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!!

Dang, that must be some good altitude training. Where do you live? Do you go someplace lower elevation to do speed workouts? What are your PRs?

My sentiments exactly...best of success to Albertson, and to all of the up-and-coming Americans.

I just wish CJ would not have tried to cover every move early on. I applaud him for being in the lead pack, even in front. But at some point, I wish he would have just tucked himself in the middle and let the pack 'carry him' for a few miles. It would have saved him some energy.

Just my thoughts from watching the race.

Regarding all the comments about the US needing to catch up to the rest of the world, it is really only Kenya and Ethiopia that are miles ahead. Japan also, but they never seem to produce on the international stage.

Best of luck to CJ (and the rest of the US squad), really enjoyed watching him run.

Just playing what if. Not claiming to be all knowing. Don’t hate.

He is a nice kid and watching him run at the front for awhile is kind of fun to watch. Plus at Boston with no pacers he really help fill that role. However 28 year old's with PR's of 13:56/29:37/2:10 don't run 2:05. But I do believe he is maximizing his talent.

Of all the second tier marathon guys in the US (which is to say, everyone except Galen Rupp), Albertson is the most likely to run 2:06. He runs like an Ethiopian or Kenyan in that he always believes he can have his big day. As long as he can mentally keep putting disappointments behind him, one day, it's going to pay off big. Even if it doesn't, I think I'd rather end my career like him, having gone hard and came up short, than be one of those guys who spent all their time even-pacing to a 2:10-2:12, never knowing if there was more of in the tank. In the grand scheme of marathon running, whether you end your career as a 2:10 guy or a 2:09 guy is pretty irrelevant, neither gets you into the conversation on the world stage. But taking a chance, and maybe having that slim hope of running a 2:06 is a bit special for someone not from Africa or Japan.

People giving CJ credit for “trying to win” seem to be ignoring the fact that he was further away from winning than fauble was. Sure people dont care that much about 3rd place, but they really really dont care about 10th place or whatever he got.

CJ albertson has 0% chance of winning boston by duking it out at the front at 205/206 pace with a bunch of africans with pb’s 5 minutes faster.

his only chance of beating any, let alone all of those guys, is to run as fast as he can and hope people who are better than him blow up. You’re not gonna “put the hurt” on a pack of 5 or 6 guys who are all way better than you. If you’re aspiration is to win, you need to first have comparable ability to the competition; his only hope for that is steady incremental improvement. Having big goals is fine but not if they’re absurdly unrealistic.

He did not have the lead. He happened to be at the front of a pack of 15 all timed in the same time. While the big boys let him play his game, they finished the job without him.

Albertson and Parker Stinson should train together and podcast every run they do together. It would make taking seven tabs of LSD seem tame.

No hate, just making a dad joke riffing on your "view from 30,000 feet" comment. Cuz, you know, runners, altitude...

I should probably go to bed.

Regarding Fauble's post race celebration mentioned in the article: Fauble says he's looking for a Coors Banquet, not a Coors Light. C'mon now Let's Run, do better.