Anyone going to Boston 2010?

佐治男孩

原帖由 Left3 於 2009-7-30 13:17 發表

                               
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Oh, I will never make the qualification base on PB alone, need to be really fit and dedicated over a long time.

Yet Boston is the Mecca of Marathon Running!!!

Ivrunner told me that one can ente ...

Yes, there are about 5% (~1300) charity runners every year.  You will have to raise probably about $US5k or more and write an essay to tell BAA why you should be accepted.  A couple of years ago when the economy was good, it took more than US$7500 to be a Boston charity runner.  If you have a lot of generous friends and family, this is certainly one way to do it

arnold

Sorry, George.  It is my bad.  I am now 49 (born in 1960) - not 39.  I just keep thinking that I was still 39

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US$5K US that is about HK$40K! I need about 200 friends who each donate $200!!!

plus food and accommodation, airplane tickets etc. the whole thing will cost around HK$50K-55K!!! of course part of it will go toward the donation.

George C-hing, do you know what kind of charity counts toward the Boston? do they have an official recognized list of charities, how about HK charities?

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原帖由 arnold 於 2009-7-31 17:06 發表

                               
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Sorry, George.  It is my bad.  I am now 49 (born in 1960) - not 39.  I just keep thinking that I was still 39

So, you need 3:30 starting this Nov/Dec to qualify for the 2011 Boston, right?

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原帖由 Left3 於 2009-7-31 22:24 發表

                               
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US$5K US that is about HK$40K! I need about 200 friends who each donate $200!!!

plus food and accommodation, airplane tickets etc. the whole thing will cost around HK$50K-55K!!! of course part of i ...

I am not sure about it.  But you can check with BAA to see what charity is possible.

Yes, it can be expensive to go the charity running route.