yeah that's how it is for all the service groups that run though. And it's really not that terrible to raise that much money. You get a few big donors (area businesses, maybe your old summer job) and then just make a bunch of noise on FB, churches, everything else. Given enough time one can really do anything. I've raised that amount before for other things but you just can't be doing it often because people get tired of donating to you.
But those spots usually cap at like 16 runners and you have to make a donation to the team to even apply. Then you have to be chosen. They're really competitive and the only way they can really select people is based on their times and their commitment to whatever cause you're running for. A few of the hospital teams will cherry pick people (like ask them before they even apply) they know who've run it before, bandit or not.
Boston used to be big into Bandit running and rarely enforced it. My college ran it every year and so did many others without qualifying. It became part of the spirit of the race, ya dig? Like, just finishing it was big, whether you were 21 and came in at hour 6 or not.
But for obvious reasons it's not the same anymore.
Many of my friends in their 20's came in at the 65 year old woman mark, lol. It was like a ritual for us to see just how fast everyone actually was after the race.
I think I run a half in the time it takes to qualify for a full. Whoops. I'm hopeful in years to come bandit will become a thing again. Regardless of running it or not, you should go down on race day. Marathon Monday is wicked fun!
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