629 Boston Qualifiers from Houston Marathon
Out of the 5,408 finishers (currently at the Houston Marathon results site; this number has changed from the original 5,440), there were 629 runners who met the qualifying standards for the 2006 Boston Marathon at this Sunday's Chevron Houston Marathon.
(Note: This doesn't take into account a 44-year-old runner who will turn 45 before the day of the Boston Marathon. This number is assuming that the runner at the Houston Marathon will be the same age in four months.)
The age group breakdown for the 416 men and 213 women is as follows:
18-34 age group -- 59 women, 89 men
35-39 age group -- 46 women, 65 men
40-44 age group -- 51 women, 63 men
45-49 age group -- 37 women, 94 men
50-54 age group -- 12 women, 55 men
55-59 age group -- 3 women, 25 men
60-64 age group -- 4 women, 9 men
65-69 age group -- 1 woman, 10 men
70-74 age group -- 5 men
75-79 age group -- 1 man (Galveston's Dan Allensworth, 76, 4:32:06)
The earliest finisher (235th overall) that didn't qualify for Boston was 29-year-old Richmond, Texas native Justin Breitigam who ran 3:12:13, short by more than a minute of the 3:10 standard (plus 59 second addition).
The slowest Boston qualifier wasn't Allensworth but 65-year-old Montgomery, Texas resident Dipankar Mukherjee who covered the course in 4:38:01, well within in the 4:45:59 qualifying time. Mukherjee was 3,145th overall.
17-year-old Hannah Howard of Nacogdoches (3:31:53) and 16-year-old Sara Collazos (3:33:52) both met the women's 18-34 qualifying standard of 3 hours and 40 minutes. Unless they are 18 at time of this year's Boston Marathon, they can't run it. Howard's time will certainly qualify her for the 2007 Boston Marathon. If Collazos turns 18 before the 2007 Boston Marathon, her time on Sunday will count.
10.7% of the female finishers qualified for Boston (213 of 1,989 finishers) while 11.8% of the male finishers did (415 of 3,519 finishers). The overall percentage was 11.6 % (629 of 5,408 finishers).
(Note: This doesn't take into account a 44-year-old runner who will turn 45 before the day of the Boston Marathon. This number is assuming that the runner at the Houston Marathon will be the same age in four months.)
The age group breakdown for the 416 men and 213 women is as follows:
18-34 age group -- 59 women, 89 men
35-39 age group -- 46 women, 65 men
40-44 age group -- 51 women, 63 men
45-49 age group -- 37 women, 94 men
50-54 age group -- 12 women, 55 men
55-59 age group -- 3 women, 25 men
60-64 age group -- 4 women, 9 men
65-69 age group -- 1 woman, 10 men
70-74 age group -- 5 men
75-79 age group -- 1 man (Galveston's Dan Allensworth, 76, 4:32:06)
The earliest finisher (235th overall) that didn't qualify for Boston was 29-year-old Richmond, Texas native Justin Breitigam who ran 3:12:13, short by more than a minute of the 3:10 standard (plus 59 second addition).
The slowest Boston qualifier wasn't Allensworth but 65-year-old Montgomery, Texas resident Dipankar Mukherjee who covered the course in 4:38:01, well within in the 4:45:59 qualifying time. Mukherjee was 3,145th overall.
17-year-old Hannah Howard of Nacogdoches (3:31:53) and 16-year-old Sara Collazos (3:33:52) both met the women's 18-34 qualifying standard of 3 hours and 40 minutes. Unless they are 18 at time of this year's Boston Marathon, they can't run it. Howard's time will certainly qualify her for the 2007 Boston Marathon. If Collazos turns 18 before the 2007 Boston Marathon, her time on Sunday will count.
10.7% of the female finishers qualified for Boston (213 of 1,989 finishers) while 11.8% of the male finishers did (415 of 3,519 finishers). The overall percentage was 11.6 % (629 of 5,408 finishers).
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