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      • Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 1:18AM
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      • We've got a recap up of the Adrian Martinez Classic thanks to LRC visitors Jake Hamilton and Zander Kessler (link at bottom) In looking at the photos from Kevin Morris we saw this one:

        https://www.letsrun.com/wp-cont...24x683.jpg

        We tried to figure out which race it was and it was the "B" mile.

        When we looked up the results we saw Charlie Marquardt was trying to go sub 4 for the first time. He came up short (4:00.38) but what an effort. He's our new favorite runner at LetsRun.

        Event 14 Men 1 Mile Run HP
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        Name Age Team Finals
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        Finals
        1 Marquardt, Charlie Bryan Mawr R 4:00.38 3:43.67 1500m
        2 Carleo, Nick Providence College 4:02.61 3:46.71 1500m
        3 Brown, Spencer Georgetown U 4:02.64 3:46.54 1500m
        4 Ross, Nick NE Distance 4:03.66 3:46.16 1500m
        5 Gregory, Patrick Dartmouth College 4:04.47 3:47.10 1500m

        https://www.letsrun.com/news/20...oes-sub-4/

        Update August 15: We have written a profile of Marquadt as he recently broke 4:00 in style with a 3:55 mile!!

        https://www.letsrun.com/news/20...355-miler/
    • Off the Grid
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      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 6:22AM - in reply to LetsRun.com
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      • That Haverford enthusiasm.

        That's tough.
    • brogan1
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      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 6:46AM - in reply to LetsRun.com
      • brogan1
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      • Disappointing. I came in here thinking the runner dove a little short of the line and then had to get up and finish.
    • just_a_fan
      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 7:05AM - in reply to LetsRun.com
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      • Charlie's a pretty good example of the cherished Letsrun "blue collar runner," chasing sub 4 post-collegiately.

        He ran 4:02 and 3:42.01 while at Haverford, and has run 3:39 and 3:40 in the 1500 the past two seasons while working full time and training by himself.

        Somebody find him a lane in a faster mile race! Pity he couldn't get in the fast heat. Not a lot of love out there for the anonymous post-collegiate 4:00 milers, but I'm always inspired to see him keep on grinding.
    • Bob Schul Country
      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 7:07AM - in reply to just_a_fan
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      • diving in lane 2.5 surely didnt help. Why wasnt he in lane 1?
    • Oh Please
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      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 7:10AM - in reply to just_a_fan
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      • just_a_fan wrote:

        Charlie's a pretty good example of the cherished Letsrun "blue collar runner," chasing sub 4 post-collegiately.

        He ran 4:02 and 3:42.01 while at Haverford, and has run 3:39 and 3:40 in the 1500 the past two seasons while working full time and training by himself.

        Somebody find him a lane in a faster mile race! Pity he couldn't get in the fast heat. Not a lot of love out there for the anonymous post-collegiate 4:00 milers, but I'm always inspired to see him keep on grinding.

        Hope he gets it sometime. A nice story.
    • Charles Farquad
      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 7:32AM - in reply to Oh Please
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      • Get this man a sponsor. Dude's an inspirational hard work and steady progress story.
    • OldManNobody
      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 8:02AM - in reply to Charles Farquad
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      • Begs the question...would he have gone sub 4 if he had just stayed upright and pushed through the line instead of diving?
    • moist
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      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 8:22AM - in reply to Bob Schul Country
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      • Bob Schul Country wrote:

        diving in lane 2.5 surely didnt help. Why wasnt he in lane 1?

        Is Lane 2.5 the one that takes you to Hogwarts?
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      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 8:25AM - in reply to Oh Please
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      • Oh Please wrote:
        He ran 4:02 and 3:42.01

        Hope he gets it sometime. A nice story.

        3:42.01 is equivalent. I suppose it's nice to have that actual sub-4 though.
    • we would know if we knew
      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 8:25AM - in reply to OldManNobody
      • we would know if we knew
      • I don't fully understand how Marquardt did not make the fast heat. time-wise and performance-wise he has beaten a lot of guys in that first heat.

        Any idea if he has any plans to race another mile this season? looks like hoka has a last chance meet before USAs next week in NY. should be a shorter trip for him.

        Letsrun should set up a race for him to do it and livecast it.
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      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 8:28AM - in reply to OldManNobody
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      • OldManNobody wrote:

        Begs the question...would he have gone sub 4 if he had just stayed upright and pushed through the line instead of diving?

        No - .39 is 2 or 3 meters so likely it was already missed by the time he started his dive.
    • Oh Please
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      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 9:08AM - in reply to Here.it.is
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      • That looked painful. Dude gave it all.
    • dghmtkyrtk
      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 9:11AM - in reply to Here.it.is
      • dghmtkyrtk
      • looks like he just dragged his right foot due to fatigue on the last stride...rather than "dove." i've dragged a spike when i was rigging and wound up like that.

        but whatever...great effort pal, and keep fighting the good fight!
    • Hounddogharrier
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      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 9:34AM - in reply to dghmtkyrtk
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      • Whoa , much respect , those last 30 meters must have felt like 100 to him.
    • Jah boi
      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 9:38AM - in reply to Charliesdad
      • Jah boi
      • Those OG yellow and green Victories. Legendary spike.
    • Luv2Run
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      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 9:44AM - in reply to OldManNobody
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      • OldManNobody wrote:

        Begs the question...would he have gone sub 4 if he had just stayed upright and pushed through the line instead of diving?

        That is not "begging the question", but diving makes no sense to me.
    • justawesome
      • RE: Dude dives at line to go sub 4 for the first time and comes up .... short 6/8/2018 10:01AM - in reply to Luv2Run
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      • This is just awesome. No medals or big money just a runner going all out to achieve a lifetime goal. Should be shown to every runner.