WIN a TRIP for 2 to the 2008 BOSTON MARATHON
Get a chance when you qualify at SCOTIABANK TORONTO WATERFRONT MARATHON, September 30th, 2007!
Prize includes: one free entry to Boston '08; round trip airfare for 2 from anywhere in North America or Mexico; 3 nights at the Copley Plaza Hotel, the official Race HQ for the stars in Beantown; BAA VIP package that includes hospitality and VIP bus to Start, etc.
Boston Qualifiers
"Very well run race! I loved all the water stops. They were effectively staffed. Nice course.
I qualified for Boston for the first time (after 15 years of trying). What more could I ask!"
— Kevin Florey, Northville, Michigan
Eligibility
The Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon is a registered AIMS Marathon, certified by Athletics Canada—which makes a great "Flat, Fast, Traffic Free, Boston Qualifier."
If you qualify for Boston at the Waterfront Marathon, your eligibility period lasts for Boston in the year after AND the second year following. Example: someone qualifying at our 2008 marathon is eligible for one or both of the 2009 AND 2010 Boston marathons (no matter how you did in the 2009 race).
Please note that your CHIP time will be the time used by Boston to determine your qualifying status.
Proof of qualification must accompany the application. Participants must be 18 years or older on race day.
Qualifying times are based upon your age on the date of the Boston Marathon in which you will be participating.
For more information please visit www.bostonmarathon.com.
Boston Marathon Qualifying Times
| AGE GROUP | MEN | WOMEN |
| 18-34 | 3hrs 10min | 3hrs 40min |
| 35-39 | 3hrs 15min | 3hrs 45min |
| 40-44 | 3hrs 20min | 3hrs 50min |
| 45-49 | 3hrs 30min | 4hrs 00min |
| 50-54 | 3hrs 35min | 4hrs 05min |
| 55-59 | 3hrs 45min | 4hrs 15min |
| 60-64 | 4hrs 00min | 4hrs 30min |
| 65-69 | 4hrs 15min | 4hrs 45min |
| 70-74 | 4hrs 30min | 5hrs 00min |
| 75-79 | 4hrs 45min | 5hrs 15min |
| 80 and over | 5hrs 00min | 5hrs 30min |
"This is the second time I've ran the Scotiabank Waterfront Half
Marathon and I love it just as much, and maybe even more!"
— S.O., Toronto, ON
Honour Roll: Runners who achieved a BQ time at STWM 2007
Here are the runners whose times qualify them for Boston 2008 & 2009. Congratulations and every best wish for the marathon experience of a lifetime (after Waterfront of course)! (Thanks to MarathonGuide.com for supplying this list.)
Name City or Country Chip Time Linda Acton Toronto 3:32:36 Paul Adams Tavistock 3:40:05 Kasime Adilo Ethiopia 2:10:20 Kyle Aitken Mississauga 3:00:02 Albert Albaladejo Plantation 3:24:47 John Albin Janetville 3:39:33 Jaivusz Aleksiejuki Januic Ringville 3:18:12 Lance Allin Sarnia 3:25:34 Trevor Allport Nether Whitacre, CO 3:28:10 John Anderson Toronto 3:24:54 Rosemary Armstrong Doncaster 4:19:06 Brad Arndt London 3:09:29 Colin Arnott Whitby 3:22:36 Thierry