Twin Cities Marathon

Classic Letsrun! A helpful clarification, packaged with a gratuitous shot at the top two American marathoners.

Wait til you hear about the Boston marathon

Not the same

Boston marathon has a long history dating back before the current course eligibility rules

Athlete Special ran 50:27. Unsure if that was his goal but solid time

2:10 / 2:28 / 45 / 52 were the results

when will the results be available in the morning newspaper????? ridiculous

Allie Ostrander 10th (53:59)

For the 10 mile:
My garmin had it at 848ft start, 960ft peak, 860 ft finish.
Strong wind out of NW. Race goes W to E.
Mantz and Young on the podium.
It’s a good race. I recommend!

The course isn't record eligible, but if it's not super downhill and there wasn't a tailwind, it would indicate that Mantz has the ability to get the AR for the 10 mile. I wonder if he'd have any interest in it.

The second sentence of Conor Mantz's log today: Strong tailwind for most of the race.

Allie finished 9th, not 10th.

Is she really 46 years old? She looks amazing for her age. I thought she was in her 20s

What is that 10% rule all about? Seems ridiculous to me. Not an easy course, regardless of the tailwind. I was on a bike from mile 3-10 following Connor and Yemane and it was an absolute joy to watch!

To clarify, it does run SE for first half. So tailwind then side/tailwind. I would choose a more flat course for PR attempt.

The course is brutal. I’ve run it in the past. Massive up hill that lasts miles near the end of the race.

it’s not eligible because our sport is run by boomers that have not changed the rules since the glory days.

Kinda like Boston not being “certified”. Ok - I wonder why no one gives a crap about your sport lol.

She finished 1st in her age group as a 46 year old though.

Why would he care about a non-important made up re it's like the AR for 10 miles?

He has no desire to act like Stinson being God's gift to mankind because he had the AR for 25km.

It's not 10%. Whoever said that is wrong.

I laughed when I noticed her age group on MTEC. "Stolen Age Group Valor" as a poster name wins this thread.