I agree with you Dave!I don’t know the best way to say it, but I think the times should be lowered. I admit I barely squeezed in my first time round, and took full advantage of it, but in the end I kind of wished it was harder. All said, I am glad I set my alarm to register early this year!
Yes, the only real, useful answer is lowering the standards. Silly for a 2:40 marathoner to be beat into the event by a 3:10’er, just because he/she didn’t have as good web access. Clear qualifiers should have a few days to “leisurely” apply, with reasonable confidence of getting in. If the BAA wants to allocate X spots to a lottery, I am OK with that too. Clear qualifiers shouldn’t be strung through a problematic web “competition” too. Leave the competitions for the clearly competitive runners on the roads.
I agree with you Dave!I don’t know the best way to say it, but I think the times should be lowered. I admit I barely squeezed in my first time round, and took full advantage of it, but in the end I kind of wished it was harder. All said, I am glad I set my alarm to register early this year!
Yes, the only real, useful answer is lowering the standards. Silly for a 2:40 marathoner to be beat into the event by a 3:10’er, just because he/she didn’t have as good web access. Clear qualifiers should have a few days to “leisurely” apply, with reasonable confidence of getting in. If the BAA wants to allocate X spots to a lottery, I am OK with that too. Clear qualifiers shouldn’t be strung through a problematic web “competition” too. Leave the competitions for the clearly competitive runners on the roads.