Shalane Flanagan is Running 6 Marathons in 42 Days

@TheRunningEffect wrote:

Kudos to her. She's definitely one of the most iconic figures in marathon history. It'll be great to see her line up again!

Thoughts?

2 people who don’t care . Jordan an Rupp.

Seems like a fine idea to me. If somebody was willing to pay my travel and other expenses to all those cities, I'd jump at the chance - it would be a great little adventure. I think she's still pretty fit, so it probably won't wreck her physically. I can't think of any good reason not to do it.

Honestly, though, what is a retired athlete like her supposed to do - decline all opportunities like this because she doesn't want to offend the mostly misogynistic running snobs of LetsRun?

Low Fat Jersey Shore wrote:

i'm happy she's running, but I don't really think it's that incredible of an achievement over that long of period. If she was racing to win? Sure. But 7 26 mile tempo runs? eh. I don't really see why people think this is a big deal. 7 marathons in 7 days would be more impressive

The 7 marathons in 7 days in 7 continents, now that is impressive!

Great news. Looking forward to watching her race again. At least she gives it her all and finishes the best she can. Win or lose.

hobbyjogger1 wrote:

Great news. Looking forward to watching her race again. At least she gives it her all and finishes the best she can. Win or lose.

What is the over/under on her average finishing time? I'm going to go with 3:15.

How many people will be taking selfies next to her during the race, she will need to be flanked by security.

Also as she is only running sub 3ish will she get to toe the line with the elites or the normal field?

Lastly she has great form, I'm sure the que behind her will be well paced.

the level to which I don't care about anyone Bowerman anymore.

Also, Shalane has this mama Shalane thing going but in her younger days (and as a GMRC counselor) she was kind of a....

East Coast poor wrote:

hobbyjogger1 wrote:

Great news. Looking forward to watching her race again. At least she gives it her all and finishes the best she can. Win or lose.

What is the over/under on her average finishing time? I'm going to go with 3:15.

I'd guess she'll average closer to 2:45. It's really not that tough of a stunt for someone who ran around 2:20. However, obviously depends on what sort of running she's been doing lately.

It will be interesting to see if she will be in serous problems physically in later years after so many knee ops and still running lots of miles.

Lol I love random Wardian anecdotes like this. Of course he did this !

Mmmmm…i dunno about that. Didnt he do the world marathon challenge, 7 marathons in 7 days? Also, i seem to remember he was doing it for fun with a friend. 7 days…42 days. I guess its the same if you suck at math.

My guess is that she'll be eating plenty of burritos as part of her recovery #BurritoTrackClub

"Her average finishing time?" That's a very good prediction contest. Given her surgeries and not knowing her fitness level makes my guess difficult. However it's Shalane. The woman that passed out twice in college when she had the race sealed. But ignored her own body's warning to slow down. Because she feels good enough. I'm guessing 2:45 Average

I hope she does not actually do this, because unless she is a total biomechanical freak she will pay for it years from now.

Seems pointless and hardly worth a thread.

Some thoughts:

First, whatever floats her boat. If she enjoys it and has the time/motivation, go for it while she can.

Second, 26 miles at sub 3 pace is not a difficult effort for her if she is even reasonably fit. I have to imagine she's in sub 2:40 shape, so essentially that's just 7 straight weekends with a decent long run.

Third, she's probably getting some sort of appearance fee at some of these races (presumably the US races, at least). Might as well get paid while you can.

Fourth, I'd be curious to hear what her doctor says about doing that much mileage on consecutive weekends given her reconstructed knee.

Fifth, watch for her to transition into some form of ultra running (trails maybe?) if she still has the racing itch.

Good luck to her!

If Shalane is technically retired then she can do whatever she wants. Good for her, and she's obviously just going to run these to finish, so I wouldn't expect great times out of any of these races.

She probably will be doping through much of this though, and not only am I fine with that as long as she's technically retired and not trying to finish in the money or anything, but it's probably smart at this stage of her life. Bouncing back race over race will already be very difficult.

@TheRunningEffect wrote:

Kudos to her. She's definitely one of the most iconic figures in marathon history. It'll be great to see her line up again!

Thoughts?

LRC note. Here is another article on the matter. Initially, this post just linked to People magazine but the article from Self talks about her training.

https://www.self.com/story/shalane-flanagan-2021-world-majorshttps://people.com/sports/shalane-flanagan-will-attempt-to-run-6-marathons-in-42-days

Let it go...Let it go. No one cares.

Some athletes don't know when to stop. She clearly has a void in her life she needs to fill.

watcherman wrote:

How many people will be taking selfies next to her during the race, she will need to be flanked by security.

Also as she is only running sub 3ish will she get to toe the line with the elites or the normal field?

Lastly she has great form, I'm sure the que behind her will be well paced.

Touche ;)