It seems like he had the best performance of any non-elite I know about. I'm sure this was all the chatter on Monday when I was not around but still. Dude needs his own thread, right?
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I know, right? I asked him last night what his secret was. He gave me some nonsense about track and running a lot. And racing. I kicked his butt in the recovery run.
I still want to know how big his PR was. He didn't post a goal or an old PR.
"Way to make Borat look overdressed"
Maybe almost 6 minutes.
I mean if wannaberunner can win an IFC 8ball without even being a swamper, how is it not a total snub to skip BadDawg because he only posted his goal in a general a sense? I don't usually argue with the IFC 8ball results because that's a tough job that I'm not willing to do myself but hey, I gotta stand up for my boy BadDawg a little here.
All respect in the world to Kristen for a truly great race and PR but BadDawg's was the most impressive run of any RA'er I've seen so far. It's not even really that close.
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I mean if wannaberunner can win an IFC 8ball without even being a swamper, how is it not a total snub to skip BadDawg because he only posted his goal in a general a sense? I don't usually argue with the IFC 8ball results because that's a tough job that I'm not willing to do myself but hey, I gotta stand up for my boy BadDawg a little here. All respect in the world to Kristen for a truly great race and PR but BadDawg's was the most impressive run of any RA'er I've seen so far. It's not even really that close.
Extrinsic motivation all day.
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies with in us." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
It was a 6 minute PR, not that that should be the deciding factor. And, I dunno, this looks kind of like a goal to me, almost:
I'm just going to run the race the Spaghetti Monster sets before me. I honestly can't tell if I'm overconfident or underconfident, overnervous or undernervous. I do think that I think I'm ready for a good run. Finishing in three hours would be a twelve minute improvement from a year ago, but given the right conditions I think it is a possibility.
It was a hell of run. I know the Dawg came tantilizingly close to breaking three last fall, it must feel great to smash it at Boston. I guess hard work pays off.
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I think the most impressive part about Kristen's run is the 9th place in her age group.
I'm not arguing against Kristen here. She ran a great race. But she's a marathon noob, we hell she could be sub 3 a year from now and it would surprise nobody. She ran her first marathon in September.
BadDawg has been running marathons since 2007, had a non-slouch PR to begin with, ran a 6 minute PR, first sub-3, at Boston, at age 48. C'mon man.
I mean if wannaberunner can win an IFC 8ball without even being a swamper, how is it not a total snub to skip BadDawg because he only posted his goal in a general a sense?
I wasn't arguing about whether he was deserving -- I just wanted to know his previous PR.
His marathon progression:
Boston Marathon
ING Hartford Marathon
Mohawk Hudson River Marathon
BayState Marathon
Providence Marathon
Manchester City Marathon - Manchester, NH
I could care less about Eight ball discussions - But I raise my glass to BadDawgs performance!
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You guys take pleasure in kicking a dead horse too don't you. I did not think BadDawg posted a goal and I did not know his actual goal or his current PR until he posted the result. Why would I snub someone I look up to for the impressive improvement he has shown in the 2-3 years I've been here, when I acknowledge others who I know a lot less about?
If I ever meet the man I'll pick up his Beer tab to make up.
That's all I'm sayin'. Cheers to BadDawg.
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