Actually I ran with Dom for a year. I didn't realize I could see who it was and although he was the only sub 13:50 MAC Brit I could think of I didn't want to put my foot in my mouth and assume it was him-then have it be some obscure N. Illinois guy or something.
Ok,
that's NP. I just thought you might be one of my CMU cronies (which is where I went to school).
My guess is that you are probably from MSU or a smaller college in Michigan (Hillsdale, Calvin etc).
-Clay
Damn, I'm good at giving hints!
Motorola is not exactly smallish. 2:11 winner last year with over $100K in prize money. Pretty big party.
True, but he wil be able to stand in the front line, finish in the top 10 to 15, have people to pace him and people to run near throughout and have a really fast course. Not small but good race and usually ideal weather.
North American races apart from Chicago I guess are always risky because of the weather and because at the smaller races you'd definitely be running alone. CIM is a good one, but the weather in recent memory has been bad as often as it has been good, and it's a bit undulating, in my opinion. I'd stick with something in Europe, even Dublin (October), Florence (late November).
Houston no longer has money though it is perfectly timed before London (January). I've heard good things about Austin (February), but have no first-hand experience.
Good luck!
Not even the organisers would claim that Dublin is fast. Although the people and organisation are first rate. Can be rainy and windy on occasion.
Firenze is flat and fast (with maybe a few turns around the Duomo). Usually cool too. Not big on the prize-money though, and there is always the 20% Italian tax deduction before you get your hands on the cash (so knock that amount off any prize money you read about).
Sorry. Firenze is Italian for Florence.
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