2021 Sub 3:00 Marathon Thread (Read 453 times)

There is so much going on in this picture:

 

- Girl on the right missed the message on the arm warmer color

- How does one choose the right direction of arm sleeves, because the two women with white chose opposite

- They even have matching sunglasses???

- Shorts guy: come on, wrong color orange

- Nice shoes by you! I'm sure you loved them during the race.

All three had matching tattoos on the left shoulder. I literally thought I was passing the same girl multiple times until someone pointed it out.

The direction of the arm sleeve depends on the direction of the logo. Underarmour was smart with their logo design as it works both ways. I personally believe the direction of the arm sleeve is "the smaller end goes near your wrist" because mine are tapered. If your's aren't you have to act as a sponsored athlete and have the logo in the most optimal position for the business to have their brand displayed. Much like "action sports" athletes who are required by contract to have a specific sized sticker in a specific location, and pricing reflects this (i.e. larger sticker in a highly photographed area is more expensive than a small sticker in an odd location).

Yes. I very much enjoyed the shoes. Excellent suggestion on your part. Even if they end up costing $1/mi. The laces are impressive and interesting. They didn't come untied and I think it's due to the "alligator teeth" design.

darkwave I personally give slower runners a thumbs up or high five or whatever I can. I know how far I've come since I started running and never forget being a 3:56 marathoner and how much my first half marathon hurt. The phrase "there out there doing the same distance, but it takes them even longer" really resonated with me. I got nice cool rags at mile 24 of Revel. My buddy who had to walk a lot said "yeah they were out of those and the water wasn't cold." The struggle of a marathon got REALLY real at that point. Almost as bad as saying they ran out of aid while I'm complaining about missing a water cup.

I'm trying not to rack up a list of races I want to do this summer. I'm reminding myself I have a wife and kids who don't want to spend all weekend waiting for dad to get home from his run so they can do things. An ultra DOES sound appealing though...because why not exercise for 6-15 hours. "it's in town. I don't even have to travel. I'll be home by dinner time after leaving before anyone wakes up. You could come see me for a few seconds."

 

DW - excited to take on Grandma's, the timing is just perfect for me to be careful with my recovery here from my injuries. You mentioned the dorms. What are the best other options? I know you said they kind of suck and are expensive, but want to see what's out there.

There's a big list on the website.  There are hotels, with the best options being either at the finish line, in downtown Duluth, or at the Miller Hill Mall. Each is going to be several hundred dollars a night.

Edited to add:

At Grandma's, the start and finish are separated by 25 miles.  You can stay at the start in 2 Harbours, but I don't recommend it for logistics, especially since the expo is near the finish.

Grandma's offers shuttles from the finish area in Canal park to the start, between each dorm and the start and finish lines, and between the Miller Hill Mall area and the start and finish areas (there may be some other shuttles as well).

I would not recommend staying in a place not near a shuttle - you could do so and drive into Canal Park in the morning, but that's adding the time and stress of finding parking there.

I also would not recommend staying in an Air-BNB.  There isn't that much housing in Duluth, and nothing outside of Duluth for many many miles - if your Air BNB cancels, you could be stuck camping in the parking lot near the finish (which some people do).  It's not like NYC, where in the worst case you can find a hotel in Brooklyn or NJ.

Here is a link to the guide for the 2021 race.  Pages 15 and 17 cover transportation.

JT - The 5k/10k races were 10-15F colder than CIM, which could account for some of the HR difference. It was only a couple bpm higher for the same distances as my marathon PR (which was 15F or so colder than CIM). I certainly wasn't working anywhere near 10k effort though, I felt like I was just cruising along without a care in the world.

DWave - I routinely had training runs (multiple per week) with more elevation gain than CIM had - loss was lesser, though, as all my runs were loops. Could have been a factor. Or perhaps I have the world's worst speed surplus in that my kinda hilly, windy 5k PR only suggests that I'm good for 3 hours flat.

Marby through 5km in 21:22, bang on 3 hour pace.

Thanks for tracking Steve. Is there a website or you need the app?

I can’t find it on the website but you can track on the Melbourne Marathon Festival app, bib 1462

Feeling very nostalgic for my old home town watching the live stream.  The course follows a lot of my old running routes, round Albert Park Lake and down the coast.

Marby through 20km in 1:25:17.  Perfect first half of the race, hopefully he's set himself up nicely.  Projected time 2:59:55.

There's some small ups and downs particularly towards the end but no huge climbs.  Through halfway in 1:29:31 with a sudden surge of speed (3:52/km) which most likely is due to the mat being slightly out.