The Running Thread - 2026

[marty3d]

2/14 Marathon report: PR BQ Chicago Qual . Only a 5 min 14 second buffer for Boston so probably not enough but was targeting Chicago and the hard qualifier vs the mystery of Boston. Definitely didn’t drink enough water because of how cool it was at the start and paid for it starting at mile 16 when I could no longer stomach gels from nausea. My legs were on fire and for the final 5k but I did it and I cried

Congratulations!!

 

[JediKnightXan]

2/14 Marathon report: PR BQ Chicago Qual . Only a 5 min 14 second buffer for Boston so probably not enough but was targeting Chicago and the hard qualifier vs the mystery of Boston. Definitely didn’t drink enough water because of how cool it was at the start and paid for it starting at mile 16 when I could no longer stomach gels from nausea. My legs were on fire and for the final 5k but I did it and I cried

Great work!! Congrats!!!

 

[col1]

2/14 Marathon report: PR BQ Chicago Qual . Only a 5 min 14 second buffer for Boston so probably not enough but was targeting Chicago and the hard qualifier vs the mystery of Boston. Definitely didn’t drink enough water because of how cool it was at the start and paid for it starting at mile 16 when I could no longer stomach gels from nausea. My legs were on fire and for the final 5k but I did it and I cried

Congratulations

 

[Erika10021]

2/14 Marathon report: PR BQ Chicago Qual . Only a 5 min 14 second buffer for Boston so probably not enough but was targeting Chicago and the hard qualifier vs the mystery of Boston. Definitely didn’t drink enough water because of how cool it was at the start and paid for it starting at mile 16 when I could no longer stomach gels from nausea. My legs were on fire and for the final 5k but I did it and I cried

Amazing! Congratulations!

 

[KCO5988]

Thanks everyone!

Congrats! Given that they tightened the times and last year’s buffer was 4:34, I’d say you have a good shot. But Boston has been surprisingly tight the last few years.

Yeah definitely right on the cusp, hoping for a hot day at Boston this year

 

[Dopey 2020]

2/14 Marathon report: PR BQ Chicago Qual . Only a 5 min 14 second buffer for Boston so probably not enough but was targeting Chicago and the hard qualifier vs the mystery of Boston. Definitely didn’t drink enough water because of how cool it was at the start and paid for it starting at mile 16 when I could no longer stomach gels from nausea. My legs were on fire and for the final 5k but I did it and I cried

That’s fantastic, congratulations!

 

[WillRunForPizza]

Yeah definitely right on the cusp, hoping for a hot day at Boston this year

Current projected cutoff is 4:30!
https://runningwithrock.com/boston-marathon-cutoff-time-tracker/