Boston Marathon: you can qualify by time or by raising money for a charity. Qualifying by time is out of reach for most recreational runners, and there are onl

Boston Marathon: you can qualify by time or by raising money for a charity. Qualifying by time is out of reach for most recreational runners, and there are only a few thousand charity spots, so people regularly raise 5 figures in order to run. http://www.baa.org/utilities/charities/official-charity-program-faqs.aspx http://www.baa.org/utilities/charities/official-charity-prog...