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Istvan
posted: 8/6/2008 at 3:27 AM
Help with the names of (Marathon Maniacs) combinations ... please
Double = 2 marathons in 48 hours (2 days)
Triple = 3 marathons in 72 hours (3 days)
Back to Back = 2 marathons in 8 days
????? = 3 marathons in 3 states in 9 days
Quadzilla = ?????
Any other interesting (Marathon Maniacs) names/combinations? Cool
srlopez
Guy running in pink
 posted: 8/6/2008 at 3:36 AM
Quote from Istvan on 8/6/2008 at 3:27 AM:
Help with the names of (Marathon Maniacs) combinations ... please
Double = 2 marathons in 48 hours (2 days)
Triple = 3 marathons in 72 hours (3 days)
Back to Back = 2 marathons in 8 days
????? = 3 marathons in 3 states in 9 days
Quadzilla = ?????
Any other interesting (Marathon Maniacs) names/combinations? Cool
Well, I guess "back to back" is 2 in 8 days, but we really just think of it as a marathon in two consecutive weekends. Let's say someone ran a marathon on a Saturday and then another one on the following holiday Monday. That would be 2 within 8 days, but we wouldn't call that a "back to back" usually.

Quadzilla is 4 in 4 days.

3 in 3 states in 9 days doesn't have a name. Feel free to suggest! I like "Herb".

Beyond double/triple/quadzilla and back-to-back, there aren't widely accepted terms. That I recall off the top of my head.
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Istvan
posted: 8/6/2008 at 5:44 PM
Thanks srlopez. "Herb" sounds good to me. A quadzilla would be kind of tough to do without the Lake Tahoe Triple. But on the other hand, they are all kind of tough. Much success on Haulin' Aspen Trail this weekend. Cool
srlopez
Guy running in pink
 posted: 8/6/2008 at 6:09 PM
Quote from Istvan on 8/6/2008 at 5:44 PM:
Thanks srlopez. "Herb" sounds good to me. A quadzilla would be kind of tough to do without the Lake Tahoe Triple. But on the other hand, they are all kind of tough. Much success on Haulin' Aspen Trail this weekend. Cool


There will be an opportunity for a quadzilla on thanksgiving weekend, but it will require travel.

The Atlanta Marathon is on Thanksgiving Day.

There will be a (currently unnamed and not exactly but sort of announced) race in the Seattle area on Friday.

The Ghost of Seattle Marathon on Saturday.

The Seattle Marathon on Sunday.

Yup, kinda tough... but even with the Tahoe Triple, one had to travel for the fourth race... so kinda similar.

There was another set of quadzilla options recently at the end of July, but the travel required was almost impossible for anyone not named Larry Macon.
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jpnairn
Don't call me a monkey.
 posted: 8/6/2008 at 8:24 PM
I think you have nine days to complete a back to back. Whenever the Criteria talks of two weeks, it is clarified as being within 9 days.
Think of 2 days on each weekend plus 5 weekdays. Nine days.
There was a recent discussion of what to call two on one day. I don't think there is a consensus yet.
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Jerry
Istvan
posted: 8/6/2008 at 9:11 PM
srlopez ... please add this "sort of announced" race to the Maniacs calendar when ready. I just might try the Ghost/Seattle double (depending on training)

Good memory jpnairn. One link to that discussion was "Querstions for the CREATIVE ones" (exact spelling). Lots of interesting suggestions. Using a standard 9 days would make sense ... like 3 marathons in 3 states in 9 days. Sorry ... I'll never be ready for 2 in a single day (body is to old). Cool
srlopez
Guy running in pink
 posted: 8/6/2008 at 9:37 PM
Quote from jpnairn on 8/6/2008 at 8:24 PM:
I think you have nine days to complete a back to back. Whenever the Criteria talks of two weeks, it is clarified as being within 9 days.
Think of 2 days on each weekend plus 5 weekdays. Nine days.
There was a recent discussion of what to call two on one day. I don't think there is a consensus yet.



...all of which is fine, but the point is, when someone says "back to back", all they are really meaning by that is a marathon on each of two consecutive weekends. Yes, this includes holidays etc. But the term wasn't meant to be fully descriptive, nor is it part of the rules for what counts.

The definition really only comes up when someone uses "back to back" as a synonym for "double".

As for other terms including two in one day, there is no committee working on any of them. Feel free to call them what you like. Over time, perhaps there will be a specific term.
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