As if I needed more inspiration

I just found this on the Marathon By The Sea website. As if I needed more of a kick in the pants to start training than I did from yesterday's half-marathon debacle.

The Loyalist Qualifier Challenge

Saint John and Boston have had a long history. Emigration of the New England Loyalists to Saint John, the burgeoning trade route of the merchant sailing ships of the 19th century, and now the inaugural Loyalist Qualifier Challenge™.

Our mission as a marathon event is to provide extraordinary personal experiences. Tim Hortons and Marathon By The Sea have teamed up to recognize achieving one of marathoning's higest accomplishments – qualifying for the Boston Marathon.

In the spirit of the Loyalists' perseverance, all marathoners who finish Marathon By The Sea on September 23rd, 2007 with a Boston Marathon qualifying time for their respective age group, will be inducted into Marathon By The Sea Loyalist Qualifier team and receive a commemorative Marathon By The Sea Loyalist Qualifier™ technical race hat.

Better yet, they will also have an equal opportunity to be one of twenty six Loyalist Qualifiers™ that will travel as a team to the 2008 Boston Marathon on the Tim Hortons Coach courtesy of Tim Hortons.

Wow! Where do you want to qualify for the 2008 Boston Marathon? Stay tuned for more details.

Ready to RUN WITH IT! Register now through the Running Room online. Enter here now! Or download a PDF of Registration Form.