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10 Person Linked Marathon Record Attempt
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 2013-05-23 8:19 AM |
Champion  5312   Calgary |  Subject: 10 Person Linked Marathon Record AttemptSunday at the Calgary Marathon http://globalnews.ca/video/583437/gil-record-record-run/ What it doesn't say is that they are going for a 2:57. I have been thinking about it. And at first I was like, well how hard could it be right. I don't know what these guys individual PRs are but, I mean I can do a 4 hour marathon so find me a bunch of 4 hour marathoners and I am sure we could link together and do a 4:15 right? And really, in any given race how many people are going under 3 hours, just find those people and link up. But then I was thinking some more, and man, that marathon is a serious mind mixer right. Like you are a little messed up in the end even if you are taking it easy AND everything goes perfect. Imagine going through all your own negative stuff and then having to deal with everyone else's negative stuff. I guess you get the benefit of everyone's positive vibes too. That would be a heck of a dynamic. Good luck to them. link to my buddy Neil Zeller (who is documenting the quest for the Record) showing issues that may crop up. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=567658783279014&set=a.435783... |
| 2013-05-23 9:16 AM in reply to: BigDH |
Expert 1192  Oak Creek, WI | Subject: RE: 10 Person Linked Marathon Record Attempt It is much harder than it sounds... I was part of the team at the Lakefront marathon in Milwaukee 2 years ago that broke the overall world record for completing a marathon linked together at 62 runners... which has since been broken by a team in Germany that past summer... For 10 people to attempt going sub-3 is pretty stellar... Its a lot more challenging than you think... everyone that starts has to finish, and if one person unclips at any time during the race the entire team is disqualified... actually trying to accomodate bathroom breaks is one of the more challenging elements... we were running at about a 4:30 marathon pace... however had a few instances where people tripped and fell (and almost had to pull out) as it was hard to see much in front of you... then late in the race our most seasoned marathoner (having completed about 150 marathons) started cramping up badly and the entire team had to basically walk the last 8 miles... it was a long day, and again, much more challenging than it sounds... good luck to these guys... |
| 2013-05-23 8:12 PM in reply to: bscharff |
Champion 5312 Calgary | Subject: RE: 10 Person Linked Marathon Record Attempt wow, 62 people, I can't even fathom that. Must have been awesome. |
| 2013-05-24 9:20 AM in reply to: BigDH |
Expert 1192 Oak Creek, WI | Subject: RE: 10 Person Linked Marathon Record Attempt Originally posted by BigDH wow, 62 people, I can't even fathom that. Must have been awesome. It was a pretty awesome experience... we did it as a fundraiser for Jenny Crain... she was an olympic hopeful from milwaukee that was hit by a car a number of years ago... its been a very long recovery process for her... there have been some articles in RW about her... I think that we ended up raising about $110k for her care... again, pretty cool thing... |
| 2013-05-26 11:33 PM in reply to: bscharff |
Master 1439 Calgary, AB Silver member | Subject: RE: 10 Person Linked Marathon Record Attempt They finished, 2:55 or so, all checked in so the record is theirs for awhile. |
| 2013-05-27 11:47 AM in reply to: Khyron |
Champion 5312 Calgary | Subject: RE: 10 Person Linked Marathon Record Attempt pretty amazing, apparently they raised 100k for their cause too. http://www.flickr.com/photos/neil_zee/sets/72157633730542052/ |
| 2013-05-28 1:10 PM in reply to: BigDH |
Elite 2729  Puyallup, WA | Subject: RE: 10 Person Linked Marathon Record Attempt That's very cool! What's the deal with the 42.2 medals?? (I know that's 2 times 26.1...) |
| 2013-05-28 1:20 PM in reply to: 0 |
Champion 14571 the alamo city, Texas | Subject: RE: 10 Person Linked Marathon Record Attempt Originally posted by lkct01234 That's very cool! What's the deal with the 42.2 medals?? (I know that's 2 times 26.1...) a marathon is 42 km. and 2 x 26 = 52 Edited by mehaner 2013-05-28 1:21 PM |
| 2013-05-28 1:52 PM in reply to: lkct01234 |
Champion 5312 Calgary | Subject: RE: 10 Person Linked Marathon Record Attempt Originally posted by lkct01234 That's very cool! What's the deal with the 42.2 medals?? (I know that's 2 times 26.1...) ahhhhhh, I needed that today. lol. |
| 2013-05-28 11:27 PM in reply to: mehaner |
Elite 2729 Puyallup, WA | Subject: RE: 10 Person Linked Marathon Record Attempt Originally posted by mehaner Originally posted by lkct01234 That's very cool! What's the deal with the 42.2 medals?? (I know that's 2 times 26.1...) a marathon is 42 km. and 2 x 26 = 52
Can I blame pregnancy brain?!?! And not having my graphing calculator near me?!?! |
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