Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Bank Marathon : Official Thread (Page 6)

I heard that that dinner is nice, but PACKED.  My friend told me there is a bar nearby that also serves a spaghetti dinner and is much more manageable.  I'm up for whatever though.

I assume you know expo is at Cobo.  In order to get your packet you literally have to walk through a maze of vendors selling gear, promoting other races, products, etc. 

I will be there(expo) Friday afternoon.  I currently work at rencen. 

Anyone work downtown and wanna go for lunch? (or rush for lunch?)

My wife & I are planning to do the expo around 11ish Saturday Morning.  As expos go, Detroit has been darn good in the past.  Dan, don't rush, this is all part of taking in the event.  Detroit was my 1st 1/2 a few years back and I remember thinking to myself, man, I have never been around so many fit people in my life (and in one of the nation's fattest cities to boot).

I want to walk out to the start finish line to check out the porta-potty situation (was has stunk in the past), find a rendezvous site for my wife & just get a feel for the new starting area (and gauge what kind of walk it is from Cobo).  I am bummed we don't finish down Woodward this year!

I am running the half and am thinking of running with the 8:00 pace group.  Plan would be to run with them and if feeling strong enough after the tunnel and the cobo hill to try to break away. 

I am bringing this back up:

I'll be there. Good job with the Google Maps!!

What time do you consider 30 minutes before the race?  With the time starts some groups are leaving at 7:15 or so. 

I don't want to freeze but I don't really want to wear tights either.  It's been pretty cold out each morning...

You start based on what pace you put on your registration.  If you're starting at a slower pace than you want to run, I believe you'll have to catch your pace group.  I signed up months ago and put 4:30 for my full time which is 10:30 miles.  I'd like to think I can do it in 10:00 or just under but I think I will need to catch that pace group on my own.

OK. So... If you do catch that group and finish with them. Then you will have a better time than all of them because they started sooner?

Nope, your time is your time.  Attached to your BIB will be a disposable timing chip that will go on your shoe.  This chip will start YOUR clock running as soon as you cross a mat at the start line and will stop YOUR clock when you cross a mat at the finish (and will also give you your 5K, 10K & under water mile split as well).  You may finish way before or after someone right next to you at the finish depending on when they tripped the mat and which wave they started in.  Don't worry about anyone but yourself.  As I tell my kids each race, "be a racer of one".  In essence, do the best you can with what you have and don't worry about what is going on around you.

EDITED to ADD:  Rereading your question, there is a chance you could be correct.  Lets say the 8 MM pace group goes off in wave one and you start in wave 2, 10 or 15 minutes later and you catch the 8 MM pace group from the 1st wave (likely by running around 5 MM), then yes you are correct.  The pace groups in your corral should come close to matching your seeding time submitted if done right.

Edited by AeroBaldness 2009-10-15 11:07 AM

Yes, your time may be off a little because you'll cross the start mat after them.  If you finish with them after starting behind them you will have a time faster than they have.

This after party thingy looks like it has potential: 

http://www.freepmarathon.com/Assets/DetroitFreePress+Digital+Assets/pdf/documents/conquered.pdf

It should be sunny & 50ish.  Having not done a BT hook up yet, might this be a good chance to meet up with BT'ers?  I've gotta wait for my wife and a few friends to finish the full so I'll be be hanging around.  It'd sure be nice if a couple of free beers were part of the package like the Indy Mini & RnR Chicago!

I'll be there for a while.  One of my friends is planning a slower full so I'll probably wait for him there.

I'm all healed up from Chicago last weekend, and ready to cheer on all my friends in Detroit this weekend!

I'll actually be working at the expo from 11-3 on Saturday at the American Cancer Society booth.  And on race day, we'll be cheering everyone on at mile 11.25-ish at the corner of Rosa Parks and Leverette (spirit station #11).  I'll bring my camera to see if I can catch anyone.

Edited by curegirl 2009-10-16 7:22 AM






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GOOD LUCK everyone running this weekend!

Good luck to all this weekend and have a great time!

Good luck to everyone this weekend.  Sorry that I won't be joining you all....it was a tossup between running a marathon or sipping margharitas on the beach in Jamaica......was a tough one for me   I'll be strappin' for you all from the sunny Caribbean!

SHUT UP! 


Thanks. I feel better now.

For a variety of reasons, this cheerleader will be persona non grata Sunday.

I hope you all have a fabulous race! 

Looks like a brisk start to the morning, but Accuweather has no rain in the forecast!

Good luck everyone!!

Oh sure, world traveler...rub it in!  Drink a Red Stripe for me Coop, and send me some MOJO...not a Mojito!  I don't run well while intoxicated! :-)