Last year was the first time I qualified for Boston. I then ran it in April, five years after I had been able to participate in the marathon as part of the Children’s Hospital charity team.
I received a reminder notice from the Boston Athletic Association that the 2018 registration is coming up. I’ve got a pretty good qualifying time from Michigan and could if I registered be virtually assured of a bib.
It will be five years since the horrific Boston Marathon terrorist bombing of 2013.
I’m tempted to go. It feels important. And honestly, who knows how many more BQ times I have in me?
But there’s a part of me that thinks maybe I should let somebody else get a chance to run Boston. Is it selfish to take a slot when I was so very lucky to get to run it this year?
I have some time to decide — my registration date isn’t until September 13th.
I suppose I could always flip a coin.
And I *DO* have one of those double sided coins. Hmmmm…
