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[quote=Anonymous]So I know a few people (not really friends--more like "friends of friends") that are going to be running the NYC marathon this weekend, so I was just looking on their website about registering for next years' race.

I see that there are qualifying times (basically if you are a woman under 40, you need to run a 3:10 marathon, etc.).   Now, I know the women that are going up there this weekend probably don't run that fast--they are experienced runners and all but I've seen their times at other marathons, and they are more in the 5 hour + range.   
So how did they qualify?

Same thing with Boston--I know they have qualifying times--but I've known runners whose times are more in the 4:30+ range that run...

I ran the Marine Corps marathon last weekend.  It was my first, and I'm hooked!  I'd love to run another marathon (hence why I was looking up the registration info for the 2014 NYC marathon) but my time at MCM was around 4:30 (don't want to give exact time and come too close to "outing" myself here!)...   While I realize that gives me a year to train, I still don't think I'll ever come close to a 3:10.[/quote]

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