Asselin Ottawa 3:01:33 Claudette Augert Edmonton 3:06:12 Mark Bailey Toronto 3:13:13 Anne Banfield Oshawa 3:37:33 Roger Bashore Chicago 2:42:34 Chrissie Bawn Kamloops 3:39:21 Alan Beasley Brampton 3:19:06 Adrian Becklumb Ottawa 3:01:56 Lisa Bernardi Pittsburgh 3:49:01 James Berry Fort Wayne 3:22:17 Mark Best Toronto 3:12:42 Ed Bickley Calgary 2:58:58 Alevtina Biktimirova Russia 2:34:53 John Bil Charlottetown 2:57:14 Jean Birch Belleville 4:01:36 April Boultbee Toronto 3:39:20 Melanie Boultbee Toronto 3:41:08 Claude Bourassa Cochrane 3:34:51 Paul Bourbonniere Markham 3:34:29 Billy Bowden Cornwall 3:32:16 Vanessa Bowker North Bay 3:38:29 Alice Braham Great Britain 2:41:06 Laura Branson Toronto 3:31:40 John Brennan Strathroy 3:23:01 Doyle Brown Toronto 2:57:39 Tim Brown North Bay 3:25:32 Mike Browne Mississauga 3:18:09 David Buckspan Thornhill 3:35:40 Joe Buffington Medford 3:22:49 Andrea Cameron Toronto 3:39:44 Paulino Canchanya Peru 2:21:01 John Cappelletti Aurora 3:03:18 David Carroll Toronto 3:12:57 Mike Carter Newcastle 3:22:37 Surat Chahal Mississauga 3:35:53 Michael J Chang Toronto 2:58:58 Rafael Charyk Toronto 3:39:35 Jorge Luis Chavira Mexico 3:25:58 Jacqueline Chevalier Toronto 3:35:04 Wang Chiu Oakville 3:15:32 Monica Chokly Trenton 3:42:02 Robert Chong Toronto 3:19:21 Audrey Christiansen Sugar Land 3:48:52 Kieu Chung Markham 3:40:54 Jeff Churchward Paris 3:30:43 Domenic Cirone Oshawa 2:54:48 Heather Cirone Oshawa 3:37:25 Jenny Clague Great Britain 2:44:05 David Clancy Vancouver 3:20:17 Wayne Cohen Houston 2:58:12 Michel Collette Ottawa 3:04:23 Bob Collin Orangeville 3:29:27 Mark Collis Burlingto 3:30:51 Susan Conway Toronto 4:15:11 Mike Corbett Milton Keynes 3:45:19 Marc Cormier Greenfield Park 3:07:34 Susan Coulas Ajax 3:47:59 Paul Coulter Kincardine 3:21:09 Michael Coyne St. Stephen 2:51:38 Genevieve Crabbe Toronto 3:39:07 Ian Crabtree Preston 3:13:50 Mike Crawford Maitland 3:08:35 Sarah Crawford Maitland 3:44:16 Soledad Cunliffe Lima 3:36:43 Adlai Cunningham Clark's Harbour 3:23:27 Kerry Cunningham Toronto 3:08:52 James Curtis Hamilton 3:09:57 Lemi Dadi Toronto 2:29:10 Anthony Davey Toronto 3:06:17 Gallant David Sault Ste. Marie 2:57:39 Paul Davies Blackwell 2:48:18 Ryan Day Kitimat 2:24:53 Jose De Jesus Camarena Leon, Guanajuato 2:58:56 Fred Defina Aurora 3:32:18 Jerry Degroot Rockwood 3:30:26 Robert Delazzari Toronto 3:12:17 Trudy Deumer Campbellville 4:02:04 Joan Dinardo London 3:47:15 Julie Donald Goxhill, North Lin 3:29:51 Alain Dupuy Toledo 3:50:53 Bryce Dymond Mississauga 3:08:35 Greg Edgar Ottawa 3:06:22 Ann Eggington Southport 3:23:18 Mark Eller Boulder 3:16:34 Mark Ellithorn Preston 2:52:23 Miguel A. Espinosa Sherbrooke 3:37:30 John Farah Ann Arbor 3:36:56 Giuliana Fatule Surco 3:23:58 Brian Feherty Newmarket 3:46:03 Alberto Feiteira Brampton 3:13:39 Michael Feldstein Rochester 3:08:29 Jane Ferguson Toronto 3:57:32 