2:27 was a 5 minute PR, breh. Why retire now, breh? I mean,breh.... 2:22 sounds a lot cooler.
sayer of brah wrote:
marathons aren't that great wrote:when trying to run a fast time, I have three marathon rules:
(1) never run a marathon in a season that will be historical getting warmer than cooler as time goes by (i.e. run in fall/winter, not spring/summer) March/April/May are also notoriously windy months
(2) Only run marathons in the time zone you live
(3) only run a marathon in a location you can get to in a 2-hour flight or 4 hour drive
I understand running a race like Boston or London for the experience if you don't live there, but too many things go wrong or are less than ideal if you live/train somewhere else. Usually it's the weather and time-zone adjustment. But it could be flight cancellations, hotel f*ckups, exposure to sick people, being out of your normal daily rhythm/routine/diet/sleep
I ran Boston and there were some fun energy moments witht he crowd I will always remember, but the cost of flight, hotel, food, and being surrounded by fanatics who are losing their minds and can't just relax and prepare for a race was no fun for me. People become irrational at Boston. It's just a race. I choose to run CIM, stay in a $100 a night hotel that I drive to day before and I run my race and am home watching a movie with my wife/kids by 2pm race day
I live in the Bay area and have only run CIM (which is a very fast and good weather race) save the obligatory Boston experience.
2:52
2:37
2:40 (Boston)
2:32
2:27
marathon retirement
Brah, you retired on a PR of 2:27. Seems you could get even faster, brah? Why retire now, brah?