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stars. they're just like us
mauri wasn't the only one near the front in chicago doing something the rest
of us would recognize.
the torn hamstring held
clayton young told everyone before the race that he had a 12 centimeter tear in
his left hamstring. his doctor's read was that racing on it could make it
worse but wouldn't do long-term damage, so young decided to test it before
pulling the plug. it's the same deal most of us have made with some sore calf
or nagging injury in race week. he ran 2:05:23, a personal best, was the top
american, and moved to no. 2 on the us all-time list. afterward he said the
hamstring felt good the whole way. his glutes and hip flexor were the tight ones.
"we missed the goal," he said of the record. "i'll have
another swing at it soon."
galen rupp is 40
he ran 2:06:55, which takes more than three minutes off the american masters
record of 2:10:02. he and his wife are expecting their fifth kid. we're two
40-something year olds with young kids who fit training around jobs and families,
and this was our result of the weekend.
des linden ran it as a long run
the 2018 boston champion and two-time olympian lined up in chicago as part of her
build toward a 100 mile debut later this fall. using a world major as a training
day for an ultra is a very ultrarunner thing to do, and we say that with love.
first marathon nerves, at 5:22 a mile
emma grace hurley ran 2:20:47 in her first marathon, the fastest debut ever by an
american woman. here's how she put it: "it was a little intimidating on
the start line, knowing that i was about to run further than i ever had."
every first-timer in the corrals was thinking the same thing. emma grace lives and
trains in indianapolis, is sponsored by a syndicate fuel favorite, neversecond,
and is incredibly friendly on the monon trail, even when she's out there
leaving everyone in her dust.
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