Are you running the Boston Marathon??
This is the oldest marathon and can be a tricky one. There are 2 ways to register for this: the first is through a charity. This year, 32 separate
charities are supported by the race. The invitational entry a runner will receive is earned by reaching a fundraising threshold (minimum $5000).
Do you realize that if 1000 runners use a charity entry, over $5,000,000 will have been raised for charities – now if that isn’t mind blowing!
The second way to get into the Boston Marathon is to qualify. To qualify, runners must submit a previous marathon time that will be verified by the
Boston Athletic Association. The 2017 Boston Marathon Qualifying Standards were:
| Age Group | 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 |
Yikes! Tough times to achieve but it is certainly obtainable.
You should have started your mileage training by now. (But no worries if you haven’t, call me ASAP and I’ll introduce to one of the sharpest minds
in the field for programming to get you up to speed!) But there is still time to clean up your form. This would focus on understanding cadence,
landing position, and fall angle. The quicker you are on and off the ground with proper landing, the less likely you will be to become injured.
And the more you learn to control your angle of fall, the faster you can run this landmark race. A simple video analysis will highlight areas for
improvement and technique drills can be implemented into your runs so that you don’t lose training time or miles.
You can do this race better than you think.
For more tips on running the Boston Marathon, read this article from Runner's World.
