Yes, Boston qualifies. The two best known U.S. marathon courses that
wouldn't are Las Vegas and St. George. And please note that this only
applies to the women, not the men for the 2001 World Championships and it
does not apply to the 2004 Olympic Marathon Trials qualifying.
Linda Honikman, USATF Road Running Information Center and WLDR Exec.
Committee
> Can anyone out there answer this for me. According to the procedures
> set forth by USATF, women representatives for the US world marathon team
> will be picked using the following criteria:
>
> "At the recent USA Track & Field Convention, the Long Distance Running
> Committees established the qualifying procedures for the U.S marathon
> team at the 2001 IAAF World Outdoor Track & Field Championships in
> Edmonton, Canada and for the next U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.
>
> For Edmonton, U.S. women who run the five fastest marathon times from
> January 1, 2000 to April 30, 2001 will be offered roster spots on the
> U.S. team. Performances run on courses that drop more than 4 meters per
> kilometer will be excluded."
>
> Can anyone say for certain if Boston qualifies under these guidelines?
>
> Thanks for the help and happy New Years.
>
> Joe
>
