Dan Mullen: Boston Marathon Thread Watch

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

Dan running steady through 3 miles. Long way to go.

Mile 1 9:38
Mile 2 9:44
Mile 3 9:31

[mstatefan91]

I do not envy him.

26.2 miles of running is hell on the body

[DawgInMemphis]

I do not envy him.

26.2 miles of running is hell on the body

Some people are runners, some are not. I'm in the "not" category. Ran my second ever half in March with very little training. Brutal.

[starkvegasdawg]

Some people are runners, some are not. I'm in the "not" category. Ran my second ever half in March with very little training. Brutal.

Probably some Kenyan that is 6'7" 119lbs who is probably already 15 miles in.

[Dawg61]

Thread update. Dan is currently running.

[mstatefan91]

Some people are runners, some are not. I'm in the "not" category. Ran my second ever half in March with very little training. Brutal.

Trust me. I know. I did cross-country in high school my freshman and sophomore years. I quickly figured out that I am not a runner. I do not enjoy it. In fact, I think about other ways I could be spending my time while I'm doing it.

[rbdog82]

Dan better be careful. The first 13-14 miles of Boston are net downhill. Hills start after that.

[Maroonthirteen]

I run about the same mile times during a 5K. I don't consider myself a runner either but I run to keep from being any fatter. With that said, I would die running 26 miles. He is helluva man running a marathon.

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

Updated results at 12:45 Holding a steady pace so far.



Min/Mile
Time


5K 9:38
0:29:55


10K 9:44
1:00:08


15k 9:31
1:29:42


20k 9:47
2:00:03


HALF 9:34
2:06:34

[mstatefan91]

Updated results at 12:45 Holding a steady pace so far.

5K 9:38
10K 9:44
15k 9:31
20k 9:47
HALF 9:34

That is fairly impressive.

[Interpolation_Dawg_EX]

Updated results at 12:45 Holding a steady pace so far.



Min/Mile
Time


5K 9:38
0:29:55


10K 9:44
1:00:08


15k 9:31
1:29:42


20k 9:47
2:00:03


HALF 9:34
2:06:34



Is this considered grinding, relentless effort, or strain?

[Maroonthirteen]

I would say....all three.

[mcain31]

Is this considered grinding, relentless effort, or strain?

After having ran a marathon, I'd consider it strain and relentless effort

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

Is this considered grinding, relentless effort, or strain?

To me....all of the above.

To watch online, go to http://watchlive.baa.org/ Pretty amazing to see the festivities. I haven't paid too much attention to the race until Dan got involved, but it is amazing what all goes into it and how the city supports it.

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

Over half way home....minutes per mile climbing a little, which is to be expected. On pace for a 4 hr, 15 min. time, which was his goal.





Min/Mile
Time


5K
9:38
0:29:55


10K
9:44
1:00:08


15k
9:31
1:29:42


20k
9:47
2:00:03


HALF
9:34
2:06:34


25k
10:11
2:31:16

[starkvegasdawg]

To even run that far is impressive to me. To finish it in just over 4 hours is extremely impressive. But when I saw some had finished the race in just over two hours blew my mind. This guy ran the whole race averaging just over a 5 minute mile. I was wrong about one thing in my earlier post. I said Kenyan. He was Ethiopian.

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

What the hell Adidas....a blue shirt?

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[Apoplectic]

To even run that far is impressive to me. To finish it in just over 4 hours is extremely impressive. But when I saw some had finished the race in just over two hours blew my mind. This guy ran the whole race averaging just over a 5 minute mile. I was wrong about one thing in my earlier post. I said Kenyan. He was Ethiopian.

as a vet of 5 marathons i'm interested to see how he handles the wall at 22+

[mstatefan91]

What the hell Adidas....a blue shirt?

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Should have been a Maroon shirt with FTSUN and #HailState

[Apoplectic]

What the hell Adidas....a blue shirt?

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WTH - headphones!!! he is a rookie. now is the time to set the mind free and solve the world's problems including why one chokes in big games

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

I'll be honest...I'm impressed as hell. Still running steady. Almost 3/4 way done.





Min/Mile
Time


5K
9:38
0:29:55


10K
9:44
1:00:08


15k
9:31
1:29:42


20k
9:47
2:00:03


HALF
9:34
2:06:34


25k
10:11
2:31:16


30k
10:13
3:03:00

[Jack Lambert]

Dan said that he got a waiver from Addidas to be able to run in it. What did he mean by that?

[Jack Lambert]

After having ran a marathon, I'd consider it strain and relentless effort

I had my feel of running in the Marine Corp so if you ever see me running, tackle the guy running behind me and you better hit him hard because he's probably a real big one.

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

Dan said that he got a waiver from Addidas to be able to run in it. What did he mean by that?

Not completely sure, but I think you have to qualify time wise to some extent, otherwise you can get a waiver if you are doing it to raise money for charitable reasons, which is what Dan is doing.

[Apoplectic]

Not completely sure, but I think you have to qualify time wise to some extent, otherwise you can get a waiver if you are doing it to raise money for charitable reasons, which is what Dan is doing.

here are the qualifying time for this year - you have to be a dedicated weekend warrior to qualify otherwise you run charity

Age Group Men's Women's
18-34 3:05 3:35
35-39 3:10 3:40
40-44 3:15 3:45
45-49 3:25 3:55
50-54 3:30 4:00
55-59 3:40 4:10
60-64 3:55 4:25
65-69 4:10 4:40
70-74 4:25 4:55
75-79 4:40 5:10
80+ 4:55 5:25

[rbdog82]

If Dan is smiling in the picture, he's neither grinding nor straining.

