Great job by Marist Alumni Racing Team members Matt (CT) Szymaszek and Matt (Walsh) Walsh at the Philly Marathon on a chilly Sunday morning. Both ran their maiden voyages at 26.2 miles with smartly-paced, strong debuts.
As Decker wrote in a text shortly after they finished: "They ran brilliantly." I couldn't agree more, but I'll let you be the judge.
CT: 2:45:53. 63rd overall. 5km: 19:32; 10km: 39:21; 15km: 58:59; 20km: 1:18:32; 25km: 1:38:57 (included a 56-second bathroom break!); 30km: 1:58:23; 35km: 2:18:13; 40km: 2:37:24.
Walsh: 2:55:54. 138th overall. 5km: 21:40; 10km: 42:12; 15km: 1:03:24; 20km: 1:23:52; 25km: 1:44:29; 30km: 2:05:15; 35km: 2:26:04; 40km: 2:46:38.
Interestingly, Walsh won the little-known "Matt Walsh" division in the marathon, as he finished ahead of 25-year-old Matthew Walsh of Philadelphia (3:38:55).
Fellow Alumni Racer Justin (Jut) Harris deserves kudos for guiding Walsh in his training, particularly over the last month. And CT did a nice job crafting his training, and then adjusting it accordingly in the past month as he trained through a foot/ankle injury.
Great job fellas: We here at Blog Central are proud of your efforts and look forward to even brighter marathon days in the future.
Let that be a warning to all you other Matt Walsh's out there..
ReplyDeleteGREAT JOB HARRIS!!!!
ReplyDeleteCT and Walsh, I guess you guys did pretty good.
Not much can be said on my behalf. It's awesome to see when an athlete buys into the plan and then excutes it on a daily basis. In the end, it was Walsh who had to run the race and he did an awesome job.
ReplyDeleteAs I told CT, I think his injury allowed the rest of his body to rest up and absorb all of the great training he did prior.
Overall the boys in red did us proud.
I'll just say that I lead Walsh in his very first 22 mile run. I'll take his glory and claim it as my own. I hope that's okay Walsh. Good run for sure!
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