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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby Nicholas » Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:21 pm

tj wrote:nice! in the 5 minutes since I read this I had made the decision to try for a pace 15 seconds/km faster than planned in my upcoming race to meet the "revised" standards and had mentally prepared myself for a potentially horrible last 6 miles.

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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby purdy65 » Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:22 pm

Whew!

Honestly, it didn't seem too far fetched!

That lowered my BQ time by 10 minutes! I'm fully expecting them to do that soon.

Figure they will give a couple of year's notice though!

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ETA: Just looked at the link. Ha Ha Ha.
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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby Mid_Packer » Thu Apr 01, 2010 3:45 pm

Love it !

I had it figured out early from the URl.

I just sent it around to my running group. Gotta be lots of less careful readers among them !

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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby Ken B » Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:18 pm

ultraslacker wrote:
turd ferguson wrote:
opcougar wrote:For the same distance of running...still beats me that there is a different qualifying times for both species :naughty: In this day and age, surely that should be scrapped now? On the flip side...in a work place, if both species are doing the same job, then they should get paid the same, and yes am a big advocate of that.

We talk about equality all the time, but it seems to be only when it suits an agenda for a specific thing.

What says you?


I don't think species was the word you were looking for.


I often think men are a different species. :P




You mean to say that we aren't? :?: Well - to paraphrase a recent TV ad - I have been grossly misinformed!!!!! :twisted:
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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby ultraslacker » Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:22 pm

you, mr tortoise, are in a league of your own. but in a good way. ;)
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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby Edward » Thu Apr 01, 2010 4:46 pm

Too bad the change wasn't really true.
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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby QuickChick » Thu Apr 01, 2010 5:30 pm

Doonst wrote:Hello people, what day is it?

Hee hee hee Michal!! Good one!
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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby Kristen » Thu Apr 01, 2010 5:32 pm

Holy crap. Well, I'm glad they got this out before my marathon tomorrow... :shock:

Hm.

(Edit: hahahaha good one... but not funny if you're running a marathon the day after this joke! :naughty: )
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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby ChrisL » Thu Apr 01, 2010 6:08 pm

Funny; it would not matter; I still qualify, but, would it mean that I would be stuck in Wave 2? :shock:
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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby scrumhalfgirl » Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:38 pm

Nick wrote:The original post was at 2:26. My April Fool's window is over at noon....


ba! i got got!

but i agree with nick...april fools ends at noon!
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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby scrumhalfgirl » Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:39 pm

deerdree wrote::lol: that was a good one!

(although really, i wonder what they would do if they changed it -- i imagine they would use the qualifying standards that were in place on the day you qualified, so a bunch of people wouldn't be :shock: :shock: ?)


I did look that up and the "rules" said must have run the new time in qualifying.
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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby deerdree » Thu Apr 01, 2010 8:49 pm

scrumhalfgirl wrote:
deerdree wrote::lol: that was a good one!

(although really, i wonder what they would do if they changed it -- i imagine they would use the qualifying standards that were in place on the day you qualified, so a bunch of people wouldn't be :shock: :shock: ?)


I did look that up and the "rules" said must have run the new time in qualifying.

then i hope they don't change them this year! :wink: :D i'm already planning my cheer vacation!
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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby Annelizabeth » Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:18 pm

As I was reading this I was praying it was an April foools joke... seriously I almost started crying.
I think the BAA went too far, playing with my emotions like that.
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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby Jwolf » Thu Apr 01, 2010 10:15 pm

Anne- I might be wrong but I'm pretty sure it wasn't the BAA that did this-- just a jokester who copied the page and modified the HTML. If you notice, none of the links actually work.

It's funny because I had a feeling this was April Fools as soon as I read it, but was not !00% sure because the new times look so realistic to what they might do. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a switch soon, but there would be more lead time than 6 months before registration, I would hope.
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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby Tarsals » Fri Apr 02, 2010 12:07 am

I have to admit, I was fooled!
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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby Albertatraildog » Fri Apr 02, 2010 8:39 pm

Jwolf wrote:Anne- I might be wrong but I'm pretty sure it wasn't the BAA that did this-- just a jokester who copied the page and modified the HTML. If you notice, none of the links actually work.

It's funny because I had a feeling this was April Fools as soon as I read it, but was not !00% sure because the new times look so realistic to what they might do. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a switch soon, but there would be more lead time than 6 months before registration, I would hope.


Uhh no. The guys been served with a legal take down notice by the BAA.
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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby Mid_Packer » Sat Apr 03, 2010 9:55 am

Mid_Packer wrote:Love it !

I had it figured out early from the URl.

I just sent it around to my running group. Gotta be lots of less careful readers among them !

Dave :D


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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby Robinandamelia » Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:03 pm

This was fantastic! Well done.
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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby Double Bellybuster » Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:08 am



In the legal letter posted, I find the use of , Esq. after the writer's name strange. Does this mean this person has no legal certification but feels they are of a high social class? So while not a lawyer or legal secretary, this person is advising they may have been born to a Knight?
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Re: Boston lowers qualifying times for 2011

Postby lim314159 » Sun Apr 04, 2010 7:42 pm

Hmm...I believed it since it makes sense. Not good for those who are trying to BQ -- e.g., panic to alter one's training... Glad it's not true :)
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