We all know about the elite married couples (Gouchers, Halls, etc.) How about someone you know personally? Maybe we could add up the pr's or something.
I'll admit, it comes from a selfish curiosity. I just married my dream girl and our pr's are:
800: 2:12, 1:53
1500: 4:24, 3:48
5k: 17:30, 14:35
Any fast marrieds on your team, in your town? I guess 5k pr's might be the best way to define "fast" since I'm mainly interested in distance running, but sprinting couples would be cool to see as well.
2:25:xx and 2:38:xx for the marathon
2:28:xx and 2:35:xx for the marathon
13:15, 15:08
husband: porsche 997
wife: bmw m3
both runners but well past their primes
Dan and Patti Dillon average 2:21 or so for the marathon.
A couple I know of have college PRs in the 14:00s. No clue about other distances.
Ryan & Sarah Hall: 13:16 & 15:20.
I think my friends Kevin and Sally can beat that.
Sihine&Dibaba?
Here is a serious response for you:
My running partner and his wife have marathon PRs of 2:37 and 3:07. I think that their 5k PRs are something like 15:30 and 18:20. They also have 4 daughters who are in 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th grades respectively. The 9th grader has broken 19:00 in a road race and the three younger ones appear to be on their way to solid running careers also. The school district they are in has about 100 students in the HS, so they should be dominating the Michigan D4 state meet in a few years.
On national level I had friends that were 2:20 and 2:40's low for the marathon.
Last weekend Brandon and Amy Marsh placed well over-all at Hawaii. I think Brandon was like 22nd male and Amy 17th female.
How about the Culpepper's also.
The Michigan family just needs a fifth and they've got their own team. Impressive.
I also just thought of the Eatons (Ashton and his wife). Both World Champ medalists in the multis. They deserve a mention.
Sonya Richards-Ross and her husband should also probably be included. Even though he doesn't run track, you know the dude can fly.
This is a great thread.
My girl and I are a hair faster than the OP.
800: 2:08, 1:48
1500: 4:23, 3:41
5K: 16:18, 14:40
30th Avenue homey wrote:
I think my friends Kevin and Sally can beat that.
My friends Kevin and Ken can beat Kevin and Sally...and yes they are a couple.
In NYC there is a husband and wife with pretty much identical
2:30 marathon PRs
Darren and Sarah Brown (formally Bowman) are pretty fast. 3:58 and 4:30 mile PRs.
I take it you mean couples that we actually, personally know, not just those we can name off the WR lists.
If that's the case, then I've gotta go with Ryan & Eva Vail. I know both of them and both are pretty fast.
Jenny Simpson and her husband are both 4:20 milers, right?
Pat Tarpy and Kim Smith
1:03.27 HM and 1:07.11 makes a decent family relay team.
who knows wrote:
Sihine&Dibaba?
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