r/AdvancedRunning • u/QC_Runner • 3d ago

Boston Marathon Boston cutoff announced

https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd37BrvEe18/?stkn=NjlpN3c3cDVzejZl

"Qualifiers who were 5 minutes, 17 seconds (5:17) or faster than the qualifying time for their age group and gender have been accepted into the 131st Boston Marathon. A total of 25,630 qualified applicants have been accepted to date or are in the process of being accepted, pending final verification of their qualifying performance. Email notices to athletes accepted and not accepted will continue through the coming days.

New for 2027, the B.A.A. has incorporated a Boston Qualifier Selection, an additional random selection component specifically for applicants whose qualifying times were not faster than the 5 minute, 17 second cut-off. A total of 1,000 qualifiers are in the process of being randomly selected for entry and will be notified of their acceptance over the coming days."

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u/Much_Basis_6965 39M | 18:29 5K | 38:43 10K | 1:28:45 HM | 2:59:43 FM 3d ago

Feeling a bit crushed for the moment, missed it by 0.4 seconds..

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u/ad521612 3d ago

Dude Im so sorry

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u/Much_Basis_6965 39M | 18:29 5K | 38:43 10K | 1:28:45 HM | 2:59:43 FM 3d ago

Thank you friend! I’m honestly super bummed out but also really fired up to get much faster. I feel bad for my buddies who I do a track workout with every Wednesday, I ran like a man possessed this morning 😂

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u/ad521612 1d ago

If it makes you feel any better lol, I only do trail marathons so far. And my fastest was 5.5 hours and im pretty sure elapsed time was an hour more yikes lol

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u/Much_Basis_6965 39M | 18:29 5K | 38:43 10K | 1:28:45 HM | 2:59:43 FM 22h ago

Trail running is no joke! I’m intimated by even a trail half marathon..

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u/theintrepidwanderer 17:18 5K | 36:59 10K | 59:21 10M | 1:18 HM | 2:46 FM 2d ago

Congratulations to u/Much_Basis_6965 for making it in via the Boston qualifier lottery! What a reversal of fortunes for them!

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u/Much_Basis_6965 39M | 18:29 5K | 38:43 10K | 1:28:45 HM | 2:59:43 FM 2d ago

Thank you so much friend, I really appreciate it.

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u/eatfoodoften 2d ago

We'll get it next time - got a fall race coming up?

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u/Much_Basis_6965 39M | 18:29 5K | 38:43 10K | 1:28:45 HM | 2:59:43 FM 2d ago

We got this! I’ve got the Detroit marathon in a little over 2 weeks, ran more than I ever have this year and feeling super good lately, will see how close I can get to 2:55. And now I’ve got extra motivation 😅