Boston-Qualifying Time
someone asked if I knew my BQ time without looking. ("BQ" is runner's jargon for the time you'd need to run a certified 26.2 mile marathon in order to qualify to run in the boston marathon. In other words, you need to be fast before they let you run Boston.)
"3:15:59, I think.."
I was curious, so later I looked it up and found that I was wrong.
The actual time for me would be 3:10:59.
That sounds really really close to a sub-3 hour marathon time.
a sub-3 hour mara for me might as well be a sub-2. it's just not going to happen.
Maybe I'll run a sub-4 marathon some day. That seems kind of realistic, and would actually be a pretty cool accomplishment.
As for Boston, well.. it would be fun to do, but it's not the end of the world if I never do it.
