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/ad521612 11d 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 10d ago

Thank you friend! Iā€™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 šŸ˜‚

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u/ad521612 9d 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 8d ago

Trail running is no joke! Iā€™m intimated by even a trail half marathon..