 Boston University students are chasing after their running goals with a marathon training class that's preparing them to take on longer distances. Instructor Eva Sevian is a former Boston Marathon runner and she's teaching her students techniques that can help them reach personal milestones. What I usually tell students is what I did is run a few half marathons before you're ready for a marathon because a marathon is an incredibly challenging distance. We do warm up in the beginning, we go for a run and then we stretch so when we do warm up we talk about like strengthening the small muscles around our joints for injury prevention and then stretching also injury prevention. Some of the runners said they hope to work their way up to the 26.2 mile long Boston Marathon that stretches all the way from Hopkinson to Boston. It is kind of hard to qualify so a lot of people get really like put off of the idea of running it but I think having a class like this where you know like a lot of people striving to like have similar goals met is really good to like motivate you keep you forward in the face of like big intimidation. Runners can only qualify for the Boston Marathon if they meet the qualifying standards and already ran a certified full marathon distance within a given amount of time depending on their category. The Boston Marathon is obviously a dream going to school here in Boston. It seems a little unobtainable. I won't lie because BQ times are way too fast. Halson Frat said maintaining a consistent training schedule can be a challenge but instead of giving up she found that running with a group helps her stay motivated. There are a lot of race nerves but it's also super magical in many ways running with a bunch of people because you get to talk to different people. I met so many of my friends through running. Running in the USA.com lists more upcoming marathons across Massachusetts for those looking to participate in Iran but aren't quite ready for Boston Marathon. Reporting in Boston for BUTV, I'm Chloe Adams.