Dino Ferrari Toronto 3:10:16 Daniela Fiumara Vaughan 3:17:31 Kevin Florey Northville 3:15:35 Rich Foster Alpine 3:28:53 Margit Frechette Markham 3:43:14 John Frederick Toronto 3:35:21 Corey French Collingwood 3:05:19 Marc Fulford Toronto 3:42:33 Melissa Gacek White Bear Lake 2:45:03 Peter Gammon St. Johns 3:07:50 Louis-Philippe Garnier Montreal 2:31:27 Ramona Gellel Pickering 3:18:26 Bernard Genet Voorhees 3:58:26 Carolyn Gersh Ann Arbor 3:19:11 Dave Getz Warwick 3:18:48 Asha Gigi Ethiopia 2:33:16 Mathieu Girard Chambly 3:08:22 Dominique Glass Montreal 3:50:35 Peter Glassford Mansfield 3:05:01 Bruce Glasspoole Pointe Claire 3:05:21 Gerry Glynn Mississauga 2:55:57 Andy Goodwin New York 2:43:01 Miguel Granados Mexico City 3:10:50 Adrian Grancea Thornhill 3:30:47 Brian Groot London 2:56:14 Jennifer Guindon Calgary 3:59:07 Peter Hadzipetros Toronto 3:28:14 Bryan Halferty Vancouver 2:43:53 Tim Hardie Richmond Hill 3:27:51 Margie Harmer Madrid 3:34:33 Don Harris Toronto 3:22:56 Christine Hart Kamloops 3:19:03 Lisa Harvey Calgary 2:48:46 Pauline Haste Ajax 3:58:57 Keith Haviland Madison 3:27:11 John Hayes Beamsville 3:32:51 Edilberto Mendez Hernandez Mexico 2:15:00 Ignacio Hernandez Monterrey, N.L. 3:00:58 Moises Hernandez San Miguel Allende 3:00:03 Kevin Higgins Toronto 3:02:42 Mary-Theresa Hiltz Chatham 3:41:36 Kelly Holmes Brampton 3:34:40 James Honeyman Toronto 3:12:46 Stephanie Hudakoc Toronto 3:34:08 Catherine Hudson Toronto 3:36:16 Kristine Hughes Toronto 3:32:39 Chong Hum Scarborough 3:18:33 Vanessa Hung Toronto 3:05:03 Gicela Isla-Richter Toronto 4:04:09 Marilee Jackson Kingston 3:43:40 Deorup James Cornelius 3:36:56 Nina Jannetti Sugar Land 4:01:13 Christine Jarrell Commerce Township 3:26:58 Rolf Jellositz Mississauga 2:57:11 Andrew Jeske Bilston 3:19:25 Peter Johnson Toronto 3:25:43 Jon Jorgensen Oslo 3:11:47 Araceli Juarez Mexico 3:06:40 Gerardo Juarez Mexico City 3:10:44 Roland Juhnke Dashwood 3:30:02 Robert Julian Burlington 2:45:54 Henry Kapkyai Kenya 2:13:49 Michal Kapral Toronto 2:50:09 Steve Karpas Bellaire 3:01:46 Danny Kassap Toronto 2:17:20 Andrew Kates Glendale 3:15:12 Alice Kearns Unionville 4:24:14 John Kelai Kenya 2:09:29 Susan Kelley Oak Park 4:03:36 Wayne Kelly Toronto 3:42:46 Leo Kennedy Halifax 3:08:05 Philip Kwai-Wah Ko North York 3:19:44 Bohuslav Kokta Trois-Rivieres 4:14:41 Gregor Kranjc Toronto 2:50:32 Aaron Kroeker Oakville 2:56:32 James Kuhn Jr. West Falls 3:07:27 Jin Yi Kwon Chapel Hill 3:12:10 Douglas Lachance Bentonville 3:17:46 Christina Laflamme Toronto 3:23:00 Joseph Langebartels New Palestine 3:29:39 Eric Lavigne Leesburg 2:26:50 Vincent Lavoie Carp 3:30:00 Taci Laws-Lyden Clermont 3:29:59 Robert Lebel Ottawa 3:20:44 Martha Leblanc Toronto 3:06:14 Almis Ledas Toronto 3:00:58 Stephen Lee Ottawa 3:20:03 Laurie Legere Toronto 3:38:19 Fred Leith Toronto 3:19:53 Karen Patricia Lent Whitby 3:39:33 Constantino