So I will be running the Chicago Marathon this fall, and I will be hoping to run sub 3, maybe down to around 2:55. It will be my first marathon, and I ran my first half in May and ran around 1:22 flat. The cutoff for the "A" corral is sub 1:20.
My question is whether I will be ok running 6:50ish pace at the start from Corral B. Anyone in this position before?
Bump. Maybe I'll get a response on a weekday
I ran 3:14 out of B in 2013, so while not as fast, there is definitely room to do so. It just takes about 2-3 miles for running lanes to open up. But there are plenty of people running 3:00 marathons out of B.
I think I was in corral D in 2006 and I was able to run my own pace at the start. It's a nice wide road as I remember.
Thanks for the replies guys. Looks like I should be ok
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