一年一度世界跑檀盛事 ~ 第113界波士頓馬拉松

lvrunner

光陰似箭, 一年一度嘅Boston Marathon又嚟啦!  個entrants list內list咗有19個香港人, 31個香港居民參加, 賭城亦有33人(bib #17374 正是小弟的飛毛腿同事).

http://www.baa.org/BostonMarathon/Default.asp


日期:  4月20日 (星期一)
時間:  Wheelchair組 :   9:22 am
          精英女子組:   9:32 am
          精英男子組 and Wave One:  10:00 am
          Wave Two:  10:30 am
          (以上時間以花旗國東岸計, 比香港慢12小時)

Would Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya be able to get his 5th crown (03, 06, 07, 08, 09???)?  Would he be able to beat his all time Boston Marathon course record (2:07:14) set by him in 2006?  He finished 1st place last year with a time of 2:07:46.  Another runner to look for is American runner Ryan Hall.  He is the only American runner that breaks the one hour barrier in half marathon (59:43).  His best full marathon time is 2:06:17 set in London last year.  No Lance Armstrong this year.

In the elite women scene, the runner to look for is Dire Tune of Ethiopia.  Tune won the Boston Marathon last year with a time of 2:25:25.  Another runner to look for is American runner Kala Goucher.  Her BQ time is 2:25:53 set in New York City Marathon in 2008.

You can watch it LIVE on webcast starting from 9pm (20th) Hong Kong time.

http://www.universalsports.com

力

Boston Marathon!!!! My dream!

Did Lance Armstrong participate BM this year? Or he focus on TDF and get rid of Marathon?

batigoal

it is also my dream as well...  hope i can get the qualified record to enter this event....

spmho

呢個比賽有朝一日我都會去....
不過BQ要3:10

力

I believe you not only can BQ, you will sub3 some days later!

colemen

不同 Age group BQ QUALIFYING STANDARDS
Age Group	Men	Women
18-34	3hrs 10min	3hrs 40min
35-39	3hrs 15min	3hrs 45min
40-44	3hrs 20min	3hrs 50min
45-49	3hrs 30min	4hrs 00min
50-54	3hrs 35min	4hrs 05min
55-59	3hrs 45min	4hrs 15min
60-64	4hrs 00min	4hrs 30min
65-69	4hrs 15min	4hrs 45min
70-74	4hrs 30min	5hrs 00min
75-79	4hrs 45min	5hrs 15min
80 and older	5hrs 00min	5hrs 30min

Proof of qualification, such as a copy of a finish certificate or results listing (non-returnable), were required to accompany entry. Qualifying times attained at marathons using the ChampionChip timing and scoring device did not require submission of proof.

http://www.baa.org/BostonMarathon/113thMarathon.asp

spmho

原帖由 Alex 於 2009-4-15 12:27 發表

                               
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I believe you not only can BQ, you will sub3 some days later!

希望啦....你都要努力

colemen

Reasons to run the Boston Marathon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oeVRurcd34

lvrunner

原帖由 Alex 於 2009-4-14 18:35 發表

                               
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Boston Marathon!!!! My dream!
Did Lance Armstrong participate BM this year? Or he focus on TDF and get rid of Marathon?

Armstrong is not running the BM this year.  He is currently training for the TDF.  He said last week that he thinks the French officials will ban him from this summer's event due to a recent report stating he violated protocol during a recent drug test.  BUT he is planning on doing the New York City Marathon in November.

力

原帖由 lvrunner 於 2009-4-16 05:43 發表

                               
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Armstrong is not running the BM this year.  He is currently training for the TDF.  He said last week that he thinks the French officials will ban him from this summer's event due to a recent report stating he violated protocol during a recent drug test.  BUT he is planning on doing the New York City Marathon in November.

The french guys do not like Armstrong and said Lance had won TDF due to drug, but they do not have evidence.
Anyway, Armstrong is a living legend!

colemen

Lance Armstrong 曾經客串過電影 Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 一角, 做回佢自已幾分鐘. 以下係佢幾句對白. 係佢在機場見到主角 Peter La Fleur 講的, 當時 Peter 想退出比賽, 結果Lance Armstrong 就講左以下幾句對白,  作為一個運動員, 都幾發人深醒

Lance Armstrong: Hey, aren't you Peter La Fleur?


Peter La Fleur: Lance Armstrong!


Lance Armstrong: Ya, that's me. But I'm a big fan of yours


Peter La Fleur: Really?


Lance Armstrong: Ya, I've been watching the dodgeball tournament on the ocho. ESPN 8. I just can't get enough of it. Good luck in the tournament. I'm really pulling for you against those jerks from Globo gym. I think you better hurry up or you're gonna be late.


Peter La Fleur: Uh, actually I decided to quit... Lance.


Lance Armstrong: Quit? You know, once I was thinking of quitting when I was diagnosed with brain, lung and testicular cancer all at the same time. But with the love and support of my friends and family, I got back on the bike and won the Tour de France 5 times in a row. But I'm sure you have a good reason to quit. So what are you dying of that's keeping you from the finals?


Peter La Fleur: Right now it feels a little bit like... shame.


Lance Armstrong: Well, I guess if a person never quit when the going got tough, they wouldn't anything to regret for the rest of their life. Well good luck to you Peter. I'm sure this decision won't haunt you forever.


http://www.moviequotes.com/fullquote.cgi?qnum=124188




Video




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNJTDt9d6Kk

力

After that movie, he won TDF again in next 2 years. So he won 7 times in a row. Amazing!

Left3

I understand the Boston requires qualification to be considered as this is an elite race.

But how come there are people finishing around 4:30 to 5 hours?

I heard there are "invited" runners as I follow Steve Runner's podcast closely. So how does one being invited, under what criteria.

I don't think I will ever be qualified, (4:30 in this year's SCM FM...but hoping to go sub4 next week with more consistent training!)

Anyway, still interested to know.

lvrunner

原帖由 Left3 於 2009-4-19 06:09 發表

                               
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I understand the Boston requires qualification to be considered as this is an elite race.  But how come there are people finishing around 4:30 to 5 hours?  I heard there are "invited" runners as I follow Steve Runner's podcast closely. So how does one being invited, under what criteria.  I don't think I will ever be qualified, (4:30 in this year's SCM FM...but hoping to go sub4 next week with more consistent training!)  Anyway, still interested to know.

Hi Left3 hing ~

You can run Boston too if you sign up with a charity.  Boston Marathon has a charity program (see the link).  Not only 5 hours, I have seen runners cross the line just under 6 hrs.  And there are also runners that train hard to BQ but once they get in, they want to take their time throughout the course and treat it as a fun run and enjoy it.  Afterall the BQ time is only good for two years.  

http://www.bostonmarathon.org/BostonMarathon/Charity.asp

allanccl

原帖由 lvrunner 於 2009-4-15 06:10 發表

                               
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光陰似箭, 一年一度嘅Boston Marathon又嚟啦!  個entrants list內list咗有19個香港人, 31個香港居民參加, 賭城亦有33人(bib #17374 正是小弟的飛毛腿同事).


http://www.baa.org/BostonMarathon ...

長跑網也有一位網友去波士頓跑馬拉松，網名係k.c.ip (小弟的朋友，4月5日與小弟同跑國內鄭開馬拉松)，以下是他的成績：
多謝各位支持與鼓勵,算是出外見識吓,攞多一些比賽經驗 時間:3:29:56
上傳相片不成功 請教各位怎麼辦

sleung2002hk

希望有一日跑到呢個~~不過依家未係時候