If OP wears 4% shoes it should be DQ.
If OP wears 4% shoes it should be DQ.
Your coach is going to be pissed
Are you still on the team? You're 20 so I assume you're an upperclassmen? I trained and ran marathons (PR of 2:24:43 years ago) and had races that took months to recover. If you just hop in this thing and think you'll be good to go in a week or two, you're going to be sadly disappointed. Forget 3:20, just try to finish - which I view as highly unlikely (mostly because I think you're a troll, but also because you're way overweight for a marathoner and sprinting mechanics are very difference than marathon mechanics).
Post a link so we can track you. If I were a betting man, my money would be heavy against.
WillyMakeit?NO wrote:
Just give the guy his $100 and quit getting hammered.
This is far and away the best advice.
Ha, I just checked previous years' results. A 3:20 is going to win this thing. By a lot. Less than 20 people usually show up. Do you remember the stipulations of the bet. Was a timeframe set. If not, then find a nice downhill marathon in the fall that you can train for. Soloing a 3:20 is going to be a lot harder.
nerp wrote:
Am I the only one who thinks he has this. 7:37 mile? The key is you need to stick to that pace religiously. It will feel really easy at first, but you should start at 7:45 pace for the first 3 miles, then just settle in to 7:35 pace. Carry 5 GUs with you; you'll take one at the start and every 10k after. If it's windy, tuck in behind a group, but resist the urge to go with them if they're running faster than your pace. Don't over dress. If you're warm at the start then you have too many clothes on. If it's really cold, layer your clothing so you can toss stuff if you need to. It's a loop course so you can get stuff later, or have someone to hand it to. You'll need more cushioned shoes than you would for sprinting. If you can borrow a pair of 4% in your size then try them in a practice run and if they feel good use them. Run every tangent. If the road curves, don't follow the outside curve of the road. Run the straightest line to the apex of the next turn. This can save you and extra 1/4 mile plus on some courses. If your friend is out there "cheering" for you, don't surge. Save the pure hate for the last 3 miles. It also looks really easy to skip a lap, but resist the urge. You got this.
tl;dr: I can't stress this enough, NO miles below 7:35 pace till the last 3 miles.
Yes. You're the only one. You must be young and fit and can't comprehend that 7:35 will no way in hell be easy for this guy.
He just ran 5 miles in 40 minutes. That's 8 minutes a mile. Yet you say, " It will feel really easy at first, but you should start at 7:45 pace for the first 3 miles, then just settle in to 7:35 pace. "
None of that will be easy for him. I'd be impressed if this guy could do it in 4 hours.
wejo, how much money will you put on this?
400m runner wrote:
Does anyone have advice for completing the marathon?
Grease your feet. They will still be sore, but hopefully, not agonisingly so.
I didn't see anyone on the rosters of the four Washington D2 school's rosters that matched your stats. You going to drive in from out of state?
Are you an idiot? Why would you do that? If you are a sprints guy you will only hurt yourself. Also sorry to say, if you haven't run and your best mile is a 6:20 you will not run under 3:20. Why are young runners so moronic at times. This threads are just moronic questions for the most part.
wejo wrote:
Yes. You're the only one. You must be young and fit and can't comprehend that 7:35 will no way in hell be easy for this guy.
He just ran 5 miles in 40 minutes. That's 8 minutes a mile. Yet you say, " It will feel really easy at first, but you should start at 7:45 pace for the first 3 miles, then just settle in to 7:35 pace. "
None of that will be easy for him. I'd be impressed if this guy could do it in 4 hours.
Wejo is spot on. This guy’s best chance is to do 0 training the rest of the week and hope fresh legs and hubris carry him, but I foresee a Jeff Galloway walk/run after the halfway point-if he makes it that far. Either way, Sunday is going to be painful unless he DNS/DNF.
I will finish this marathon. I won't give up and listen to people who say I can't.
Unfortunately the X Rays will cost more than $100
If you're 20, then that means that you're still in school and probably on your school's track team (if you've actually ran 47 in the 400). That means that you have probably started practice for indoor, and you most likely have meets starting up pretty soon. I would say that this is going to mess up your entire indoor season, and maybe your outdoor season as well.
Plus, knowing the NCAA, they'll probably find out about the $100 bet and ban you for a season!
I rran 6 miles this morning in about 47 minutes. Feeling quite sore but not as out of breath as the last two days. Did 6x100m strides in the grass afterwards at about 80% of max effort. Feeling better now after some coffee and a nap.
By the way, I forgot to mention that I ran a local 5k in like 21 minutes back in June after Track season just to see how I could do and have some fun with it.
Walk
100% guarantee his final time will be DNF. Say no to alcohol kids.
wejo wrote:
Yes. You're the only one. You must be young and fit and can't comprehend that 7:35 will no way in hell be easy for this guy.
He just ran 5 miles in 40 minutes. That's 8 minutes a mile. Yet you say, " It will feel really easy at first, but you should start at 7:45 pace for the first 3 miles, then just settle in to 7:35 pace. "
None of that will be easy for him. I'd be impressed if this guy could do it in 4 hours.
Ha, fair enough. Maybe I'm underestimating the fitness needed for a 3:20. Though I think the biggest issue he has is inexperience. Plus with nobody to pace off of it's going to be hard. It's a loop marathon with 15 people and the winner is usually in at ~3:40.
You have to be a troll. You're running a marathon and then starting Indoor Season?? Holy moly....
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