Starting with the 2012 marathon, the association will begin a two-week, online registration period that gives those with the best times multiple chances to apply before the process opens to slower runners.
And to reduce the pool of runners in the future, the BAA will lower qualifying times in each age group by five minutes for 2013.
The association’s executive director said the changes is for rewarding excellence and increasing fairness
During the new registration process (Sept. 12-23), qualifying for the race doesn’t guarantee entry for an applicant.
Only runners who have exceeded the qualifying standards for their age and gender group by at least 20 minutes will be allowed to apply on the first two days. Runners who surpassed the qualifying standards by at least 10 minutes can begin applying on the third day. Those who beat them by at least five minutes can begin applying on the fifth day.
If spots remain after the first week, runners who have qualified by any amount of time can begin applying on Sept. 19. The fastest qualifiers in each age and gender group who apply during the second week will be accepted next. If space remains after that, any qualifier can apply on a first-come, first-served basis.
Now, the question is more… are they going to limit the number of charity spot!
February 16, 2011 BOSTON – The Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.) announced today a change in its registration process for the Boston Marathon, allowing the fastest qualifiers to enter the earliest and with a rolling admission system while also offering all eligible runners an increased registration period. The changes in registration are a response by the B.A.A. to greater than ever demand by runners to gain entry into the Boston Marathon and culminate more than three months of analysis, including input from the running industry. Rather than accepting runners who have met the qualifying standards on a first come, first served approach, a more systematic, performance-based process will be employed.
Registration Process for the 2012 Boston Marathon
First Week Day 1 (Sept. 12) Qualifiers who have met their age/gender qualifying times by
20 minutes, 00 seconds or faster may apply
Day 3 (Sept. 14) 10 minutes, 00 seconds or faster
Day 5 (Sept. 16) 5 minutes, 00 seconds or faster
Second Week
Day 8 (Sept. 19) Qualifiers who have met their age/gender qualifying times by
any amount of time, including qualifiers who could have registered in Week One.
Day 12 (Sept. 23) Registration closes for qualified applicants
September 28 Qualifiers from entry during second week of registration are notified of their acceptance.
If the field is not filled at the conclusion of the two weeks, then registration will remain open and qualifiers will be accepted on a first come, first served basis until the maximum field size is reached.
2013 Boston Marathon
For the 2013 Boston Marathon, in addition to the new “rolling admission” process for registration which will be in effect for the 2012 Boston Marathon, the B.A.A. will adjust the qualifying times by lowering them by five minutes from the times which have been in effect in recent past years. The adjusted qualifying times will go into effect on September 24, 2011, and are as follows:
Age Group MEN WOMEN
18-34 3:05:00 3:35:00
35-39 3:10:00 3:40:00
40-44 3:15:00 3:45:00
45-49 3:25:00 3:55:00
50-54 3:30:00 4:00:00
55-59 3:40:00 4:10:00
60-64 3:55:00 4:25:00
65-69 4:10:00 4:40:00
70-74 4:25:00 4:55:00
75-79 4:40:00 5:10:00
80 and older 4:55:00 5:25:00
Registration for the 2013 Boston Marathon will begin on Monday, September 10, 2012.
“As the number of qualified runners has increased combined with greater demand to run the Boston Marathon, our new registration process enables those who qualify by the greatest amount of time to have the longest period to enter,” said Tom Grilk, B.A.A. Executive Director. “Our new registration process takes into consideration the many comments we received from runners this past fall and winter, most of whom urged the B.A.A. to institute a system which recognizes athletic performance above all else.”
Additionally, to recognize and to encourage longtime Boston Marathon entrants, the B.A.A. will allow those who have met the qualifying times and who have finished the last ten consecutive Boston Marathons to enter anytime during the registration period. Currently, there are approximately 500 runners who have run 10 or more consecutive Boston Marathons.
The B.A.A. last adjusted the qualifying times for the 2003 Boston Marathon, relaxing times for runners who were 55 years old and older. The last time the qualifying times were made more stringent was for the 1980 Boston Marathon.
The 2011 Boston Marathon reached its maximum field size of qualifiers faster than any previous year when qualifiers rushed to fill the race and the qualified field closed in eight hours, three minutes.
If they are going to raise the standards, then it should apply equally to the charities. If not, then it becomes ridiculous.
Est-ce que les spots pour la charité ont des standards autres que les montants d’argent donnés?
Non aucun standard. En fait c’est assez compliqué. Les marathons doivent se défendre face aux habitants pas content qu’on leurs prennent leur ville… donc généralement, les marathons s’en sortent avec des annonces de charités… donc, ils veulent toujours plus…
> $10 million annually
official B.A.A. Boston Marathon charities are now accepting applications from fundraisers willing to run the 2011 Boston Marathon for their cause. All charities offer unique training and fundraising programs, however, all will require a minimum fundraising donation of $3,250. Please contact the official charity you wish to advocate for directly for more information.
Ils pourraient donner la moitier moins de spots de charité, mais doubler le montant minimum…
wow … C’est de la dilution d’un mythe !
Regarde Hawaii, imagine qu’ils commencent a faire pareil a la WTC : ouvrir Hawaii aux charites !! Ce qui reduirait de nombre d’entries dispos pour ceux qui essayent de se qualifier.
Hawaii reste un mythe … bien commercialise certe, mais il faut tout de meme se qualifier (a part une toute petite loterie).
Ici Boston réussit a diluer le mythe ! Nice !
Et puis avant tous ces changements de standards de qualification … bonjour la référence ! Genre :
« hey hey, j’ai fait Boston ! »
« ah oui ?? En quelle année ?? Les années ou c’était facile de se qualifier »
« hein se qualifier ?? Faut se qualifier ?? J’ai juste collecte de l’argent moi !? »
Je crois que l’on sur-estime un peu l’impact de ces spots de charité et des agences de voyage qui offrent des spots. Après tout au montant minimum de 3250$ par « donateur », 10M$ ca donnerait un gros maximum de 3077 participants qui n’ont pas à se qualifier. Comme il y a certainements quelques participants qui ramassent plus d’argent (donc moins que 3000 donateurs-coureurs) et en considérant qu’il y a entre 25000 et 28000 coureurs à Boston, ça fait tout de même 89% des participants qui sont passés par la Qualif.
Ca représente donc exactement la même proportion que la petite lotterie de Hawaii (200 spots sur 1800 participants).
le calcul est plus compliqué. Parce que sur le 3250$ il y a une partie qui va a l’organisation et une autre partie qui va a l’association.
le dernier chiffre disait 5,740 personnes et années aprés années l’organisation a augmenté son ratio coureurs qualifié VS charity. Il faut ajouter pratiquement 1000 spots donnés par le sponsors…
2001 4,396/11 210.
2010 5740/21 000.
si tu fais le calcul… 10 millions sur 6000 personnes = 1666$ par personne…….
C’est vrai… tu avais déjà mentionné ces chiffres dans ton post du mois de décembre! Je dois avoir un petit pré-jugé favorable face à ce marathon! 😉