Comments on: Frederick Marathon: End Of The Sub-3:00 Streak

By: 2009 Richmond Marathon Race Report

2009 Richmond Marathon Race Report — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:35:12 +0000

[...] the two buttons to lock the bezel. I’d experienced some horrible Garmin 405 problems in the rainy Frederick Marathon earlier this year and definitely didn’t want a repeat. With the Garmin taking care of, it was [...]

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:22:32 +0000

Great effort Steve! I think if your Garmin hadn’t quit on you and you had some indications what the times were, you definately would have beat that 3hr mark. I heard it was raining pretty hard out there…I think you did remarkable considering!

Well done!
Charlie

By: ally

ally — Mon, 04 May 2009 15:26:54 +0000

I am so incredibly proud of you…I must be honest and say in those conditions I might have quit……but then again I guess that`s why we are married, I am not a quitter either….
It was hard for me to watch, and I was so glad to see you come round that final bend………….there will be another sub 3 for you……..

love you
ally

By: Blaine Moore

Blaine Moore — Mon, 04 May 2009 13:20:45 +0000

The marathon is never guaranteed. You can have the best training and just not have a good day, or you might randomly jump into one and have the race of a lifetime.

Chalk it up to another experience and remember that a 3 hour marathon is still damn fast. Next time will be different. (Hopefully, better, but at least different.)

It’s one of the reasons I love the distance, truth be told.

Hope your recovery goes well.

By: AndrewE

AndrewE — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:13:12 +0000

Somedays it just doesn’t happen eh.

Still an amazing time though!

By: Emma

Emma — Mon, 04 May 2009 03:10:01 +0000

Hey Steve,
Ugh, what a disappointment. Sorry your race was a bummer. I ran the Frederick half this morning, and enjoyed that non-hilly half of the course! I tried to hang around after I finished to cheer you home, but the rain and the cold chilled me and put me in the car, unfortunately. I haven’t been able to bring myself to put another 26.2 on the calendar yet, so I’m in awe of you.
Hope your recovery is good!

By: Bill Carter

Bill Carter — Mon, 04 May 2009 02:04:58 +0000

HI Steve

I’m honestly so sorry.

I really don’t know what to say except that the marathon is never a fair test of our training or even our physical condition. Every time we put ourselves out there and take on the challenge of going 26.2 miles, we risk not achieving our ultimate goals… whatever they may be. But we never risk our courage, training, or sheer toughness. You’ve got those in spades.

You will be back and as I just had to post on my blog, “there will be better days”.

Best of luck to you as you recover and move on to the next challenge.