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[Colette]

Hello runners

I am looking to qualify for the new York marathon and need to find a fairly fast course to do so.

I was wondering a couple of things... Can you qualify for the full marathon based on a half marathon result, or must you do a full?   Also are there specific qualifying races or will any big race do?   Does anyone know if the Geelong one in April would suffice?  If not, are there any others coming up sooner you can recommend ?   I am just coming back from injury after 3 months so never managed to get any long distance events in recently.

Help is much appreciated, thanks!

Colette

[Baldric]

Colette, on 26 November 2011 - 07:30 AM, said:

Hello runners

I am looking to qualify for the new York marathon and need to find a fairly fast course to do so.

I was wondering a couple of things... Can you qualify for the full marathon based on a half marathon result, or must you do a full?   Also are there specific qualifying races or will any big race do?   Does anyone know if the Geelong one in April would suffice?  If not, are there any others coming up sooner you can recommend ?   I am just coming back from injury after 3 months so never managed to get any long distance events in recently.

Help is much appreciated, thanks!

Colette

You would have to go to the New York Marathon website to see exactly what their rules are.

If you want a fast full marathon on a flat course, there is Canberra in mid-April.

Or there is Hobart on 8 January.

[Colette]

Baldric, on 26 November 2011 - 07:56 AM, said:

You would have to go to the New York Marathon website to see exactly what their rules are.

If you want a fast full marathon on a flat course, there is Canberra in mid-April.

Or there is Hobart on 8 January.

Thank you!  Canberra sounds good if it's nice n flat. Not that I'm scared off hills... Just want a PB : )

[slowaz]

http://www.nycmarath..._Guidelines.htm

I think the answer is YES. You can use a half to qualify. See enclosed link. I would say if it has credible chip timing and results that can be verified on the net, it would be OK. Check this out for yourself however.

http://www.gccc.asn....year/race03.htm

Having run the Geelong half a couple of times I would say it is relatively quick. It is mainly on the bike path along the river which undulates slightly. Its a bit rough at the turn around (Fyansford) for a km or so which may slow you down a few seconds. The good thing it the field is not large enough to slow you down, but it is deep enough in quality terms to enable you to run with runners of a similar standard. See link to results and large number of finishers between about 1.24 and 1.40.

[Caterpillar]

the qualifying marathon used for registering for the Boston Marathon needs to be a certified course; a list of Australian marathons which qualify  can be viewed at:

http://www.aims-asso...rectory.htm#AUS

worth checking with the NY Marathon race organisers whether they apply the same stringent criteria before deciding which race to use to qualify

good luck!

Edited by Caterpillar, 26 November 2011 - 10:43 AM.

[TashyTuffNut]

I personally wasn't a big fan of the Geelong half marathon which I ran in April of this year (not for achieving a PB anyway - the scenery was lovely and the other runners were awesome but that wasn't what I was after). I was expecting to get a PB as the website claims it's fast and flat but it is slightly undulating. I ended up going too hard in the first 10km cause I was expecting an easy track and couldn't maintain for the entire run meaning I didn't achieve my PB. Personally I think city runs are a bit easier for achieving a PB as the courses usually are very flat and fast, but I guess then you have the obstacle of more people on the track. Good luck! And I'm pretty sure you can use a half marathon to qualify for the Marathon as I just applied for the NY half marathon and the application let you use a number of different distance events to gain guaranteed entry.