Has anyone who has never run a marathon made the team?

Star wrote:

It's not far fetched of an idea to make the team without ever running a marathon before.

Many people have had pretty good marathon debuts.

Carlos Lopes only finished one marathon I believe before he won the 1984 Olympic marathon.

RupperTown wrote:

Wrong. If he's close, top 7, he'll hang on for the money.

He's got money, but whatever he makes on Saturday is that much more than he had before the race started (f-ing profound!!!)

I bet you don't know too much about running. I will also bet that many are clueless as to the affect/effect (argue it) that the heat is going to have in 3 short days from today. Running slower can be worse for some runners and not for others.

You'll see.

L.A., bad choice for the trials as the gamble didn't pay off.

It's "effect," not "affect." No need to argue it.

If Rupp gets to a point in the race where the best he can realistically finish is around seventh, I think he'll drop out. It's almost certainly the better choice financially, since race promoters, sponsors, the general public, the general running community, and even some ranking organizations are more likely to overlook or minimize a DNF than a slow time and a low place. (I'm not making a judgment about that tendency here.) It's also more likely to be better for his preparation for the 10,000 in both the trials and Rio.

I'm not yet convinced that LA was a bad choice for the trials, or that the (apparently unseasonable) temperatures are a serious problem. Times will probably be slower, with more DNFs. No big deal. I think it's unlikely to create serious recovery issues for the runners who are selected for the team.

It's also likely that the weather in Rio will be warm so we might find out who handles heat best.

Clearly the answer is no. By the time that the person qualifies for the team, they will have already run at least one marathon.

there is one person i can think of.rosa mota,of portugal.she ran her very first marathon at the 1982 european athletics championships,and won gold.she'd been more of a middle distance runner,800's,1500's,3000's.i think she might have run a 20 kilometre road race previously,but not sure.

jeff tallon wrote:

there is one person i can think of.rosa mota,of portugal.she ran her very first marathon at the 1982 european athletics championships,and won gold.she'd been more of a middle distance runner,800's,1500's,3000's.i think she might have run a 20 kilometre road race previously,but not sure.

Since the thread is drifting a bit -- Grete Waitz broke the world marathon best in her first marathon, never having run longer than 12 miles before. Now that was an auspicious debut.

Ive never heard someone who actually broke 2:25 talk like this... You sound like a fvckin triathlete.

because ur a pea brain moron. he actually gets it outsider (4 hour jogger), u don't.

Insider11 wrote:

because ur a pea brain moron. he actually gets it outsider (4 hour jogger), u don't.

outsider11 wrote:

Ive never heard someone who actually broke 2:25 talk like this... You sound like a fvckin triathlete.

easy on the accutane, kid.

I believe Zatopek won the Olympic marathon in his debut marathon. Not American, but pretty cool.

Jonesy wet a WR in his first finish.

Can't keep up with the Jonesy wrote:

Jonesy wet a WR in his first finish.

He seriously peed himself more than anyone ever after his 1st finish?

Duh, yes.

Quentin Cassidy in Again to Carthage.

The '68 trials were also Frank Shorter's debut, though he entered on a lark and DNF'd because he didn't have the right shoes for it. He did a bit better in '72 however.

Charlie Spedding wrote:

Can't keep up with the Jonesy wrote:

Jonesy wet a WR in his first finish.

He seriously peed himself more than anyone ever after his 1st finish?

Wait...Charlie is that really you?!

Every runner in the 1896 Olympic marathon

Or maybe he's just responding to her b*tchy comment. I would have taken a similar tone.

Or maybe he's just responding to her b*tchy comment. I would have taken a similar tone.

Steve Jones, 2:08:05 WR at Chicago, first marathon.