Leon Peru 2:22:05 Michael Letter Miami 3:08:37 Roger D Levesque Balmoral 3:43:11 Rita Lewis Ailsa Craig 3:59:16 Adam Littke Cambridge 2:43:11 William Logie Toronto 3:08:36 Erik Loponen Toronto 3:10:34 Kirsten Lotter Austin 3:36:39 Simone Lumsden Toronto 3:29:22 John MacCulloch Burlington 3:24:28 Laura MacDermaid Whitby 3:39:39 John MacKinnon Sydney 3:15:27 Peter MacLeod Brampton 3:20:41 Christine Magnant Brighton 3:25:30 Liz Maguire Osgoode 2:56:25 Chezzie Main Holland Centre 3:54:18 David Maiyo Kenya 2:17:31 Sherrie Mann Plainwell 3:46:44 Janice Manning London 3:56:39 David Markotich Harrowsmith 2:57:35 Adrian Marriott Great Britain 2:18:57 Don Martin Coldwater 3:24:39 Stephen Mayor Houston 2:59:57 Pam McBride Kalamazoo 3:47:04 Marina McCallum Clydebank, Dunbar 3:35:10 Mark McCasham Mt Stewart 3:10:15 Matthew McGrath Toronto 3:08:57 Val McLeod Oakville 3:33:24 Barb McMahon Oakville 3:36:20 Carmen Medina Weehawken 3:35:31 Marite Mendoza Mexico 3:30:10 Kate Merz Madison 3:06:49 Pascale Michaud Carleton Place 3:45:06 Ivan Mills Jamaica 3:19:57 Bruno Moindrot St Lambert 2:58:18 Josh Molinari Oswego 3:08:49 Dan Moriarity Bowmanville 3:00:10 Janelle Morrison Fort St. John 2:49:36 Bert Mucci Kingsville 2:52:52 Niki Muller Toronto 3:57:09 Tom Mungham Newmarket 3:27:11 Joseph Mutiso Kenya 2:15:27 Peter Nasato Carlisle 3:08:23 Ken Niemimaa Pickering 3:00:14 Breege Nordin Romford Essex 3:45:41 Ewa Nowakowski Guelph 3:43:47 Denise Odgren Greely 3:57:34 Sandy O'Donohoe Pickering 4:10:04 Rafael Ojeda Mexico City 3:06:22 Joe O'Keefe London 3:09:09 Marlene O'Laney Sault Ste. Marie 3:47:08 Jan Olson Barrie 3:03:42 Janet Omalley Plantation 3:22:42 Melanie Parke Bradford 3:41:44 Allen Parkinson Rockwood 3:24:54 Jamie Parks Tinley Park 3:15:24 Scott Parks Clinton 3:30:18 Kevin Paterson Mississauga 3:20:52 Christian Pickering London 3:10:49 Melanie Picket Burlington 3:39:15 Sean Pinney Milton 3:14:55 Svetlana Pretot France 2:39:51 Martin Provencal Terrebonne 3:10:03 Derek Publicover Shaker Heights 3:01:12 Chantal Quesnelle Toronto 3:30:24 Ariana Quino Salazar Mexico 2:55:03 Jhon Willian Quispe Peru 2:38:45 Jason Raehl Grand Rapids 3:07:25 Francisco Ramirez Juarez, Chih 3:12:49 Leslie Reade Harrowsmith 3:29:39 Lindsay Redekop Fort Erie 3:38:02 Wayne Redekop Fort Erie 3:38:41 Neil Renault Great Britain 2:18:54 Tom Rhodes Willow Grove 2:23:14 Gus Richardson Halifax 3:30:35 Helga Rinneard Orillia 3:50:36 Thomas Ritter Novi 3:18:05 Jorge Rivera Mexico 2:23:12 Michael Rix Mississauga 3:29:21 Joe Rizzi Newmarket 3:08:43 Brent Robart Quispamsis 3:03:58 Patty Rodgers Niagara Falls 3:34:49 Alicia Rodriguez Mexico 2:43:42 Rocio Romani Lima 3:25:03 Hugo Romero Mexico 2:17:54 Daniel Rono Kenya 2:09:35 Hasarun Rosati Toronto 4:10:36 Kristen Rose Mississauga 3:19:42 Patti Rossi Hampton 3:59:21 Darcy Rowe Milton 3:04:23 Rob Rowlatt Kingston 3:03:53 Louisa Ruderman