CJ Albertson had lead at mile 21 in Boston, ends up 3rd American in 2:10:23 as Scott Fauble PRs at 2:08:52!!

It's cool how Boston lets the JV run along with the varsity.

Keep hammering the rock CJ, one day you are gonna get yours!

I have a feeling it's going to magically come together once CJ gets a new sponsor or Brooks makes a real super shoe

Completely agree, I hope he gets away from Brooks.

The magic will only come with a new coach.He trains the wrong way.

Be a Race Champ, not a Workout Champ.

CJ just reeks of Future Ultra Runner vibes.

CJ ran the same time he did in practice. He is fun to watch but… it is hard to not believe he could do better with better race day pacing and more traditional training.

If you have been on a large enough team you know a workout hero or two. It is a running archetype. It is unusual at this level, but not unexpected. At some point you need to reassess and consider you are not special and breaking all the “rules” is not beneficial.

CJ has somewhat unusual feet, so they require some specific tailoring.

Can you say PR, again! Must be doing something right.., going from a never heard to now wanna be coaches claiming they know what is best for him.

I think if he continues to simply hammer hard tempos around 5 minute pace he will improve marginally, and or get hurt before it’s too late and he’s too old. He and other American marathoners need to address their shorter distance speed to get where they need to be on the world stage.

I get bothered by runners who pigeon hole themselves as strength runners and grinders. You have to do the speedwork that makes you uncomfortable, not just the long hard tempos that you enjoy.

I'm still going with the infrared lighting.

The magic will come when he stops listening to those who make himself run to the ground in the run-up to....

Would love to see CJ work with Canova, I think Canova could help his short speed and economy

1) the race starts at mile 21. It was a jog until then. He was in the lead group of 15.

2) Nobody cares. Americans are useless at marathons because of their fear to actually go hard in training in case they aren’t ‘fresh’. It’s pathetic.

Tf is this to do with short speed????? It’s a marathon. He didn’t have the endurance.

Improved short speed helps running economy. The other guys are exerting less energy because they are running at a lower percent of maximum speed. CJ is fine for most of the race, it's the last 10k where he cant move the pace down because he's already redlining.

Really? 5k speed is a factor even in ultramarathons. Do you think a 14:20 5k guy could hang with Kipchoge in a marathon as long as he has great endurance? Of course not. That’s an extreme example for you, but please, extrapolate.

Anyway, despite CJ’s belief that he’s the “best downhill runner in the world” or whatever, he would have run faster if he’d run more conservatively. He may have been able to go 64:26/64:26 like Fauble.