Boston (USA) 2019
10 watchers
Mar 2019
8:36pm, 18 Mar 2019
1,149 posts
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SailorSteve
Wave 2, corral 2 for me.
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Mar 2019
7:39am, 19 Mar 2019
30,785 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Ooh, where do you find out your start position / bib number? I qualified in 3:11 ish, so will I be in same wave / corral as you Steve, do you think? I'm planning on 3:45 or poss even slower to just enjoy it. I presume I won't be in trouble running much slower than my qualifying time, will I?!  G
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Mar 2019
7:40am, 19 Mar 2019
30,786 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
2/2 yes, found it! G
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Mar 2019
7:43am, 19 Mar 2019
30,787 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
registration.baa.org If wave 2 is 3:07 to 3:27, I'll be expected to be at the "quick" end of that and I won't be. But presumably that must be OK as there could be people who are injured but just want to do it anyway, etc? G
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Mar 2019
8:25am, 19 Mar 2019
1,150 posts
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SailorSteve
I wouldn’t stress over it Happy, although you can always drop back wave/corral if you really want to. You’ve earned your starting slot, run your race😃
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Mar 2019
8:47am, 19 Mar 2019
50 posts
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jomo_richmond
And I also get the sense a lot of people tend to view Boston as a “victory lap” and don’t race it as hard as they did to qualify.
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Mar 2019
2:32pm, 19 Mar 2019
30,791 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
I've just seen in Member of the Month interview that Jigs says that Boston 2011 is his PB. 2:46:27. Maybe try asking him? He's done Rotterdam, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Edinburgh, Berlin, London, and not got as good a time! Could be many factors but worth asking? :-)G
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Mar 2019
6:53pm, 19 Mar 2019
14,189 posts
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Bazoaxe
Boston 2011 was the year of the superfast times and a mahoosive tailwind
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Mar 2019
7:05pm, 19 Mar 2019
1,151 posts
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SailorSteve
Ahh, thanks Baz. Hmmm, maybe we’re due another one...... |
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Mar 2019
8:43am, 20 Mar 2019
30,795 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
Wow, how did you know that Bazo? Did you just remember reports at the time, or chat here in Fetchland? Good to know, that with perfect conditions, it can be a course for a decent time. That does mean that the hilliness can't be *that* bad, if it is possible to PB, even if with a bit of a following wind? G
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