I seem to remember a thread on that went against the belief systems of the vocal minority here.
Brett Gotcher, a 14:04/28:57 runner at Stanford, exploits his youth for a shot at running and is rewarded with a 2:10:35 debut marathon -- the 4th fastest debut by an American.
Congratulations!
http://www.runnerspace.com/video.php?do=view&video_id=18969
Debutantes ball
2:08:24 2:06:17 Ryan Hall (24) London 2007 (1)
2:09:41 2:08:51 Alberto Salazar (22) New York 1980 (1)
2:09:41 2:09:41 Alan Culpepper (30) Chicago 2002 (2)
2:10:35 2:10:35 Brett Gotcher (25) Houston 2010 (7)
2:11:13 2:11:13 Rudy Chapa (26) New York 1983 (2)
2:11:17 2:11:17 Todd Williams (28) Chicago 1997 (3)
2:11:35 2:11:35 Dan Browne (27) Twin Cities 2002 (4)
2:12:06 2:10:04 Pat Petersen (23) New York 1983
2:12:12 2:08:47 Bob Kempainen (25) Twin Cites 1991 (3)
2:12:27 2:12:27 Fernando Cabada (24) Fukuoka 2006 (9)
-10-
2:12:35 2:09:15 Meb Keflezighi (27) New York 2002 (8)
2:13:00 2:13:00 Jorge Torres (29) New York 2009
2:13:07 2:08:59 Greg Meyer(25) Detroit 1980
2:13:21 2:13:21 Steve Ortiz (22) 1981
2:13:24 2:13:05 Mark Coogan (27) Boston 1994
2:13:25 2:13:22 Tom Raunig (21) Nike 1981
2:13:29 2:12:23 George Malley (27) New York 1982
2:14:01 2:10:00 Dathan Ritzenhein (23) New York 2006
2:14:13 2:14:13 Kyle Baker (26) Chicago 2002
2:14:15 2:14:15 Brad Hauser (25) St Paul 2002
-20-
2:14:21 2:14:21 Mark Nenow (30) New York 1988
2:14:23 2:14:23 John Hunsaker (23) Tempe 1979
2:14:30 2:14:08 Ryan Shay (23) Chicago 2002
2:14:40 2:10:26 Craig Virgin (23) San Diego 1979
2:14:57 2:14:57 Don Johns (26) Duluth 1991
2:15:11 2:15:11 Mike Morgan (26) Chicago 2006
2:15:15 2:14:06 Steve Bolt (25) Rocket City 1980
2:15:16 2:11:32 Paul Cummings (28) St George 1981
2:15:22 2:15:22 Josh Rohatinsky (25) OT 2007
2:15:28 2:11:38 Paul Gompers (19) Rocket City 1983
-30-
2:15:28 2:14:56 Nate Jenkins (25) Austin 2006
2:15:29 2:15:29 Luke Watson (28) Twin Cities 2009
2:15:47 2:15:47 Mike McGuire (26) Detroit 1981
2:15:50 2:12:09 Jason Hartmann (25) Chicago 2006
2:15:51 2:11:25 Randy Thomas (24) New York
....
2:16:58 2:13:46 Nick Arciniaga (23) Chicago 2006
2:17:09 2:08:55 Abdi Abdirahman (27) New York 2004
2:26:xx 2:12:17 Steve Spence (23) Baltimore 1985
unconfirmed
2:13:02 2:11:40 Rod Dehaven Chicago (32) 1998 2:14 1996