Question:
1.Groups for a good cuase such as Dana-Farber ("The Jimmy Fund") raising
money to find a cure for cancer are given official entries to hand out
to Team members. My wife and I are part of the Dana-Farber team. We
have never run a marathon before, but we have official numbers to run
in the Boston marathon. There are a few other charity groups such as
the "Team in Training" for luekemia that are given official entries to
give out to non-qualifiers. What is important is that we are raising
money for a great cause. Please help
2.Could anyone tell me approximately how long after the official start of the
Boston Marathon I could expect to cross the START line if I'm placed among
people who expect to finish in 4:30:00.
Answer:1.There are a lots of charities that get a set entries. Boston has been
supporting Dana Farber a local Cancer research group conected to Havard
medical. There are others also. A great gesture to support a good cause.
So yes, not everyone with a number has run a qualifier. If you would
like to see the entire list see
http://www.bostonmarathon.org/BostonMarathon/Charity.asp
1.Groups for a good cuase such as Dana-Farber ("The Jimmy Fund") raising
>money to find a cure for cancer are given official entries to hand out
>to Team members. My wife and I are part of ..a team of ripoff artists. I contacted BM officals, they've never heard of
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2.If you are a registered runner you are assigned to a starting
'corral' at the beginning of the race. Here are the time adjustments
from the 1993 Boston Marathon. Note: The time adjustments are used
by the BAA to take into the account the fact that it takes some
time to reach the starting line. They subtract the adjustment from
your official finishing time if you want to re-qualify for the
Boston Marathon for the next year.
SEED TIME ADJUSTMENT
1 00 sec
2 10 sec
3 20 sec
4 35 sec
5 50 sec
6 1 min 10 sec
7 1 min 30 sec
8 1 min 55 sec
9 2 min 20 sec
10 2 min 50 sec
11 3 min 20 sec
12 3 min 50 sec
13 4 min 25 sec
14 5 min 00 sec
15 5 min 35 sec
To determine the adjustment, someone from the BAA is assigned to
each starting corral. They 'run' (walk) with the runners in their
corral to the starting line, and note the time elapsed. Personally,
I think the time adjustments are generous. I was in the 10th corral
(seed) when I ran, and on my watch I noted that it was 2 minutes 15
seconds until I crossed the starting line. However, the time
adjustment is 2 minutes 50 seconds. Note, though, you will be in *very*
heavy traffic for the first mile or so. I was into the second mile
of the Marathon before I could run at my racing pace.
