"The Silicon Labs Marathon Relay has confirmed that it will offer a $100,000 bonus to any team of five runners that breaks two hours in its 26.2-mile relay on September21st. That’ll be a tough nut to crack—the world record is 1:57:06 and the American is 1:59:08—but a team of national-caliber runners could threaten it. The bonus money isn’t limited to Americans either. International runners are also welcome to take a go at breaking two hours"
From runtex or whatever it is called.
I'll bet you 1000 Turkish Lira that either Mark Wetmore, Jos Hermans or Dr. Rosa sends 5 of their runners from the "B" team to go take home the cash, easily.
Assuming that each runner runs an equal distance, that's about 8.4km, at a pace of 4:33/mile. The US$100k is GONE.
I don't think Alan Webb is busy right now, he can anchor.
Have Hall run a 60 min. half, leaving only 13.1 miles for 4 four people to split into managable 5.3 k chunks.
The world record? How often has this event been run?
Seems like a soft record. I suppose the challenge is getting the right people at the start line.
Get Gerry the Jogger to take them through 22 miles, then get a decent 5K-10K man.
Looking at their website the legs and distances are:
1st leg: 10k
2nd leg: 11.1k
3rd leg: 11.1k
4th leg: 5k
5th leg: 5k
Looks like a few tight hairpin type turns on the course as well.
2:00:00 will not be easy but it would be interesting to see teams from the different training groups go head to head. Zap vs. Hansons vs. ......
But I don't think any of the current U.S. based training groups are deep enough to get it, more likely would have to be a corporate type team such as Asics vs. Nike vs. Addidas vs. ....
Reminds me of that triathlon a few years back. The marathoner they recruited had to run a time that was well within his abilities. However, the fellow never drank and faded badly in the heat. I chuckled in that it was such a silly way for the team to lose a big payday.
It's not quite as easy as everyone says. Each runner will have to come through 8k in 22:46, then continue at that pace for another 431 meters.
Former 5k Guy wrote:
Looking at their website the legs and distances are:
1st leg: 10k
2nd leg: 11.1k
3rd leg: 11.1k
4th leg: 5k
5th leg: 5k
type team such as Asics vs. Nike vs. Addidas vs.
Oh, that's different. So it will require something like:
28:40
31:50 (28:40 10k pace)
31:50 (28:40 10k pace)
13:45
13:45
Total time: 1:59:50
I was thinking a UK team could do this but its tough and going through our best guys I'm pretty confident a UK team would not make it.
10km track champ Anthony Ford won the trial in 28.30. Mo Farah ran 27.44 on the roads so those 2 between them might just about carry off the 11.1km legs but the next best guys Phil Nicholls has a best of 28.54 on the track and Chris Thompson has ran 28.49 on the road. For the 5k legs you're probably looking at 1st and 2nd in the olympic trial, andy vernon and scott overall. Vernons best is 13.45 on the track, overall 13.28. Therefore, on paper taking mostly track pbs it might look possible but getting all those guys running at pb pace (in isolation most probably) on the road on the same day is not going to happen. You could gamble and throw in a 1500m guy either Baddeley (7.45 3km man) or McCormick (13.25 5km pb) but you'd only be gaining a few secs at best. Of the main marathon men, Robinson, Abyu and riley, only riley has ever broken 29min and not since 2005 so they wouldn't add to the team.
Therefore, does this show that this is a difficult $100k to earn or that UK distance is pretty weak?
Average high/low for Austin for Sept 21 is 89/68. For comparison, that's about the same as the hottest "average" July day in Wash DC.
Who wins this match-up:
Team USA Minnesota: Antonio Vega, Jason Lehmkuhle, Matt Gabrielson, Adrew Carlson, Brad Lowery
vs.
Zap Fitness: Kyle King, Joe Driscoll, Thomas Morgan, Ryan Warrenburg, Jon Pierce
carlson is gone to flagstaff and lehm is totally banged up with stress fractures.
liamyo wrote:
carlson is gone to flagstaff and lehm is totally banged up with stress fractures.
Zap wins, Zap wins, Zap wins!!!
A 2-hour ekiden is tough to do. These are very popular in Japan. A 28:40 on the road is no joke. It could be done with the right runners, but you can't just through American B-teamers at this.
throw in Team Iniana Elite
Stephen Haas 13:25 and 28:21
Jeff Powers 28:43
Forest Braden 13:45 and 29:11
Scott Overall 13:38
Mario Macias 13:38 and 28:04
Jordan Fife steeplechase olympic trials qualifier
I'd go team Indiana elite over Zap.
Oddly enough, the world record in the full marathon run by a single person is 2:04:xx. It would seems as though a few talented runners could break 2 hours in a relay and yet it makes you respect Haile's record a little more, eh?