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Post by marc on Apr 21, 2008 11:59:02 GMT -5
38th overall isn't bad for the nation's top marathon. Congrats to Jeremy too for what looks to be a great run. Anyone get Mertz time? I checked the results and they aren't showing anything.
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Post by kevinspradlin on Apr 21, 2008 12:43:49 GMT -5
Jaron 2;27:56 (5:39 pace)
Jeremy 2:46:54 (6:22)
Jim 3:06:50 (7:08)
Can't find Dave in the searchable results. Did he finish? I'll be talking with all 4 of them later today. Check out Tuesday's Times-News for more.
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Post by davetreber on Apr 21, 2008 12:57:37 GMT -5
Congratulations to all our athletes!
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Post by kw on Apr 21, 2008 13:07:21 GMT -5
Great job guys!
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Post by brucedenton on Apr 21, 2008 13:35:14 GMT -5
good run guys, looks like Mertz may have dropped, hope he is OK
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Post by bevj on Apr 21, 2008 14:14:21 GMT -5
Congrats! Good showing today guys!
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Post by baldisbetter on Apr 21, 2008 14:15:19 GMT -5
Sorry Jim but I had a meeting at 1 pm. So here are your stats:
3145 Jordan, Jim Jr. 52 M Lavale MD USA
Checkpoints 5k 10k 15k 20k Half 25k 30k 35k 40k
0:21:50 0:44:00 1:06:06 1:27:31 1:32:00 1:48:54 2:11:19 2:34:13 2:56:54
Finish Start Time Offset Pace Projected Time Official Time Overall Gender Division
- 0:07:08 3:06:50 1938 1826 88
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Post by baldisbetter on Apr 21, 2008 14:19:17 GMT -5
Anybody have anything on Mertz??
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Post by mertzfan on Apr 21, 2008 15:44:05 GMT -5
They have taken him to the medical facility -- something with his ankle/leg -- that's the last we have heard
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Post by kevinspradlin on Apr 21, 2008 18:21:09 GMT -5
7:15 p.m. - Just talked with Dave. He said he stopped at 19.9 miles due to pain in his left ankle, which has been bothering him since the Chambersburg Half-Marathon on March 15. Compensating for that pain caused his right quad to act up.
"It felt like someone was just stabbing me with a knife," he said. "Me and Jeremy were running 5:50s" before Mertz had to make a roadside pitstop. After a 10-second delay, he went from running 6-minute miles to 7:55 at the halfway point.
"I just kept thinking I'll go one more aid station," he said. "Then, finally, I thought, it's not even worth it. Emotionally, it drained me" he said of his second marathon experience.
Dave was at the aid station for 3 hours.
"The legs went out a lot earlier than I expected," he said. "But it wasn't a fitness thing. After Jeremy dropped me, I was on pace for 2:47.
Dave said he plans to "take a good month off ... (and) forget about all this" before preparing for the summer racing season.
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Post by flyinghighrunner on Apr 21, 2008 18:46:52 GMT -5
great job guys! Get yourself rested and healthy, especially Dave! Can't wait for the recaps.....
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Post by hyndmanstrider79 on Apr 21, 2008 19:46:05 GMT -5
CONGRATS!!
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Post by wvrunner on Apr 21, 2008 20:38:06 GMT -5
Good job to all. Dave, I hope you heal quickly and get back at it. All of you have tremendous potential ahead of you. The live internet coverage was excellent and the splits provided by the marathon websites tracking service worked efficiently.
I'd love to see a detailed write up about all of your races. How did you feel? How was the weather? The entire experience. Fill us in upon your return.
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Post by kevinspradlin on Apr 21, 2008 20:48:58 GMT -5
Hopefully you can get some of that in tomorrow's Times-News. Not sure if they had room to print all that I submitted - we'll have to wait and see - but if not, I can post the original version here tomorrow.
Still, I like reading these guys' version of events, unedited. There's a degree of genuine excitement when you're writing about yourself that an outside person just can't have...
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Post by mertz on Apr 22, 2008 18:17:07 GMT -5
Alright. Here it goes. Overall the entire weekend was a blast. Being able to watch the Olympic trials was amazing. Watching Deena make the comeback was great. I know jeremy and jaron would agree that we all were ready for the race. Being able to hang out with jeremy and jim on the bus trip up and at the athletes villlage made the day of the race less stressfull. It was nice having jim who knew what to do.
I physically and mentally felt ready to go while waiting in the corrals with jeremy. We started out very smooth. I believe first couple miles were around 6 min. It took a while to get out of the gigantic groups. We started running 5:50's and I believe my fastest was around 5:46. Through 6 miles i felt good. My legs were a little tight but they usually are at the beginning of any of my runs. I just expected them to loosen up for the second half. I would say around mile 10 I started to drop back. I made a quick pit stop and thought I could catch jeremy. That never happend. My right ankle started to bother me and then my left quad started up. I wasnt expecting this so early. Then each mile just got even worse. I was eventually running 7:50's for the last couple miles I ran. I just kept saying to myself that I would make it to one more aid station. After struggling up some hills and getting passed by want seemed hundreds of people I knew I couldnt go anymore. It was one of the hardest decisions I have ever made in my life. I stopped at mile 19.9. I was at 2:01 min. I then sat at the aid station for 3 hours waiting for the race to clear enough to bus the group of us there back to the finish. Its going to take a while to get over this one but I feel in the long run it was the right thing to do. I just want to thank Jeremy and Jaron. They push me through runs and make them fun and exciting when I show up for them. All I got to say is that Lance better be ready for next year.
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