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The Pilot
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Registration date just announced. For those wanting to run Boston 2017, this likely means your race has to be before September 19, assuming a time cutoff is present again this year.

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The Boston Athletic Association has announced that registration for the 2017 Boston Marathon will open on Monday, September 12, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The B.A.A. will use the same process to register qualified runners as it has used in recent years, allowing the fastest qualifiers in their gender and age group to register first.
Rudyjax
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Looks like I'll be trying for 2018.
The Pilot
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Registration opened yesterday. Most posters on RW are predicting no cut off this year.
coop-aero-06
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Hopefully 2018 for me...
Big Cat `93
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Just hoping I'm still as slow as I am right now when I'm in my late 50s.
sims05
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Don't jinx it Pilot.
Endo Ag
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Working my ass off for Boston 2017.
The Pilot
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Good luck man. Are you running Nutrabolt in a few weeks?
Rudyjax
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***** I had better go run one today! Lol.
sims05
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I'll be running it. I haven't decided if I am going to go all out and defend the podium or use it as a training run. Are you running out?
The Pilot
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Yes I'm going to try and run it hard.
sims05
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If that is a challenge, consider it accepted. It may be what I need to start pushing it during training. If that was not a challenge, disregard the previous statement and hope to see you there.
The Pilot
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I'm coming for that podium spot.
sims05
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That still leaves me two spots ahead of you. I'll take those chances.

Looks like Boston announced there will be a cut off time for 2017. That took some pep out of my step the morning. I'm going to really have to pick it up the next few weeks if i am going to have a chance to repeat at Nutrabolt.
The Pilot
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I think with the Kyle Field finish, we might get an even faster crowd. I'll be happy with anything sub 1:25.
The Pilot
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2:09 cutoff. For some reason they accepted almost 1K less BQ'd runners than last year. I'd imagine a lot of the people who had modeled the cutoff time had assumed the number would have been similar to last years.

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LadyInMaroon
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I got in! Very excited to experience Boston.
The Pilot
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Jackets released.

It's as if they are purposely trying not to make it yellow and blue.



coop-aero-06
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The Pilot said:

It's as if they are purposely trying not to make it yellow and blue.
Are they?

It looks weird to me. I always associated the yellow/blue combo with Boston.
The Pilot
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Their official colors are blue/yellow, but the jacket comes in all sorts of weird color combos.

Of the last 4, the new one is probably the tamest

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The Pilot
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Bib numbers assigned.
TAT2DAG
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So exciting!

I figure I got it in the 35-39 bracket. I've got to get in for 2018 to get it in the 40-44 bracket. Crap. I better start running more.
The Pilot
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Less than 2 weeks to go.
The Pilot
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Good thing the race isn't today, currently 81 degrees in Boston.
sims05
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You can blame me I bring unseasonable heat every time I travel North.
sims05
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What time do you start? Not sure where we are setting up but I'll try to yell if I see you.
The Pilot
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10am start. We have a group of about 20 going to beantown pub at 6pm tomorrow to celebrate, you're welcome to join.
sims05
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How long are you going to run with the elites? You planning to rabbit them to a sub two hour time?
The Pilot
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GOnna pace meb for the first few miles
cjo03
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The Pilot said:

GOnna pace meb for the first few miles


tell Galen I said hello

Good luck all!
wangus12
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Good Luck you guys. Hope to be there some day
AggieOO
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Anyone watching? Its on NBC sports and streaming online. Women's elite just started.

Pulling for Buzu Deba as usual. She's the wife of a friend of mine. She finished second to Jeptoo a few years back, but Jeptoo was eventually DQ'd for doping. Hoping for an outright win so she gets her deserved time on the top of the podium.
wangus12
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Have it on in my office. Expecting Pilot to take the lead in the 1st 100 meters so he can say he lead the field at Boston
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AggieOO said:

Anyone watching? Its on NBC sports and streaming online. Women's elite just started.

Pulling for Buzu Deba as usual. She's the wife of a friend of mine. She finished second to Jeptoo a few years back, but Jeptoo was eventually DQ'd for doping. Hoping for an outright win so she gets her deserved time on the top of the podium.
Is there a good link to stream it? I don't have an NBC Sports package and the BAA doesn't seem to be working.
wangus12
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Can't believe it's Meb's final Boston Marathon. I ran R&R Las Vegas with him in 2015 and had a decently long conversation about getting into the longer distances (before I'd bumped to 26.2) and he said some great advice for being a beginner and I consider myself lucky to have run with him.
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