Congrats to Marist Running Alum Mike Schab, who ran a surprise personal-best time Sunday morning at the Houston Marathon – a day after the US Olympic Trials was held there.
Schabby improved on his PR by four minutes with a clocking of 2:41:36. The finish was a surprise to him, because he admitted to not doing a whole lot of training since his excellent NYC Marathon finish back in November.
This just proves my long-held theory that, provided you simply maintain your fitness, marathon training type base does not erode and in fact has staying power for many weeks following your original “goal” race. This is why we often recommend a secondary (back-up) marathon race/goal for runners training hard for a specific event.
Schabby’s race by the numbers.
Overall place: 65
Age-group (male, 25-29) place: 21
Half marathon split: 1:20:16
Second-half split: 1:21:20
Here’s a curiously interesting statistic: While Schab’s time is by no means a national-caliber effort, he would NOT have placed last in the US Men’s Olympic Trials race. For proof on this statistical anomaly, click here.
A hearty NICELY DONE to one of the most loyal Marist Running Alums on the planet.
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