Matt Richtman marathon debut 2:10.45 at twin cities today for 4th. Guy is 24 year old Montana state grad. He could be a real threat come LA trials of things keep progressing. Surely someone will pick this guy up
The guy who won has run sub 60 a couple times in the half marathon, and 3rd place runner was a past champ and has run around 2:10 a number of times. The prize money was $10k for first, and there was additional prize money for regional 'Midwest' runners, Matt got a few thousand dollars for that along with roughly $2k for 4th. So he'll be coming away with roughly $5k. Heck of a run though, it's not an easy course. And even if it was, a 2:10 debut is not at all common.
all of his training for the build is on strava just search his name
Every run all year? That was my question. I'm always hesitant to really dive into someone's training when it's not been verified it's all posted for public consumption. Some athletes are very clear about not posting everything, which is fine of course! But it just means it's harder to glean information if only key workouts or even buildups are there.
I think this is a great story BUT the world has improved so much in the marathon, to the point that 2:10 is just not competitive anymore. We had many Americans running 2:10 or faster every year decades ago. Now with the supershoes and who knows what else, 2:10 has become like whatever. But if he can continue to improve, then maybe he can become a real factor.
I think this is a great story BUT the world has improved so much in the marathon, to the point that 2:10 is just not competitive anymore. We had many Americans running 2:10 or faster every year decades ago. Now with the supershoes and who knows what else, 2:10 has become like whatever. But if he can continue to improve, then maybe he can become a real factor.
This is where downvoting has made this site worse. People downvote but they are too stupid to explain why. They just don’t like a post because it doesn’t make them feel good, and so they downvote.
I think this is a great story BUT the world has improved so much in the marathon, to the point that 2:10 is just not competitive anymore. We had many Americans running 2:10 or faster every year decades ago. Now with the supershoes and who knows what else, 2:10 has become like whatever. But if he can continue to improve, then maybe he can become a real factor.
This is where downvoting has made this site worse. People downvote but they are too stupid to explain why. They just don’t like a post because it doesn’t make them feel good, and so they downvote.
3rd place at this year’s 2024 Trials was 2:09:57. So a random 24 yr old guy running within 48s of that in his debut marathon seems reasonably noteworthy. This is a site of running fans so it doesn’t seem necessary to have to explain this.
I think this is a great story BUT the world has improved so much in the marathon, to the point that 2:10 is just not competitive anymore. We had many Americans running 2:10 or faster every year decades ago. Now with the supershoes and who knows what else, 2:10 has become like whatever. But if he can continue to improve, then maybe he can become a real factor.
I agree with you. I add 2 minutes to every marathon to compare to times run before super shoes. So 2:10 today is like 2:12 ten years ago. That’s solid, especially for a debut, but it’s a stretch to say someone running that time is a “star.”
This is where downvoting has made this site worse. People downvote but they are too stupid to explain why. They just don’t like a post because it doesn’t make them feel good, and so they downvote.
3rd place at this year’s 2024 Trials was 2:09:57. So a random 24 yr old guy running within 48s of that in his debut marathon seems reasonably noteworthy. This is a site of running fans so it doesn’t seem necessary to have to explain this.
Are you stupid? What did you say they contradicted anything I said? Nobody said it wasn’t worthy of a thread, but let us be real here. Matthew Richtman ran 66 seconds faster than the women’s marathon world record. I remember when doing this wasn’t considered a big deal for a man.
But I will add that he is a good story because Matthew Richtman is clearly not a super talent. But he is exactly what makes this sport great. A kid who has obviously made himself into a solid runner with hard work and some talent. He clearly has tenacity. He will do well in life if he chooses to.
I think this is a great story BUT the world has improved so much in the marathon, to the point that 2:10 is just not competitive anymore. We had many Americans running 2:10 or faster every year decades ago. Now with the supershoes and who knows what else, 2:10 has become like whatever. But if he can continue to improve, then maybe he can become a real factor.
A 2:10 debut is great, nothing more needs to be said. Especially on a course that isn't a pancake like Chicago/Berlin/Tokyo/London. Twin Cities has just shy of 700 foot elevation, and is slightly net uphill. It's a solid minute slower than those other courses I mentioned. Kibiwott Kandie, while holding the half marathon world record, only debuted at New York (a similar course of difficulty to Twin Cities) in 2:13. It wouldn't be shocking at all if a year from now with continued good marathon training Richtman shows up to Chicago on a nice day and runs a 2:08.
2:10 is awesome he is 24! I think Scott Fauble only got under 2:10 3 times and he was out most consistent guy for a good stretch there.
People get so snarky, yeah it isn’t 2:04 yet but we should be excited about a 24 year old running 2:10! He ran 28:20 back in March and then did this. Let’s goooo
next Olympic cycle he will be 28, easily could be a few mins faster by then
I think this is a great story BUT the world has improved so much in the marathon, to the point that 2:10 is just not competitive anymore. We had many Americans running 2:10 or faster every year decades ago. Now with the supershoes and who knows what else, 2:10 has become like whatever. But if he can continue to improve, then maybe he can become a real factor.
A 2:10 debut is great, nothing more needs to be said. Especially on a course that isn't a pancake like Chicago/Berlin/Tokyo/London. Twin Cities has just shy of 700 foot elevation, and is slightly net uphill. It's a solid minute slower than those other courses I mentioned. Kibiwott Kandie, while holding the half marathon world record, only debuted at New York (a similar course of difficulty to Twin Cities) in 2:13. It wouldn't be shocking at all if a year from now with continued good marathon training Richtman shows up to Chicago on a nice day and runs a 2:08.
OK but my understanding is that conditions were quite favorable, with temperature in the low 50s and mostly a tailwind, and it was windy. Richtman may never have better conditions in a marathon.
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