How to Finally Qualify for The Boston Marathon
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
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🗓️ 1 December 2021
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
For many runners, qualifying for Boston is a dream.
So how, exactly, do you do it? What does it take and how long does it take to get faster in the marathon so you can achieve your dream goal?
In this episode, we discuss…
- How to determine if you have the innate ability.
- What does it take and how long does it take to get faster in the marathon
- How much can we expect to improve from your first marathon in a quest to BQ
- Our best tips to finally qualifying.
Whether you are dreaming of running it one day or if you run it every year, you'll learn some tips and tricks to get you to Hopkinton all the way to the finish on Boylston.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, this is Tucker Croz and you are listening to the Run to the Top Podcast. |
| 0:15.0 | Hi there, my running friend, this is Coach Claire Bartholic, the planted runner, |
| 0:22.0 | and this is the Run to the Top Podcast, one of the first and only |
| 0:25.6 | running podcast dedicated to making you a better runner with each and every episode. |
| 0:30.8 | We are created and produced by the expert team of running coaches at runnersconnect.net where you can find the best running information on the internet as well as running coaching plans to fit every runner and every budget. |
| 0:44.0 | For the first time since 2013, |
| 0:51.0 | everyone who qualified and applied for the Boston Marathon has been accepted. |
| 0:56.1 | Typically, those who just barely made their qualifying times were forced to wait in anticipation |
| 1:01.8 | to see if they could actually run the historic race held on Patriots Day each |
| 1:05.9 | April but not this year all who applied are in the competitiveness of Boston is |
| 1:12.4 | certainly part of its allure. |
| 1:14.8 | Not only are the qualifying times tough to achieve, if you don't have several minutes of cushion, |
| 1:20.6 | you'll get shut out in most years as there usually are more fast runners than |
| 1:24.3 | available spots. Finding out that you qualified but you cannot actually race can be |
| 1:29.7 | heartbreaking. It can also be extra fuel for your fire for your next race. |
| 1:34.0 | I know when I have a big goal that I'm chasing, I'll get so determined that almost nothing can stop me. |
| 1:39.5 | And for many marathoners, qualifying for and running Boston is their ultimate prize. |
| 1:45.0 | So how exactly do you do it? |
| 1:48.0 | What does it take and how long does it take to get faster in the marathon |
| 1:52.0 | so that you can achieve your dream |
| 1:53.7 | goal. On today's run to the top we're talking all about the Boston Marathon. I've |
| 1:58.7 | raced it twice and let me tell you it's worth the hype. To help me out I've invited Coach Tucker Gross |
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