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

Slowing down a little, but who the hell wouldn't be? About an hour to hour fifteen minutes away.





Min/Mile
Time


5K
9:38
0:29:55


10K
9:44
1:00:08


15k
9:31
1:29:42


20k
9:47
2:00:03


HALF
9:34
2:06:34


25k
10:11
2:31:16


30k
10:13
3:03:00


35k
11:06
3:37:29

[MSUDawg99]

Slowing down a little, but who the hell wouldn't be? About 45 mins to an hour away.





Min/Mile
Time


5K
9:38
0:29:55


10K
9:44
1:00:08


15k
9:31
1:29:42


20k
9:47
2:00:03


HALF
9:34
2:06:34


25k
10:11
2:31:16


30k
10:13
3:03:00


35k
11:06
3:37:29



He's reached the hilly part. He's hit mile 22 now.

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

He's reached the hilly part. He's hit mile 22 now.


He's STRAINING now I bet!!

[MSUDawg99]

He's STRAINING now I bet!!

No doubt. Apparently he's running through Boston College's campus right now.

[Jack Lambert]

here are the qualifying time for this year - you have to be a dedicated weekend warrior to qualify otherwise you run charity

Age Group Men's Women's
18-34 3:05 3:35
35-39 3:10 3:40
40-44 3:15 3:45
45-49 3:25 3:55
50-54 3:30 4:00
55-59 3:40 4:10
60-64 3:55 4:25
65-69 4:10 4:40
70-74 4:25 4:55
75-79 4:40 5:10
80+ 4:55 5:25

I don't want to cross an 80+ year old who can run 24 miles.

[BulldogBear]

What the hell Adidas....a blue shirt?

2129

To go with his "Starkville, Michigan" tag

[Mjoelner34]

What the hell Adidas....a blue shirt?

2129

We use an alternate jersey that has nothing to do with school colors so much that we now need an alternate to the alternate to stay cool and avant-garde and blue is that color.**

ETA: I hear our track recruits dig it!**

[Dawgbite]

The little man has stopped at the 40K point on the map?

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

On the home stretch! Almost done. Pretty damn incredible if you ask me. We should get some good pub out of this.





Min/Mile
Time


5K
9:38
0:29:55


10K
9:44
1:00:08


15k
9:31
1:29:42


20k
9:47
2:00:03


HALF
9:34
2:06:34


25k
10:11
2:31:16


30k
10:13
3:03:00


35k
11:06
3:37:29


40k
11:40
4:13:42

[mstatefan91]

He's almost there.

[starkvegasdawg]

His icon hasn't moved in a few minutes. Hope he hasn't cramped up.

[mstatefan91]

Pretty sure I just watched him cross the line on the finish line live cam

[Mjoelner34]

Tracking shows him as 'finished'.

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

He's done! Great job Dan!








Min/Mile
Time


5K
9:38
0:29:55


10K
9:44
1:00:08


15k
9:31
1:29:42


20k
9:47
2:00:03


HALF
9:34
2:06:34


25k
10:11
2:31:16


30k
10:13
3:03:00


35k
11:06
3:37:29


40k
11:40
4:13:42


Finish

4:28:35

[Mjoelner34]

He's done! Great job Dan!








Min/Mile
Time


5K
9:38
0:29:55


10K
9:44
1:00:08


15k
9:31
1:29:42


20k
9:47
2:00:03


HALF
9:34
2:06:34


25k
10:11
2:31:16


30k
10:13
3:03:00


35k
11:06
3:37:29


40k
11:40
4:13:42


Finish

4:28:35



+1!

[starkvegasdawg]

Good deal. The tracker I was watching still had him about Fenway Park.

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

Finished in 21,648th place. "This is our marathon!"

[Lumpy Chucklelips]

To the victor go the spoils....


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[BrunswickDawg]

So does this mean we will see Bucky hosting some sort of prayer-marathon to raise money for the Haiti trips? Hour 1: crootin on faith; hour 2: snakes and how you handle them; hour 3: angels are always there to help when you fall (even out of windows); hour 4: the finer points of strychnine.

[mstatefan91]

To the victor go the spoils....


2130

I could live with that prize lol

[Mjoelner34]

To the victor go the spoils....


2130

Looks like he's holding her up. I figured it would be the other way around. LOL

[starkvegasdawg]

She's probably telling him he smells horrible. Shower first...congratulations second.

[Apoplectic]

+1!

Well done!!!! That's a guy that can block the pain or either spends a lot of time on his feet or both.

[Dawgface]

I couldn't run 26 miles in a month.

[RocketDawg]

He did a great job. Less than 4.5 hours is very, very good. I wasn't even sure he would finish.

[was21]

He's an animal. For someone who never even competed in a 5K that is incredible. He deserves the accolades.

[HSVDawg]

He's an animal. For someone who never even competed in a 5K that is incredible. He deserves the accolades.

Not taking anything away from him, but I think the "not completing a 5k" thing with him was a little overblown. I just took that to mean he's never entered an official 5k. But most people who run even semi regularly significantly exceed a 5k distance every time they go out. I'm sure Dan has many times.

[greenbean]

Completing a marathon in under four is considered the Holy Grail for weekend warriors. My best time is around 4:10 in the Mississippi Blues marathon a few years back. I trained to break four, but didn't account for the Jackson hills.