Originally posted by Gotta Run:
Can someone tell me how they separate the two waves of the race? Approximately what qualifying time is where they split the two waves? I qualified with a 3:36, so I'll probably be in the slower group, but I was just curious. I did just read that wave 1 starts and 10 am and wave 2 starts at 10:30 am, and there will be two "athlete's villages." Thanks for any information!

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You pretty much got it right, the split last year was between 3:30 and 3:31. around the time the first wave starts they start marching the people in the wave two village to the same 10 corals. It worked pretty well last year.

Gotta Run,

Thanks for being brave and asking about the jacket. I was wondering the same thing.

-Dove

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The "official" marathon jacket is more of a wind breaker and the color scheme changes every year, while the Adidas one is in MHO much nicer and is designed to run in. They were $90 & $80 respectively last year.

II'm curious how they'll manage two athletes' villages. I ran Boston in '96 and admittedly the ranks totally swelled that year, but Hopkinton is a pretty small town whose population likely doubled or more when the crowds came in for the marathon. How do they keep the two villages separate?

Edited to add that the one thing I wish I'd done was buy a jacket. Money was short and I owed IRS that year, but in retrospect, I was sorry I didn't get a jacket. This is why I have to qualify again! That should be the carrot that I hold in front of me when I do my long runs for Philly: "Get that jacket... get that jacket....get that jacket!"

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quote:<HR>Originally posted by Gotta Run:
Can someone tell me how they separate the two waves of the race? Approximately what qualifying time is where they split the two waves? I qualified with a 3:36, so I'll probably be in the slower group, but I was just curious. I did just read that wave 1 starts and 10 am and wave 2 starts at 10:30 am, and there will be two "athlete's villages." Thanks for any information!

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Wave 1 & 2 split has not be determined yet. Should be out soon. But I am guessing your 3:36 will be Wave 2. Regarding the Athletes' Village, the set up for space will be the same. The difference in 2007 will be that runners with a number can go between each of the 2 areas. Access will be the same (South end of the fields near the HS. & along the fire road (North End) Note that you will be allowed to board any bus in Boston to be dropped off in Hopkinton. You could be dropped at 1 of locations (in front of the HS or in the lower field) The goal from what I have heard is to load more buses in a faster time frame to allow for a shorter wait in Hopkinton. I also heard that the baggage buses will be in the same spots as last year Wave 1 in front of the High school & Wave 2 in the middle school parking lot near the big water tower. I noticed last year that the bathroom lines were shorter in the lower fields!! At some times no lines at all. Good luck......

Okay, I'll set the record straight. Just got my wind jacket. It is not embroidered like the fleece one I got last year. It fits me perfectly but it's not clima warm as it is advertised. It is clima proof. I got a little upset over that since I need good winter apparel.