Biggest guy (lbs/kilos) to go sub 3 hrs. in marathon

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16 years ago 03/03/2008 8:45pm EST

re: lbs

Here's what

http://www.athlinks.com

says about Mr. Z

James Zaghawski

Age: 31 Gender: Male D.C., USA

Event Name & Course State Date Bib Plc A Plc G Plc O Final

National Marathon/Half Marathon - RUN - 26.2MILES DC 3/25/06 1856 6 17 18 3:00:08

BI-LO Myrtle Beach Marathon & Half Marathon, Relay & 5K - Half Marathon SC 2/18/06 2844 14 144 168 1:35:57

HealthyHuntington.org Marathon WV 11/13/05 - 4 30 31 3:16:29

News and Sentinel Half Marathon WV 8/20/05 - 22 140 185 1:48:11

Hard as a Rock Trail Races - Trail Run - 20k WV 7/23/05 - 11 49 57 2:32:27

Huntington Half Marathon and 5K Run/Walk - Run - 13.1Mi WV 4/9/05 561 8 39 44 1:40:59

Charleston Distance Run 15M/5K - Run - 15Mi WV 9/4/04 581 28 281 332 2:18:12

In summary, he can't break 1:35 for a half (some were 1:40 and 1:48), but he seems to have no trouble running sub 3:00 for the marathon.

1:32:02 for half 7:01 per mile pace avg.

from 13.11 to 20 miles=6.89 miles in 42:04 or 6:06 mile pace

2:10:06 for 20 miles 6:30 per mile pace avg.

2:53:01 for 26.22 6:36 per mile pace avg.

His last 10km in 42:55 is a 6:54 per mile pace

16 years ago 03/03/2008 8:54pm EST

re: skeptical cynic

oops that does not compute!

my son gave it a try on his TI time calculator and must have hit the wrong key because 1:32 subtracted from 2:10 is 38 not 42. Public school education.

16 years ago 03/03/2008 9:54pm EST

re: skeptical cynic

skeptical cynic wrote:
In summary, he can't break 1:35 for a half (some were 1:40 and 1:48), but he seems to have no trouble running sub 3:00 for the marathon.

Actually, the first entry shows that he ran a 3:00:08 marathon. So he can run a 3 hour marathon (I guess). So your evidence doesn't support your claim. But even conceding he could run a 3 hour marathon, there is no way he could crank out a sub 35 minute 10K in the midst of his best all out effort. And there's no way he could run a 1:21 second half of a marathon. Both of those are impossible for him He cheated, and he did so audaciously.

16 years ago 03/04/2008 6:18am EST

re: too cool for me

check out this big guy.....1:26 half marathon??

http://www.asiorders.com/view_user_event.asp?EVENTID=31232&BIB=11107&LNSEARCH=1

How about a 3 hr marathon, no 30K split and negative race?

http://www.asiorders.com/view_user_photo.asp?PID=&EVENTID=8159&PWD=&ID=20662333&FROM=browser&START=3241&SHOW=36&CAT=0&SUB=0

3723 Osorio, Claudio M47 Miami, FL, USA

Gun / Chip Overall Sex Div. 10K Half 30K Final Pace

3:00:54 / 3:00:48 55 /2490 49/1537 7/243 0:42:19 1:31:42 - 3:00:48 6:54

I believe many of today's big races have their share of cheaters. It's almost impossible to catch them, we can only guess. The race directors should DQ any runner not having ALL the splits, unless there is positive proof they did run the entire course.

16 years ago 03/04/2008 9:48am EST

re: lbs

Gordy Ainsleigh and Ken Shirk both weighed over 200lbs and ran sub 3 hour marathons (2:52 and 2:48 respectively). I don't know which one was heavier.

16 years ago 03/04/2008 10:42am EST

re: another cheater ?

another cheater ? wrote:
check out this big guy.....1:26 half marathon??
http://www.asiorders.com/view_user_event.asp?EVENTID=31232&BIB=11107&LNSEARCH=1
How about a 3 hr marathon, no 30K split and negative race?
http://www.asiorders.com/view_user_photo.asp?PID=&EVENTID=8159&PWD=&ID=20662333&FROM=browser&START=3241&SHOW=36&CAT=0&SUB=0
3723 Osorio, Claudio M47 Miami, FL, USA
Gun / Chip Overall Sex Div. 10K Half 30K Final Pace
3:00:54 / 3:00:48 55 /2490 49/1537 7/243 0:42:19 1:31:42 - 3:00:48 6:54
I believe many of today's big races have their share of cheaters. It's almost impossible to catch them, we can only guess. The race directors should DQ any runner not having ALL the splits, unless there is positive proof they did run the entire course.

C'mon look at that cool jacket in the second link. All 3:00 marathoners wear them in Miami, don't they? How can you question his legitimacy?

16 years ago 03/04/2008 3:23pm EST

re: donnyl

i'm still not impressed...i expected to see some guys around 250 dropping sub-3....

16 years ago 03/04/2008 4:15pm EST

re: lbs

I'm not so concerned with possible cheaters in a race as I am with creepy dudes who look at pictures of other guys on the internet.

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