How much do you know about the marathon? Let me introduce the Boston Marathon today.
As the world's top marathon, the Boston Marathon is also one of the six major slams in the world (the other five are the London Marathon, the Berlin Marathon, the Chicago Marathon, the New York Marathon and the Tokyo Marathon). There is a saying that runners are divided into three realms: the first realm is to become a runner, the second realm is to become a marathon runner, and the third realm is to become a Boston marathon runner. It can be seen that the Boston Marathon is in the supremacy of the runners. No city marathon in the world can make the runners of the world crazy like Boston. Just as the biggest wish of a Muslim life is to pilgrimage to Mecca, many runners will also be able to participate in the Boston Marathon as a lifelong goal, to participate in Poma, for the runners is the supreme glory.
A unicorn is a mythical animal, which means “pursuit”, but you can never catch it in the pursuit. Therefore, it inspires people to constantly try and keep running. Even if it is elusive, in the process of pursuing a unicorn, you will be better and stronger than you are now. The unicorn logo of the Boston Marathon represents brave, strong, tenacious, never give up, the place where the unicorn shines, and the spirit of Poma is forever.
Boston became the world's top six slams, and it is known as the rigorous speed threshold, known as BQ (Boston Qualify). Runners can achieve this score before they can sign up for the Boston Marathon. Of course, if you don't reach BQ, you will be able to register successfully. The Boston Marathon will determine the qualification for the year based on the number of applicants. Accredited events must be AIMS (International Marathon and Road Run Association) certification events or American Athletics Association certification events.
The current competition in mainland China meets this requirement: Beijing Marathon, Dalian Marathon, Hangzhou Marathon, Lanzhou Marathon, Shanghai Marathon, Xiamen Marathon, Wuxi Marathon. If you want to register for Poma, you must obtain a BQ score for the domestic marathon within one year of the registration time.
In 2018, Poma scored a final score of 3 minutes and 23 seconds over the BQ. It is said that more than 5,000 registered runners who achieved BQ results were unsuccessful.
The Boston Marathon is almost a lifelong dream for every marathon runner. The sanctuary in the heart, many runners' lifelong pursuit is to stand on the Boston Marathon and run a marathon with a pilgrimage, just like the holy land of Mecca in Muslim hearts. Just because: it is a unicorn, it is the Boston Marathon!