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Fox Valley Marathon Races Introduces Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon
The Fox Valley Marathon is introducing an innovative new event in 2014:
Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon, a race designed to give runners a final chance
to qualify for the 2015 Boston Marathon.
The notoriety of the Boston Marathon has made the event a goal for serious
marathoners, but the standard Advocate Dreyer Fox Valley Marathon on
Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014 will possibly be too late to qualify for the 2015
Boston Marathon. It is a qualifier for the 2016 Boston Marathon. As such,
FVM co-race directors Dave Sheble and Craig Bixler have created the Last
Chance BQ.2 Marathon, set for Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, the week before
Boston General Registration opens.
The idea is to give runners one last chance at qualifying for the upcoming
Boston Marathon, rather than waiting 18 months for the 2016 Boston race.
The Boston Marathon scheduling changes last year meant 2013 FVM runners who
qualified could not take part in the 2014 Boston Marathon.
In the four-year history of the Advocate Dreyer Fox Valley Marathon, more
than a thousand runners have qualified for the Boston Marathon and in 2011,
the Advocate Dreyer Fox Valley Marathon was the 25th best Boston qualifier
in the U.S.
The inaugural Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon will start in Geneva and run
through the flattest, easiest portion of the Fox Valley Marathon course.
The event is limited to a field of 330 runners.
"We're excited about the Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon," Sheble said. "Since so
many runners have a goal of qualifying for the Boston Marathon, we wanted
to give Fox Valley Marathon racers an opportunity to qualify for the
nearest Boston event, rather than wait 18 months after qualifying. So much
can happen in that year and a half, but the Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon
provides an opportunity for qualifiers to ride the momentum into the 2015
Boston Marathon.
"It's a flat, shady course and with a 6:30 a.m. start, there should be
optimal conditions for runners to put forth their best time in their bid
for Boston. It's also great to run with a group where everybody has the
same goal. All 330 runners will be trying to qualify for Boston."
For more information on Last Chance BQ.2, check out www.fv26.com
About the Last Chance BQ.2 Marathon - Chicagoland
Another race innovation created by Fox Valley Marathon Races, Last Chance
BQ.2 Marathon - Chicagoland is a race designed to give runners a final
chance to qualify for the 2015 Boston Marathon. Scheduled for September
13th, 2014 before the anticipated opening of Boston's general registration,
the race will draw a nationwide audience of runners attempting to meet or
improve on their qualification times.
About the Fox Valley Marathon Races
In its 2010 Inaugural Event, the Fox Valley Marathon Races quickly became
Chicago's premier west suburban running event and one of the best in the
entire Midwest. The Marathon, Half Marathon and 20 mile races showcase the
towns, parks and paved trails along the Fox River from St. Charles to
Aurora, and draw runners from across the country and internationally. The
fast, flat, shady course and extensive volunteer support make it a favorite
for all runners from first timers to Personal Best and Boston hopefuls.
The Advocate Dreyer Fox Valley Marathon is a great course for first timers
and is the largest single day sporting event in the Fox Valley. It was
named Best Marathon 2012 by Chicago Magazine, a Midwest Top 25 Marathon and
is a great Boston qualifier.
Advocate Dreyer Fox Valley Marathon 2014 is timed perfectly to the Chicago
marathon schedule, including an innovative Fall Final 20TM race a few weeks
before Chicago 2014. The Race FlexTM allows runners to double the chance of
finding good weather for their fall marathon attempt.
The Fox Valley Marathon Races -- for runners, by runners. For more
information, visit us at www.fv26.com
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