Almost every runner's goal is to run Boston Marathon, which is one of the oldest worlds marathon. Though in order to get into that historical race, runner has to finish another marathon with qualifying time standard for his/her age group.
For many runners getting into Boston marathon seems impossible because of high qualifying time standards. Though there is nothing impossible.
“Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” ― Napoleon Hill
Here is the plan of actions you should follow to get qualified for Boston Marathon
1. Train for your first marathon, if you haven't finished one yet. Follow a marathon training plan. Find one on the Internet or hire a coach.
2. Find out what is your age category Boston marathon qualifying time standard.
3. Pick a flat or downhill race for Boston qualifying marathon and train for it. Here is the link to Boston qualifying marathons. Invest into hiring a coach if you want to speed up the process or do all the learning yourself.
4. Stick to your training plan, no matter how hard it gets. "Eighty percent of life is showing up." as Woody Allen said.
5. If you haven't achieve your goal yet, repeat step 3 and 4. Consistency and dedication is the key.
Everything is doable. You have simply define for yourself: do you want to achieve your goal or you just wish you could?
"Set huge goals. Pursue them with insane persistence. Learn everything you MUST in order to achieve them." ― Benjamin Hardy
I ran my first marathon in February 2017 with time 4:04:04. Right after finishing my first marathon I decided to set a crazy goal and qualify for Boston Marathon. I did my research. My Boston qualifying time standard at a time was 3:30:00. Exactly in a year, in February 2018, I ran Mesa Phoenix marathon, which is a really great and fast course, with finishing time 3 hours 27 minutes which was even faster than my goal. Later that year I applied to Boston Marathon and successfully finished it in April 2019 with time 3 hours 21 minutes.
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