Life Garmin KC Marathon Races (October 21, 2023)

DanT · 08:18 AM

Anyone planning to run one of the four Garmin KC Marathon races (5k, 10k, half-marathon, full marathon) this upcoming Saturday? I'm going to be trying the full, which I also ran last year and enjoyed. There were several Bills fans running last year, in town for the Bills-Chiefs game the following day. Might see some Charger fans there this year.

https://www.sportkc.org/marathon

DanT · 10-14-2023, 08:22 AM

My goals for the race include my 220-pound body not causing any potholes.

My C goal is to finish, B goal is to go sub-5, and A goal is to beat 4 hours and 50 minutes. I set my PR there last year (4:42:36), but I'm about 10 to 15 pounds heavier now.

DanT · 10-21-2023, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DanT

My goals for the race include my 220-pound body not causing any potholes.

My C goal is to finish, B goal is to go sub-5, and A goal is to beat 4 hours and 50 minutes. I set my PR there last year (4:42:36), but I'm about 10 to 15 pounds heavier now.

Ended up at 5:14:32 and 18th out of 31 in my age group. Not as fast as I had hoped, but I was pleased with how well I ran the back half, where I moved up over 150 places in the overall.

Marcellus · 10-21-2023, 02:26 PM

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Ended up at 5:14:32 and 18th out of 31 in my age group. Not as fast as I had hoped, but I was pleased with how well I ran the back half, where I moved up over 150 places in the overall.

Congratulations! Nice work! I've got my last long training run tomorrow before Salina and I am ready to taper. My ass is kicked right now.

DanT · 10-21-2023, 03:24 PM

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Congratulations! Nice work! I've got my last long training run tomorrow before Salina and I am ready to taper. My ass is kicked right now.

Good luck!

**Rain Man** · 10-21-2023, 03:04 PM

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Ended up at 5:14:32 and 18th out of 31 in my age group. Not as fast as I had hoped, but I was pleased with how well I ran the back half, where I moved up over 150 places in the overall.

Great job!

DanT · 10-21-2023, 03:25 PM

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Great job!

Thanks, Kevin!

**wazu** · 10-14-2023, 09:13 AM

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There were several Bills fans running last year, in town for the Bills-Chiefs game the following day. Might see some Charger fans there this year.

You wouldn't see Charger fans if they held it in L.A.

DanT · 10-14-2023, 09:37 AM

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You wouldn't see Charger fans if they held it in L.A.

**New World Order** · 10-14-2023, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DanT

Anyone planning to run one of the four Garmin KC Marathon races (5k, 10k, half-marathon, full marathon) this upcoming Saturday? I'm going to be trying the full, which I also ran last year and enjoyed. There were several Bills fans running last year, in town for the Bills-Chiefs game the following day. Might see some Charger fans there this year.

https://www.sportkc.org/marathon

Chargers fans?

DanT · 10-14-2023, 09:36 AM

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Chargers fans?

😂
They have a couple out here in California, but maybe those two aren’t runners😂

DanT · 10-15-2023, 01:05 PM

Bumping for the Sunday crew and visitors

**lewdog** · 10-15-2023, 01:44 PM

Just had a female friend finish her first marathon in 3:38. I think that's pretty damn impressive. She ran steeplechase in college.

Too many people "run" marathons and think finishing them is some sort of super human feat. It's not. Most are overweight and shouldn't be running anyway. If that many overweight people can finish a marathon, why do people consider it impressive? I could literally finish faster than most of them at a walking pace. Not impressive.

DanT · 10-15-2023, 02:51 PM

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Just had a female friend finish her first marathon in 3:38. I think that's pretty damn impressive. She ran steeplechase in college.

Too many people "run" marathons and think finishing them is some sort of super human feat. It's not. Most are overweight and shouldn't be running anyway. If that many overweight people can finish a marathon, why do people consider it impressive? I could literally finish faster than most of them at a walking pace. Not impressive.

Congratulations to your friend! That's a great accomplishment!

The KC Marathon has a 6-hour time limit and requires that participants maintain a 14-minute per mile pace. If someone is able to walk that long a distance at that fast a pace, that's pretty damn impressive, in my opinion.

**Rain Man** · 10-15-2023, 03:04 PM

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Just had a female friend finish her first marathon in 3:38. I think that's pretty damn impressive. She ran steeplechase in college.

Too many people "run" marathons and think finishing them is some sort of super human feat. It's not. Most are overweight and shouldn't be running anyway. If that many overweight people can finish a marathon, why do people consider it impressive? I could literally finish faster than most of them at a walking pace. Not impressive.

Even walking 26 miles is really hard and impressive. It's, like, halfway to space, though admittedly not as vertical.

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DanT Veteran Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Davis, CA Casino cash: $3071711	Garmin KC Marathon Races (October 21, 2023) Anyone planning to run one of the four Garmin KC Marathon races (5k, 10k, half-marathon, full marathon) this upcoming Saturday? I'm going to be trying the full, which I also ran last year and enjoyed. There were several Bills fans running last year, in town for the Bills-Chiefs game the following day. Might see some Charger fans there this year. https://www.sportkc.org/marathon Last edited by DanT; 10-14-2023 at 08:18 AM..
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DanT Veteran Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Davis, CA Casino cash: $3071711	My goals for the race include my 220-pound body not causing any potholes. My C goal is to finish, B goal is to go sub-5, and A goal is to beat 4 hours and 50 minutes. I set my PR there last year (4:42:36), but I'm about 10 to 15 pounds heavier now.
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lewdog Mod Team Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Valley of the hot as **** Casino cash: $181900	Just had a female friend finish her first marathon in 3:38. I think that's pretty damn impressive. She ran steeplechase in college. Too many people "run" marathons and think finishing them is some sort of super human feat. It's not. Most are overweight and shouldn't be running anyway. If that many overweight people can finish a marathon, why do people consider it impressive? I could literally finish faster than most of them at a walking pace. Not impressive.
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