Martin Hehir Wins Marathon Project In 2:08:59 at 7 Americans Break 2:10
December 20, 2020
It was a historic day in the desert today, as seven Americans broken 2:10 at the Marathon Project in Chandler, Ariz., obliterating the previous record for most American sub-2:10’s in one race (four at the 2012 Olympic Trials). Between a deep field (11 men with sub-2:12 pbs), perfect weather (in the 30s and 40s during the race, with almost zero wind) and terrific pacemaking, and the super shoe revolution, conditions were ripe for a very, very fast day. And the race delivered.
2:09:00 pace was the goal, and nine men were on track to do that at 35k. In the end, however,
A Win Would Mean More Than A Fast Time To Fauble At The Marathon Project Dec 18, 2020 David Monti
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(17-Dec) When Scott Fauble lines up for Sunday s The Marathon Project in Chandler, Ariz., scoring a fast time will only be at the back of his mind. Sure, it would be nice to improve on his career best of 2:09:09 from the Boston Marathon in 2019, but the 29 year-old who lives and trains with the Hoka Northern Arizona Elite team in Flagstaff wants the win even more. I just want to compete to win, Fauble told reporters via video conference yesterday from Flagstaff. I think we can get focused on times, we can get focused on splits and stuff like that, but all my PB s have come from racing. So, I m going in there with the goal of winning, and I think anything great that comes from that will be a product of the racing. Like, the win s not going to come from trying to run a fast time, but it would be the other way around.
RRW: A Win Would Mean More Than A Fast Time to Fauble At The Marathon Project
By David Monti, @d9monti
(c) 2020 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved
(17-Dec) When Scott Fauble lines up for Sunday’s The Marathon Project in Chandler, Ariz., scoring a fast time will only be at the back of his mind. Sure, it would be nice to improve on his career best of 2:09:09 from the Boston Marathon in 2019, but the 29 year-old who lives and trains with the Hoka Northern Arizona Elite team in Flagstaff wants the win even more.
“I just want to compete to win,” Fauble told reporters via video conference yesterday from Flagstaff. “I think we can get focused on times, we can get focused on splits and stuff like that, but all my PB’s have come from racing. So, I’m going in there with the goal of winning, and I think anything great that comes from that will be a product of the racing. Like, the win’s not going to come from trying to run a fast time, but it would be the other
Men’s Marathon Project Preview: With a Fast Course & Perfect Conditions, Sunday Could Be a Historic Day for US Marathoning
December 17, 2020
In the annals of US distance running, a total of 21 men have broken 2:10 in the marathon, doing so a combined 56 times.
There are only six races in history in which more than one American has broken 2:10. The list:
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2012 Olympic Trials
Meb Keflezighi (2:09:08), Ryan Hall (2:09:30), Abdi Abdirahman (2:09:47), Dathan Ritzenhein (2:09:55)
1983 Boston
1982 Boston
2002 Chicago
2010 Boston
2019 Boston
Scott Fauble (2:09:09), Jared Ward (2:09:25)
That list could be due for a major revision on Sunday. While the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into the traditional marathon schedule the three US-based World Marathon Majors (Boston, Chicago, New York) were all cancelled it has also created opportunities that would not otherwise have existed. Like the Marathon Project.