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Rain Man won't finish. He's jogging's version of Brodie Croyle. | 1 | 5.56% | |
Rain Man will finish, but he won't beat any of the guys below. | 6 | 33.33% | |
1896 - Spiridon Louis (Greece) - 2:58:50 | 0 | 0% | |
1909 - Robert Fowler (USA) - 2:52:45 | 0 | 0% | |
1909 – James Clark (USA) – 2:46:52 | 1 | 5.56% | |
1909 – Harry (Frederic) Barrett (UK) – 2:42:31 | 2 | 11.11% | |
1913 – Harry Green (UK) – 2:38:16 | 0 | 0% | |
1920 – Hannes Kolehmainen (Finland) – 2:32:35 | 0 | 0% | |
1925 – Albert Michelson (USA) – 2:29:01 | 3 | 16.67% | |
1952 – James Peters (UK) – 2:20:42 | 1 | 5.56% | |
1953 – James Peters (UK) – 2:18:40 | 1 | 5.56% | |
1963 – Leonard Edelen (USA) – 2:14:28 | 0 | 0% | |
1967 – Derek Clayton (Australia) – 2:09:36 | 0 | 0% | |
2003 – Paul Tergat (Kenya) – 2:04:55 | 0 | 0% | |
2008 (current records) - Haile Gebrselassie (Ethiopia) - 2:03:59 | 0 | 0% | |
Rain Man will beat all of these guys. | 2 | 11.11% | |
Rain Man's on steroids. This won't count. | 1 | 5.56% | |
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06-13-2009, 05:43 PM | #16 |
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Good luck, Mr. Rain Man.
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06-13-2009, 06:53 PM | #17 |
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I voted you will beat all these guys. Let me know where to show up with my assault rifle and a drum of boar spew.
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06-13-2009, 07:07 PM | #18 |
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is the most accurate route calculator I have found. Best of luck. Remember, don't run ANY faster when you hit your plateau. You'll be around mile 5, and you'll hit your stride, thinking "hey, no sweat!" It is at this point that you change NOTHING. Those who typically fair the worst in half-marathons fall into one of two categories: 1) those who weren't ready for it in the first place, and 2) those who fail to keep a pace they can handle. The former is self-evident, but the latter sneaks up on a lot of people. Just find your pace, and stay there... it's always helped. Best of luck, and make sure you know that cramps go away!
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06-14-2009, 01:48 PM | #19 |
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Woohoo!
I am officially a half-marathon veteran, and my time was better than I expected. I ran a 2:13:43, which is slightly more than 10 minutes per mile. I was hoping for a 2:24 and I beat that handily. I came in 928th overall, but apparently placed 32nd in my age group. I have no idea how many people were in my age group yet, but I was particularly pleased by that placing. According to the news, there were roughly 1,700 people registered, though I'm sure that some don't show up. I started out at the back of the starting pack since I wasn't sure how it'd go, and that was a mistake. It took me almost two miles before I could weave through the really slow people and get to a normal pace. I could've probably cut another minute or two if I'd started more toward the middle of the pack. I did really well until about the 8 mile mark, and then from there I noticed that I was as likely to be passed as to pass other people. I got to see the leaders a couple of times when the course doubled back on itself, and it was kind of cool because all of the slower people would clap for the leaders. I thought that was nice.. After about five miles or so I ended up running with a similarly paced group of people, and it was fun to try to keep up and pass them over the long term. I ended up passing Muddy Buddy Shirt, Bright Red Shirt, Sweaty Guy, Weightlifter Guy, and Pinup Girl, and beat them. I must've passed Aquamarine Finerear six times, but every time it was because she was stopping to stretch or get water or something, and then she'd pass me up again. I ended losing to her by maybe a minute or two. I lost track of Clompy The Grunter, who annoyed me by slapping her feet really hard against the concrete all the time and grunting, so I'm not sure if I beat her or she beat me.
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06-14-2009, 02:14 PM | #20 |
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At least you didn't have to run behind Farty Brownstain.
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FINALLY! The wait is over.
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You're as good as any 1965 or older athlete!!!
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Actually, that was me. Kept people from running too close behind me.
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I was a cross country runner in junior high and high school, so I've done dozens of 5 and 10ks, but it's been almost 20 years. (Don't mistake me saying I did them as saying I was any good at them - I've always been a big slow dude). I don't think I've ever run more than 12 miles at once, though, and I don't ever anticipate that I ever will. YOU'RE CRAZY! Crazy. But you set your goal and you did it. Which is awesome. |
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Thanks. I'm extremely proud. There may have been 927 people ahead of me, but man oh man, if you had told me six months ago to do this, I would've scoffed derisively. It simply wasn't feasible. Finishing this thing is actually one of my biggest accomplishments in a long time, because it was a huge stretch for me.
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The Amazon is going to be a little bit sweeter with your new found conditioning and fitness. Congratulations!! You've earned it.
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Although you seem happy simply to have done it at all, which is the real victory, and the best way to look at something like this, I say. |
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Congrats, boss man. Glad that you got to run before it started hailing.
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