My Indoor Marathon Record was broken a week ago. The new record is 2:53:53. I ran a 2:57:34 last year. When I first signed up for Zoom! Yah! Yah! last year, I did it because I thought it would be entertaining. Humorous, even. “I’m a world record holder…” I would say with a chuckle. But…
Meet Matt. 2:43 marathoner at Chicago this fall. I can’t imagine how long the race would have felt without him for the first 1:45. Matt and I taking a turn together early in the race. My mistake early on was trying to take these corners tight and fast (vs. not caring and running out in…
What a great experience, made not by the run itself (which was a little painful, imagine that), but completely by the crowd that assembled to help get me there. I am truly blessed. Race recap (don’t worry, I won’t do it lap-by-lap!) I met Matt Eckberg, a 2:43 finisher at this fall’s Chicago marathon, and…
What? Indoor Marathon World Record Attempt 🙂 When? January 6th, 2013. 6:30 am (ouch) How? 150 laps on St. Olaf’s indoor warm up track (USATF certified marathon). Switch directions every 30 minutes. Run under a 3:08 (which, knock on wood, *should* be doable… but I also now have serious doubts about my ability to stay…