Pine Belt Pacer running club members, Sheryl Chatfield and Vicki Copeland, have now qualified to run the Boston Marathon.
On Sunday 1/15, Copeland covered the 26.2 mile course of the Houston Marathon finishing in a time of 4 hours 04 minutes 01 seconds. At age 54, she needed to run a time under 4 hours 15 minutes in order to qualify as an entrant in the 110th annual Boston Marathon which will be held April 16, 2006. Sheryl Chatfield, winner of the Female Master's Division of Saturday's Mississippi Marathon is another Pine Belt Pacer who has qualified for the Boston Marathon. Her time was 3:46:16 for the 26.2 mile distance. The qualification time for Chatfield's 40-44 age group is 3:50. Other Pine Belt Pacers who previously qualified are Keith Barrett, Jim Coll and Robin Ryder.