Albertson, a 25-year-old cross-country coach at Clovis Community College in Fresno, Calif., turned in a time of 2:17:59.4 to surpass two-time champion Malcolm Richards’ previous record of 2:19:02. Richards beat his previous mark with a time of 2:18:47.9 time to finish as runner-up.

Richards won last year in an indoor marathon WR of 2:19:01 while Zablocki ran 2:21:47 in 2017. 2:13:40 man Andrew Lemoncello is also racing. Stephanie Pezzullo (2:32 PB) and former Arizona State All-American Chelsey Albertson lead the women's race. *LRC Archives: Meet The Most Interesting Man In Running: Chris Zablocki’s Long Road To Los Angeles  

Chris Zablocki, who had the men's record, only managed a 2:29:13.

Zablocki faces rivals Malcolm Richards (2:13 PB) and Brian Harvey (2:17 PB). $7000 prize money goes to the winner if they break the record.

They will be hoping to break the indoor marathon WR for the third straight year. The fields are lead by defending champ and current WR holder Chris Zablocki (2:21:48 indoor) and Lindsey Scherf (2:32:19 outdoor PB). The women's record is held by Finland’s Laura Manninen (2:42.30).

$3000 to the winner with an extra $4000 for a WR (2:21:48 for the men, 2:42:30 for women).

We recap the week that was from the track, the boardroom, the bedroom, and even the indoor marathon.

The record is 2:27.21 for men and 2:53:53 for women.

The release says it is a "new twist" on the original indoor marathon from 1906 in Madison Square Garden. Looks like it will be all relay races, so no one will run a full marathon. *MB Archives: Has a lapped runner ever come back to win a race?