I was just looking at Grandma Marathon results in Dulth, MN (the race Dick Beardsley runs).
Teddy Mitchell showed a little promise. Staying with the leaders through the half in 1:05:30 and through 20 miles in 1:41:01 (5:03 pace) but was handed a piano in the last 6 miles as cover the last 10K in 34:57 (ouch!) to clock a 2:16:00 for 4th place.
2:16:00 won't get you much but the way he ran it was encouraging. His 5:03 pace through 20 miles would be a 2:12 if he held it together for the last 6 miles. Also the June weather can be warm even in Minnesota so a cooler weather race would probably help as well.
Maybe with some additional stregnth work / mileage and cooler conditions he could clock a 2:12 or even 2:11 at the Oly Trials in Jan/Feb (2004). Heck even if he goes 2:13 or 2:14 he has a shot at 3rd (sad isn't it).
Log him in as an early dark horse.
Teddy Mitchell showed a little promise. Staying with the leaders through the half in 1:05:30 and through 20 miles in 1:41:01 (5:03 pace) but was handed a piano in the last 6 miles as cover the last 10K in 34:57 (ouch!) to clock a 2:16:00 for 4th place.
2:16:00 won't get you much but the way he ran it was encouraging. His 5:03 pace through 20 miles would be a 2:12 if he held it together for the last 6 miles. Also the June weather can be warm even in Minnesota so a cooler weather race would probably help as well.
Maybe with some additional stregnth work / mileage and cooler conditions he could clock a 2:12 or even 2:11 at the Oly Trials in Jan/Feb (2004). Heck even if he goes 2:13 or 2:14 he has a shot at 3rd (sad isn't it).
Log him in as an early dark horse.
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