I would say that for her first marathon ever off of 40-50mpw it is pretty dang impressive. I believe we will see great things from her. She had never run more than 11 or 12 miles before her marathon buildup, and her longest run ever was 16 during the buildup. She kept doing swim and bike training because she and her coach agreed that changing to just running right a way would lead to injuries. We will definitely see some 2:2x marathon from her if she sticks with it.
Nah
I'd be shocked if she runs another one. Why would she?
Na not really considering shes a lifetime endurance athlete who won the olympics recently and also was probably running consistent 50 mile weeks for years going along with swimming and biking hard. All in all its cool and obviously theres talent(I mean she won gold at the triathlon XD) but i dont see faster than 2:26 even with 100mpw
I agree with dad- Nah.
Sure, low volume for a professional runner but tri gals and guys train differently. What if you did all your recovery on a bike or in a pool and always hammered every run? Don't forget that part.
I've known a few genetically endowed guys with real jobs that have done similar
Though she maintained multiple excuses for not coming close to competing with the best women (low mileage, low long run, three races the week before), she ran very well, especially considering that she went out in 1:15 and that this is a tough course. If she went all in on her training at a fast course, she would surely stand a good chance at breaking 2:30 in the next couple years.
minong wrote:
I'd be shocked if she runs another one. Why would she?
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College runner turned triathlete. While she only ran 40-50 mpw, I think you're discounting the benefit of the biking and running she's doing. Taken in context with the multi day race she did last weekend, the result is phenomenal. As the best triathlete in the world, I'd be shocked if she does another marathon before retiring from triathlon.
always follow the money wrote:
minong wrote:I'd be shocked if she runs another one. Why would she?
$$$$$$$$$$$$$
I'd be surprised if she was paid anything today. She's extremely loyal to her sponsor (asics) which is a big sponsor of NYRR. She always wanted to give the marathon a try, so this worked out perfectly. Maybe she was paid, but it's nothing close to the $60k she made last weekend.
She obviously was doing it for experience so that she can transition to long course (Ironman) triathlons.
Gwen runs a great time having never run anywhere near 20 miles....ever.
This coming off o Triathlon victory a week ago.
Truth is, we triathletes would beat most skinny runners in a race most times....even after swimming and biking for an hour or so.... hahahahaha..
This was just a fun run.
The paying race was last weekend.
She didn't have the training (or the desire) to race this. She ran with the front pack till it started to hurt.
Then jogged the last 15 miles easy.
6 months of dedicated marathon training and she is running 2:25.
6 years and she is running 2:20.
But so what.
Best triathlete ever. Is 1000 x better than......
"Almost as good as Shalane or Molly."
Great time, especially for a first marathon. Good enough for the Olympic trials. Can't say that time surprises me or is draw dropping though. I guess if you consider the course, that's equal to probably 5 minutes faster at Chicago.
As such an experienced athlete with coaches, I'm surprised she didn't train more for this with 20+ mile runs. It shows that this was not a serious attempt and just something for training purposes.
Why would you run a marathon if you didn't train for it properly.
What she did was an insult to the real runners.
In the post race press conference she said her biggest priority going forward was to start a family. Could be a while until we see her race anything, much less another marathon.
She positive split by ten minutes dude come on. 1:15 - 1:25 bro. That's garbage. Is there gonna be 20 threads on here about some radom soccer mom running 2:40 at CIM next month? Jorgensen ran 5:30 pace for Mile Five dude. Like wtf you're world class in your debut off no actual marathon training? How come all these show off narcisists go to New York - one of the hardest Major courses - and do all this media and Twitter and stuff and bomb? She bombed dude. Get over it.
Tri Harder, skinny runners wrote:
Gwen runs a great time having never run anywhere near 20 miles....ever.
This coming off o Triathlon victory a week ago.
Truth is, we triathletes would beat most skinny runners in a race most times....even after swimming and biking for an hour or so.... hahahahaha..
Yes, you would win most times... our disdain for acting like such a loser.
Cicirunner wrote:
Great time, especially for a first marathon. Good enough for the Olympic trials. Can't say that time surprises me or is draw dropping though. I guess if you consider the course, that's equal to probably 5 minutes faster at Chicago.
As such an experienced athlete with coaches, I'm surprised she didn't train more for this with 20+ mile runs. It shows that this was not a serious attempt and just something for training purposes.
Lol Chicago does not run 5 minutes faster than NYC.
654321 wrote:
Tri Harder, skinny runners wrote:Gwen runs a great time having never run anywhere near 20 miles....ever.
This coming off o Triathlon victory a week ago.
Truth is, we triathletes would beat most skinny runners in a race most times....even after swimming and biking for an hour or so.... hahahahaha..
Yes, you would win most times... our disdain for acting like such a loser.
Your opinion doesn't matter to me. I'd just beat your ass at whatever distance race you were foolish enough to enter, then bike and swim home, dominating you mentally, physically, and sexually.