This calendar year I only have 2 marathons scheduled. Denver in October and West Palm Beach in December. I'm one of those guys who wants to run a marathon in every state in the U.S. No, I am not an official member of either 50 States or 50 State plus DC. I don't want to confine my running to someone elses rules. This is my goal and I set my own rules. I imagine when I get to some of those remote states I'll be running one of their marathons though. Seven states down and only 43 more to go. So far I've completed:
Dallas, Texas - December 2004
Chicago, Illinois - October 2005
Atlanta, Georgia - Thanksgiving Day 2005
St. Louis, Missouri - April 2006
San Diego, California - June 2006
Marine Corps, Maryland - October 2006 (yes, I count this one as Maryland, remember - my rules)
Tuscon, New Mexico - December 2006
I'm giving myself until my 50th Birthday to accomplish this mission. Between that time lies, my most consuming quest, Boston. I've got 13 years to get all these marathons done.
Did you know that the first year the Boston Marathon required a qualifying time was 1970?
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Showing posts with label Atlanta Marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Atlanta Marathon. Show all posts
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Friday, November 25, 2005
Never Run Atlanta Marathon on Thanksgiving
I finished the Atlanta Marathon in 4:52 on Thanksgiving Day. It was the hilliest race ever. Wow, how tough. Of course I was being pretty lazy about my pace. Just relaxing, but a lot of fun. This race is nothing like Chicago, New York or even Dallas. No crowd support, water stops were poorly handled, no music, not even a race announcer at the beginning. I was pretty shocked. Also, they close the race at 5 hours. Therefore, you can see them pulling up cones and closing down water stops. Even the last few (I'll say most important) mile markers were gone.
Have you ever been to a department store near closing time? Ever noticed how less friendly and interested the staff is at 10 minutes before closing? Registers are closed and you hear over the loud speaker, "10 minutes to closing please make your final selections and move the nearest register". That's how if felt near the back of the pack in Atlanta. If I was not in such discomfort it would have been pretty funny. Oh well, I'm so glad to have it behind me.
Oh well, I'm so glad to have it behind me. I would not recommend this race to anyone. You can't count on a fast time on this course. The male winner had a time of 2:37 and the female winner a time of 3:12.
That's three states down and 47 to go.
Have you ever been to a department store near closing time? Ever noticed how less friendly and interested the staff is at 10 minutes before closing? Registers are closed and you hear over the loud speaker, "10 minutes to closing please make your final selections and move the nearest register". That's how if felt near the back of the pack in Atlanta. If I was not in such discomfort it would have been pretty funny. Oh well, I'm so glad to have it behind me.
Oh well, I'm so glad to have it behind me. I would not recommend this race to anyone. You can't count on a fast time on this course. The male winner had a time of 2:37 and the female winner a time of 3:12.
That's three states down and 47 to go.
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