My LAST Boston Qualifier Cutoff Attempt: Mt Charleston Marathon (BQ ROUND 2: The Final Chapter)

After months of training for a Boston Marathon Qualifying Standard Marathon Time, I ran the Mt. Charleston Marathon in attempts to beat the new BQ qualifier standards. Cut off times are predicted to be crazy even with the new standards, so after many videos documenting my BQ Round 2 Series, it all comes down to marathon race day. If any of you watched ANY videos in my BQ Round 2 Series, I really appreciate you! Documenting this journey made it so much better and if even one person watched, thank you 💓 Last year I ran a Boston Qualifying marathon but I was one of the 12,000 people who did not make the cut off time for the 2025 Boston Marathon. Even though I was rejected last year, I’m back at Mt Charleston this year with one goal: run a BQ time that not only meets the new standards, but exceeds the new standards. Such an emotional and crazy race day. I needed a Sub 3:25 marathon and my PR previously was 3:28. This was the defining moment of my marathon journey. 00:00 THE RACE 00:56 My mindset going into the race 05:59 bussing 06:55 mile 1 - uphill 08:51 mile 9 - stick to the strategy 09:19 mile 11 - took a giant risk 10:53 mile 18 - foot pain 11:47 mile 22 - it gets flat 12:37 mile 23 - making it count 13:42 mile 24 - hitting the wall 16:05 approaching the finish line 17:58 the finish line 20:47 after the race In this episode: My full race strategy for a net-downhill course What’s different this time (gear, mindset, pacing) Real talk on pressure, burnout, and chasing big goals Behind-the-scenes of race day nerves + celebration (or heartbreak) ✨ Subscribe to follow my raw & real training journey. 📺 Last Year’s BQ Atempt    • Boston Qualifier Time Attempt at Mt Charle...   💓My Sticker Shop Link! https://runningondonuts.bigcartel.com.... #MarathonTraining #BQBound #MtCharlestonMarathon #BostonQualifier #RunnerLife #RedemptionRun