| Re: a boston marathon question [message #984682] |
Mon, 24 April 2006 03:35 |
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"Phil M." <pmarg [at] charter.net> wrote in message
news:1145370782.244336.19490 [at] g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> dwjones45 wrote:
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>> realizing that one has to qualify to run boston then why is it that
>> there
>> were runners who took up to 7-1/2 hours to complete the race which is
>> by the
>> way is 2 hours longer than the highest qualifying time? i just do
>> not get
>> it.
>
> Some of these people could have been allowed to participate for
> charity.
True, or possibly bandits. Did they have numbers? And then there is the
case where people have a bad day, what I call shit the bed, and decide
to walk rather then bail. Also so remember even those that did qualify
did in the last year or so. It's impossible to have come to the dance
under/un/not trained compared to their qualifier.
-DF
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