London 3:26:17 Darcy Russell London 3:39:32 Terry Rutherford Port Moody 3:59:05 Jason Saitta Parker 2:28:30 Bryan Salt Sudbury 3:11:52 Stephanie Santosa Toronto 3:35:00 Peter Sarson Uttoxeter 3:08:49 Fiona Savage Toronto 4:00:16 Aiken Scherberger Hillsdale 3:23:46 Michael Schmidt South Haven 3:20:41 Shawn Schryer Sudbury 3:00:11 Michelle Schuler Ottawa 3:01:40 Helen Scissons Coboconk 3:44:05 Julian Scott Toronto 2:58:36 Kathryn Scott Duntocher, Clydeba 3:37:06 Christopher Seewald Kingston 3:04:44 Kristina Seko Toronto 3:38:25 Nick Seston Toronto 3:19:59 Bonnie Sexton Mattawan 3:21:52 Richard Shallhorn Toronto 3:21:52 Tammy Sheffar London 3:38:59 Brooke Shipman Toronto 3:30:26 Jean Shortill Toronto 4:00:15 Robert Shotton Ottawa 3:11:14 Tammy Sieminowski Toronto 3:44:18 Amelia Silveira Mississauga 3:57:48 Alison Simpson Toronto 3:40:02 Martha Sirdevan Kelowna 3:29:08 Rachel Slade Kincardine 3:09:01 Nicholas Sloffer Fort Wayne 3:02:16 Brad Smith Bowmanville 3:20:12 Tracy Smith Burlington 3:21:49 Malgorzata Sobanska Poland 2:34:20 Terrance Spearing Bethany 3:08:34 Shawn Spriggs Potsdam 3:08:55 Robin Steckley Stouffville 3:32:31 Monika Stelter Georgetown 3:18:38 Rick Stockman Bowmanville 3:37:07 Francizek Stronski Poland 3:22:44 Ken Stubbings Cobourg 2:58:57 Fraser Sword Peterborough 3:22:14 Gary Tamming Stoney Creek 3:12:00 Toomas Tarm 2:46:12 Werner Tars Bracebridge 3:03:42 George Tchourakov Kitchener 3:13:22 Kaupo Tiislar 2:33:34 Annie Trepanier Mississauga 3:46:19 Ron Trevino Albuquerque 3:30:02 Scott Turnbull Fort Gratiot 3:05:46 Carolyn Turner Ottawa 3:16:15 Feyissa Tusse Ethiopia 2:17:09 Jennifer Umphrey Guelph 3:31:10 Jayme Van Geest Waterdown 3:38:43 Crista Vanden Hoven Waterloo 3:36:01 Branislav Vasilijevic Mississauga 3:09:47 Rob Vertesi Hamilton 2:57:43 Tifenn Vialatte Ottawa 3:19:57 Ian Vickers Orillia 2:56:02 Peter Von Euw Toronto 3:09:04 Maria Wadey Chard 3:45:59 Simon Wangai Kenya 2:10:53 Michael Warner Toronto 2:58:37 Cindy Warwick Ottawa 3:44:14 Angela Watson Toronto 3:45:44 Catherine Watson Markham 3:44:16 Nancy Webb Richmond Hill 3:52:47 Marcus Wedge Bradford On Avon 4:44:17 Adam Weeks Cincinnati 3:04:00 Amber Weeks Cincinnati 3:35:32 Laurie Wherrett Whitby 3:25:43 Richard Whitaker Leeds 3:08:42 Amy Winger Hudsonville 3:36:45 Scott Winton New Zealand 2:17:14 Kevin Withers Guelph 2:56:21 Hoytson Wong Toronto 3:44:06 Ashley Worobec Burlington 3:21:53 Louie Wu Hamilton 3:25:16 Mary Yan Vancouver 3:42:47 Jeremy Yethon Milton 3:09:28 Raleigh Young Ottawa 3:17:27 Norma Zavala San Nicol S De Los 3:39:01 Peggy Zeeb Colon 3:15:24 Jerry Ziak Vancouver 2:17:24
Honour Roll: STWM Qualifiers for Boston 2007
Here are the runners who used Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront 2006 to qualify for BOSTON 2007 — congratulations!
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For those going to BOSTON in April...
