Ugh!
What do I have against that seemingly random number? Well, earlier today, BAA announced that is the number of people who have submitted applications to run in the Boston Marathon next year.
"OK, so what?"
Well, the total field size is approximately 30,000 -- but about 20% of the bibs are reserved for charities and sponsors. So, only about 24,000 time-qualifiers actually make it in. About 28% of the time-qualified applicants will be cut.
Even with the tightening of time standards after last year's registration, the prediction is now about 5 minutes or so.
My BQ-2:36 won't cut it if all of the analysis that others are doing is accurate. (We'll know for certain in the next 1-2 weeks.) I'm already starting to do some research to figure out which of the MANY charities that offer bibs are ones that I have the best chance of connecting well enough with to get onto their team, spread their message and, yes, secure a bib.
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