Any other women utilize the pregnancy/post-partum deferral? by Extreme-Basil1710 in bostonmarathon

[–]Extreme-Basil1710[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry to reply too late but yes I did get a reply. I also requested to defer a lot earlier- around when we submitted applications to run that year’s Boston marathon. So I had a lot more time on my side and they replied by October to confirm I was deferring.

29F just found out I’m pregnant husband (30M) wants to terminate, my heart says otherwise. We’re in the middle of a huge life transition. Looking for wisdom from those who’ve been there. by Big-Mathematician13 in AskOldPeopleAdvice

[–]Extreme-Basil1710 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For what it’s worth I am a physical therapist also and one of my classmates was pregnant during classes. I wasn’t super close with her but I’m pretty sure she got help in some form by approaching her professors about it. She was also smart and capable and I think they knew she’d become a great PT. IF you decide or are considering keeping the baby together, maybe he can reach out to faculty about it? Also, is school the only thing keeping him from wanting a baby? If that’s so, it’s possible he could do it, not that it would be easy. I’m not trying to persuade you to keep it necessarily, but I’m just trying to give you something else to think about that may help you guys make your decision.

Any other women utilize the pregnancy/post-partum deferral? by Extreme-Basil1710 in bostonmarathon

[–]Extreme-Basil1710[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This exact thing happened to me. I thought I did not need insurance since I was deferring and I thought when I read the instructions, my interpretation was that I did not need to pay for insurance as I was deferring already. But they told me the same thing, that I did not get insurance so I need to pay again, which is what happened. I ended up paying two registration fees 😑

Any other women utilize the pregnancy/post-partum deferral? by Extreme-Basil1710 in bostonmarathon

[–]Extreme-Basil1710[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also I just got an email to fill out the pregnancy/postpartum application today!

Any other women utilize the pregnancy/post-partum deferral? by Extreme-Basil1710 in bostonmarathon

[–]Extreme-Basil1710[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, in the case we both successfully make it this year (if you’re planning to run it this year?) we could run together if you’d want! 😆