Sunday, November 19, 2017

Marist alums at Philly marathon

Strong winds in Philly, strong day for the red and white. In the women’s race, 2017 graduate Elizabeth Wasserman had a stellar debut, placing 31st overall and fourth in her age group in 3:07:49. Elizabeth was an ECAC qualifier at 10,000 meters, so we knew that the move up to the marathon was a natural progression for her. Nicely done!


In the men’s race, 2012 grad Luke Shane cracked the top-100 overall with a time of 2:45:58. A strong effort from a consistent marathon runner. David Marthy, who still owns middle distance records, had a strong debut at the long distance, running a negative-split (1:27:36/1:25:53) 2:53:29. In post-race texting, I asked him about the wind. He said: “Wind was wind. Ain’t no thang.” Vintage Marthy, as was this pre-race selfie of him and Luke. 

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