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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan
Some kid in the 15-19 category beat out all of the "elite" athletes in the first triathlon I did last year. Because that race is run in waves, the "elite" athletes were probably finished with the race by the time she started. Danskin didn't have a problem handing her the trophy.
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I was contemplating trying to run my best time next year (2009) in the Chicago marathon, which would enable me to get a start right behind the elites in the second corral (that's where I usually am) in 2010. The ultimate goal would then be to try to lead the Chicago marathon for the first two or three miles in 2010 (and then drop out from exhaustion). I figured, with speed-specific training, I could do it...but that's because I thought that the elites ran at about 5:10/mile. In reality, they run at about 4:50. There's no way I could run more than one mile at 4:50. Evans Cheruiyot ran the first 5k of the Chicago marathon in 15:00. Not a chance. Ever.
