tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393215217855579904.post4665477588649337507..comments2023-10-22T10:10:27.771-07:00Comments on Chicago Run-Times: Boston Demand Exceeds SupplyBob Richardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16888491520662212162noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393215217855579904.post-26260240599495132232010-10-24T21:04:32.122-07:002010-10-24T21:04:32.122-07:00I hope that the BAA finally begins excluding the i...I hope that the BAA finally begins excluding the increasingly commonplace practice of 'banditing' Boston (of which over 6,000 were estimated to have run the course in 2010), since that simple and obvious step would allow the BAA to partially address the growing supply-demand imbalance by increasing bibs by that same number. Along with necessarily tightening somewhat the qualifying times the BAA could restore some semblance of order to their 2012 registration, without a lottery system which would degrade the Boston to just another marathon. We'll see!Mark U.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04792726660751354015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393215217855579904.post-15801833356569874722010-10-18T19:34:45.314-07:002010-10-18T19:34:45.314-07:00A lot of people who thought they were running Bost...A lot of people who thought they were running Boston in 2011 won't be there. It's a stunning development in running.Bob Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888491520662212162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4393215217855579904.post-36629742764167256822010-10-18T19:05:42.353-07:002010-10-18T19:05:42.353-07:00Oh man, I have a co-worker who qualified recently,...Oh man, I have a co-worker who qualified recently, hope he made it.Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00472904236438692071noreply@blogger.com