McKirdy Micro Marathon 2023 - 37 men break 2:18, 13 women break 2:37

Bakline’s McKirdy Micro Marathon is meant for the “on the cusp” athlete looking to run the OTQ standard or faster. (Athletes must have achieved a time of 2:25/2:45 or equivalent to be eligible for entry, more information available on the registration page.)

I don’t see a start list on that link?

what makes it micro?

Marty Hehir, Ben Blankenship, Charlie Lawrence, Dan Vassallo, Nathan Martin among the notables.

https://twitter.com/McKirdyTrained/status/1712110935203009010/photo/1
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I'm guessing that it's the relatively short loop. It could also be that relatively few people run it, given its goals. Also seems to be a play on the idea of a world "major" marathon.

It's multiple loops and will not have a mass field.

And 8 feet up/down per ~3mile loop - also micro elevation change, haha. But I'm guessing the race fee isn't micro, given the focus and level of support.

As someone participating, when I tell someone I’m running the “McKirdy trained micro marathon” it makes me sound like one of those hobby joggers excited about a quarter-marathon race.

Just ask Ben Blankenship’s wife

Is there going to be a live stream? Drone footage for YouTube?

I can’t find people that I know are running in that crappy form.

Why are people running this instead of Chicago? This is the marathon equivalent to a Bowerman time trial.

My guess is not many self-respecting elites will have much to do with James McKirdy or his company after spending some time with him. Sponsors will learn this as well eventually. Will some elites come to his race, if prize money is offered, I am sure some will if they are scrapping by and need the desperately need the payday but it is not his name that draws them and it is really a drawback to most.

A man can only get caught in so many lies and shady behaviors before it comes back to haunt him.

No. It's because of the bottle stations. Almost all of these athletes would have been denied nutritional support at a major marathon. Although I find this to be an excuse, it's not a terrible reason. Also, most big city marathons probably aren't budget friendly to strapped sub-elites.

would you like to elaborate? What is the deal with James McKirdy? The videos of him make him out to be an invested, charismatic guy. He has had some pretty good athlete performances. I guess the thing i would have to say about his training (at least what is on youtube) is it appears incredibly.... orthodox? Normal? Cut and paste? The year of the fall Boston he had an athlete run the exact same 16mi tempo on lake mary road that NAZ elite had run a few days earlier.

Anyone know if there will be live results or athlete tracking?

McKirdy is the least qualified coach in the country. Check out this interview about how he got started coaching and how he started his company. He's a con artist.

"How did you get into coaching?
I found myself volunteering at a local high school during one of the darkest moments of my life. I reached out to my old coach and asked if I could help out and he said, “of course.” Through my pain I found joy.
When did you launch McKirdy Trained and what was the impetus behind starting the company?
Oddly enough, I was in another dark place mentally. I was out of work, depressed, anxious…and really hurting emotionally. But I still had bills to pay. So I reached out to a few folks locally who I thought might want guidance. I was a personal trainer for 13 years. I had coached athletes of all ability at that point. I figured I could give this a shot. That was late fall of 2015…January 6th, 2016 was our first official day as a business, me and 10-15 athletes."

themorningshakeout.com

Interview: James McKirdy of McKirdy Trained - the morning shakeout

Mario Fraioli

I recently sat down with James McKirdy, founder and head coach of McKirdy Trained, to talk about how he got into coaching, why he launched his company, what he looks for when hiring a new coach, and more.

Open link

If you offer your services to enough people (for free) eventually you'll get lucky with a few. He has zero qualifications but his cheapest coaching option is $129 PER MONTH w/ a 12 month minimum!! He's making a killing off of hobby joggers then offers free meet entry and travel to a few decent athletes and they are happy to wear his uniform to get their meet expenses paid.

Weather does not look good for the area. Rain all morning and winds with some pretty strong gusts