Tuesday, September 18, 2012

maybe when i'm 70

Below are the current qualifying times for the Boston Marathon:

Qualifying window for the 2013 Boston Marathon began September 24, 2011.  

AGE
MEN
WOMEN
18-34
3hrs 05min 00sec
3hrs 35min 00sec
35-39
3hrs 10min 00sec
3hrs 40min 00sec
40-44
3hrs 15min 00sec
3hrs 45min 00sec
45-49
3hrs 25min 00sec
3hrs 55min 00sec
50-54
3hrs 30min 00sec
4hrs 00min 00sec
55-59
3hrs 40min 00sec
4hrs 10min 00sec
60-64
3hrs 55min 00sec
4hrs 25min 00sec
65-69
4hrs 10min 00sec
4hrs 40min 00sec
70-74
4hrs 25min 00sec
4hrs 55min 00sec
75-79
4hrs 40min 00sec
5hrs 10min 00sec
80 and over
4hrs 55min 00sec
5hrs 25min 00sec

Let's put this in perspective to me, specifically.  I ran my first marathon by the 80yr + time.  I ran my second marathon at 70-74 time.  This past Boston I also would have qualified, had I been 70-74 years old.  However, to qualify at my age, I'd have to knock an hour and ten minutes off my time.  With each marathon I've run, I've bested my own time by at least 13min...however, besting my time by over an hour?  Not a chance.  But, there's hope:  if I don't get any slower, maybe I'll finally qualify for Boston when I'm 70!  A girl can dream...




































1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The time for our age bracket looks way too close to my time for a 1/2. ;)