Boston COURSE TIPS from the experts at RUNNER'S WORLD — Insider tips for running the Boston Marathon smarter and faster than you ever thought possible
Welcome to Bawstin
For those of you who have never been to "Bawstin", this is a good guideline. I hope you will consider coming to "Beantown" in the near future. For those who call New England home, this is just plain great!
Information on Boston and the surrounding area:
There's no school on School Street, no court on Court Street, no dock on Dock Square, no
water on Water Street. Back Bay streets are in alphabetical "oddah": Arlington,
Berkeley, Clarendon, Dartmouth, etc.
So are South Boston streets: A, B, C, D, etc. If the streets are named after trees (e.g.
Walnut, Chestnut, Cedar), you're on Beacon Hill. If they're named after poets, you're in
Wellesley.
Massachusetts Ave is Mass Ave; Commonwealth Ave is Comm Ave.
South Boston is Southie. The South End is the South End. East Boston is Eastie. The North End
is east of the former West End. The West End and Scollay Square are no more; a guy named
Rappaport got rid of them one night. Roxbury is The Burry, Jamaica Plain is J.P.
How to say these Massachusetts city names correctly:
**Say it wrong, be shunned**
- Worcester: Wuhsta (or Wistah)
- Gloucester: Glawsta
- Leicester: Lesta
- Woburn: Wooban
- Dedham: Dedim (like denim w/ a D in the N pace)
- Revere: Re-vee-ah
- Quincy: Quinzee
- Tewksbury: Tooks berry
- Leominster: Lemon-sta
- Peabody: Peabuddy
- Waltham: Walth-ham
- Chatham: Chattum
- Stoneham: Stone-em
- Waban: Wah-ban
- Holyoke: Hole-yoke
Definitions:
- Frappes have ice cream, milkshakes don't.
- If it is fizzy and flavored, it's tonic.
- Soda is CLUB SODA.
- "Pop" is Dad.
- When we want Tonic WATER, we will ask for Tonic WATER.
- The smallest beer is a pint.
- Scrod is whatever they tell you it is, usually fish.
- If you paid more than $6/pound, you got scrod.
- It's not a water fountain; it's a bubblah.
- It's not a trashcan; it's a barrel.
- It's not a spucky it's a sub.
- It's not a shopping cart; it's a carriage.
- It's not a purse; it's a pockabook.
- They're not franks; they're haht dahgs. Franks are money in France.
Police don't drive patrol units or black and whites they drive a "crooza".
If you take the bus, you're on the "looza crooza". It's not a rubber band, it's an
elastic. It's not a traffic circle, it's a rotary. "Going to the islands" means
Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket. If something's good, it's "pissa". If something's
really good, it's "wicked pissa".
The Pat's = The Patriots
The Sox = The Red Sox
The C's = The Celtics
The B's = The Bruins
Things not to do:
- Don't pahk your cah in Hahvid Yahd. They'll tow it to Meffa (Medford) or Slumaville (Somerville).
- Don't sleep in the Common. (Boston Common)
- Don't wear Orange in Southie on St. Patrick's Day.
Things you should know:
There are two State Houses, two City Halls, two courthouses, two Hancock buildings (one old, one new for each).
The colored lights on top the old Hancock tell the wetha:
"Solid blue, clear view...."
"Flashing blue, clouds due...."
"Solid red, rain ahead...."
"Flashing red, snow instead...." (except in summer; flashing red means the Red Sox
game was rained out)
Route 128 is also I-95 south. It's also I-93 north.
The underground train is not a subway. It's the "T", and it doesn't run all night
(fah chrysakes, this ain't Noo Yawk).
Order the "cold tea" in China Town after 2:00 am you'll get a kettle full of beer.
Bostonians... think that it's their God-given right to cut off someone in traffic.
Bostonians...think that there are only 25 letters in the alphabet (no R's).
Bostonians...think that three straight days of 90+ temperatures is a heat wave.
Bostonians...refer to six inches of snow as a "dusting."
Bostonians...always "bang a left" as soon as the light turns green and oncoming
traffic always expects it.
Bostonians.. .say everything in town is "a five-minute walk." (Pronounced "wok")
Bostonians...believe that using your turn signal is a sign of weakness.
Bostonians...think that 63-degree ocean water is warm.
Bostonians...think Rhode Island accents are annoying.