Popular races which have guaranteed entry based on a qualifying time

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RedWineRunner Mar 2013 11:07am, 1 Mar 2013 518 posts	0 RedWineRunner There's the Gansett Marathon in the States - qualification is the only means of entry, and the times are 5mins faster than Boston. The race is usually the day before Boston as well. gansettmarathon.com
HappyG(rrr) Mar 2013 5:03pm, 1 Mar 2013 19,378 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Oh, that's an interesting one RWR. I'm trying to find ones where I can say to the missus "Look, I have to do this one, this year, because in a few years time I'll be too old and slow to do it". I like New England a lot. :-)G
becca7 Mar 2013 5:06pm, 1 Mar 2013 4,595 posts	0 becca7 Bah, 2 seconds too slow for that one.
ndellar Mar 2013 5:26pm, 1 Mar 2013 1,962 posts	0 ndellar Good luck with this one: fukuoka-marathon.com I remember reading about this, am I reading the criteria right?
HappyG(rrr) Mar 2013 5:46pm, 1 Mar 2013 19,379 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Looks like it ndellar - the 500th and last finisher last year was 2:45. Elites only! :-)G
ndellar Mar 2013 6:07pm, 1 Mar 2013 1,963 posts	0 ndellar Prob not in the "popular" category but something to aim for!
TZ Mar 2013 6:13pm, 1 Mar 2013 1,223 posts	0 TZ The Bath Half-Marathon has some kind of "good club runner" entry available after general entries have sold out.
Dvorak Jan 2021 7:54pm, 30 Jan 2021 21,924 posts	0 Dvorak Anyway, what's the news on G's Country Caykes? Delivery only at the moment. obvs.
HappyG(rrr) Jan 2021 8:57am, 31 Jan 2021 37,378 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Lol Dv. You've been doing some thread archeology- this is a real dinosaur. Gave up trying to run my fastest and went for running longer. Now barely doing anything other than fun plod. No caykes have been baked! :-).G
ndellar Jan 2021 11:01am, 31 Jan 2021 3,825 posts	0 ndellar 😀 “what’s a race?” 😞