I'm hopeful the thought of having them with me next year will carry me through the hills of Newton." I'll be running without the company of friends who qualified (for the first time) in the late fall and were not able to register for this year's race before it filled to capacity. What running Boston this year means to me: "Running Boston this year is bittersweet. Occupation: Software configuration management It will be one of my greatest accomplishments!"
It took me three marathons to qualify for Boston, but I finally did it! I can't wait to cross the finish line and feel the ultimate runner's high after running the most prestigious race in the world of marathons. What running Boston this year means to me: "I have been running for nine years. # of Bostons run: "This will be my first!" Qualified at: 2009 Snickers Marathon in Albany, Ga. Occupation: Stay-at-home mom, fitness instructor Read to the end to see a full list of our area's Boston qualifiers. So today, let's pay tribute to five women and five men - from Charlotte except where noted - who are making the trip to New England for next Monday's race. (I actually know a guy who is so obsessed with the prestigious race that he maintains a blog dedicated to chronicling his quest to get there.) marathon that requires a qualifying time - and those standards, as many of you know, are tough. Besides the Olympic trials and the Olympic marathons, Boston is the only major U.S. well, let's put it this way: That's 130 people out of 1.75 million in the Charlotte metropolitan area. To give you a sense of how proud a moment it should be for those 132 people. Of those 25,000, 132 will represent our area.
One week from today, 25,000 runners will gather in the rural town of Hopkinton to race the 26.2 miles to Boylston Street as part of the 114th Boston Marathon.
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