Matias Kills It

OK - So my buddy Matias ran the New York Marathon this weekend and absolutely killed it! He ran a 2:38 which is wicked fast. Here is a look at his splits.

Distance	5 km	10 km	15 km	20 km	13.1 mi	25 km	30 km	35 km	40 km	26.22 mi
Time	0:19:07	0:37:37	0:56:20	1:15:03	1:19:11	1:34:16	1:52:47	2:11:47	2:30:30	2:38:49
5k Split	0:19:07	0:18:30	0:18:43	0:18:43		0:19:13	0:18:31	0:19:00	0:18:43
Pace	0:06:10	0:06:04	0:06:03	0:06:03	0:06:02	0:06:05	0:06:04	0:06:04	0:06:04	0:06:03

He ran a solid race the entire way. He started out at 6:10 pace and then quick settled into the low 6:00s. His overall pace never changed by more than a couple seconds and the largest variance in his 5k splits was about 30 seconds from 20 t0 25 km and also from 30 to 35. I'm not positive, but I think this is when the runners reach some of the hills at the Queensboro Bridge. He also finished strong dropping his overall pace the final 2 KM so he must have been running at sub 6 pace. Awesome.

Here is what Matias had to say on the Georgetown Running Company Blog:

"The plan worked though, keeping the heartrate between 174-176 on the flats, and not letting it go above 180 during any of the first 20 miles. It was tough because at mile 15 there's the Queensboro Bridge and had to let my pack go, but I think it helped keep things together towards the end."

What's amazing is that Matias is so well conditioned that he can run his heart at 174 BPM for over two and half hours. That puts his threshold almost 10 beats higher than mine (168). Amazing! It leaves me to wonder if I should be doing more interval/threshold work to raise that line up into the mid 170s. No one is the same, but it's always cool to look at the data.

Another story from Matias which speak volumes about the marathon:

"Oh and classic moment of the race was at the half marathon mark where a young gun says "Alright! Half way there!" followed by a seasoned veteran of the sport asking him if NYC was his first marathon (which is was) and then telling him somewhat viciously that the halfway point of the marathon was at the 20 mile marker. Ouch."

That second quote is right on.

Thanks for reading.