![[Erin shakin' Amazing Grass photo]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/meals-0031-150x150.jpg "[Erin shakin' Amazing Grass photo]")
I did it! I finished the Bel Air Town Run today in 19:16, well under my goal time of 19:59. 49th place overall, just like last weekend (weird huh?). This is a 6:13 per-mile pace. A few months ago, before I got injured and before I stopped eating meat, I ran three miles at 6:30…
![[Boston Marathon photo]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bostonmarathon-150x150.jpg "[Boston Marathon photo]")
My blog is getting a lot of traffic from people looking for Boston Marathon qualifying information, with searches like “How fast do I have to run to qualify for Boston Marathon” and “Boston Marathon training plan.” They are landing on my previous post How I Plan to Qualify for the Boston Marathon, which was geared…
![Photo of Matt running 1]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/matt-running-150x150.jpg "Photo of Matt running 1]")
I mentioned in an earlier post that my goal, for as long as I’ve been running marathons, has been to qualify for Boston. For my age group, this requires a time of 3:10:59 or better in an approved marathon. That’s 7:17 per mile, for 26.2 miles. My personal best so far is 3:20:30, at the…
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