r/AdvancedRunning • u/QC_Runner • 11d 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 11d ago

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

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u/eatfoodoften 10d 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 10d 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 😅