Boston Calling
Men's Fitness (US)|April 2017

How to gear up for, get into, and master the 26.2-mile run of your dreams

Peter Koch
Boston Calling

This month’s Boston Marathon (April 17) is the oldest annual marathon in the world and, for workaday runners, the most prestigious. Even weekend warriors and self-described “joggers” aspire to pound the storied 26.2-mile course from Hopkinton east through the Boston suburbs, over the Newton Hills, and into Copley Square.

With that kind of history, Boston’s also one of the hardest marathons to get into—hopefuls need to meet tight qualifying standards to apply for entry. This year’s edition is long-since full, but qualifying is currently under way for 2018—although if you’ve never done it before, you’ve got some work to do.

This story is from the April 2017 edition of Men's Fitness (US).

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