Resident in orthopedic surgery runs 2:27:23 on Sat. in Baltimore, 2:31:54 on Sun. in Chicago and 2:32:13 on Mon. in Boston!!

Can we get boots on the ground to make sure he runs the full courses?

Don’t know what his PB is but even if he breaks2:30 the first time he will mail in the other two.

MRMRMRMR wrote:

This guy must have OCD or something, because the mental fatigue of 3 marathons in 3 days, plus all the stress and sleep deprivation of travel would kill most people. It sounds miserable, even if you love running.

I agree but guys like him are living the dream. More power to him. It'll be easy to see how it plays out. Hopefully, he won't get injured. He's still young. People like Shalane with a history of injuries and surgeries, you worry about more.

With few really big competitive running events to enjoy since the end of track season, these multi-marathon efforts are interesting and it is nice that LetsRun is covering them.

I think Rojo said something about it being hard to imagine doing anything the day after a marathon. To me, that's a big part of this guy's efforts, the travel and logistics, all while feeling like the walking dead. How do you do short-term recovery? Ice baths? Lots of fluids and carbs I guess.

Holy cow, 2:27:23 for second place! He's off to a great start. That he's going to run another marathon tomorrow blows my mind.

Baltimore alone is going to ruin his campaign. Even if the weather's fine, the no-cup situation is probably going to screw him up.

... okay, never mind!

Also, why did my post from 2 hours ago just show up now? Weird.

idk about you guys but i am pretty durable yet my first response here is my poor shins would implode during the second or third day. I am like 175 though. If he is like 120-140 lbs then I could see it as possible.

And my shins have never been a concern previously.. Just all that consecutive fast running on pavement. This guy is going to probably retire after. His body might permanently be trashed.

So did Rojo end up handing out water to him? Or did he just post about it on his message board? Lemme guess...

As far as Jordan is concerned, I predict he'll just dip under 2:40 tomorrow, MAYBE 2:35, then he will DNF or not run on Monday

rojo wrote:

I can't read it as I'm not a Globe subscriber but this is unreal if he gets it.

1) What's his PB?

2) Does he need me to go hand him water in Baltimore? They are going cupless this year and it's crazy they are expected to carry their own water. I'm not sure if that means there will be no elite water stations but if that's true, then I'll be happy to at least go to one location and give him a drink so he doesn't have to slow down.

Email me

robert@letsrun.com

Rojo, what, do you really think Jordan is looking at these message boards and will email you? You're a journalist, if you really wanted to hand out water to him, you would have tracked him down. And lemme guess: you didn't try to track hi down and you didn't hand out water at all. All talk and no action.

Christian and Vaccinated wrote:

So did Rojo end up handing out water to him? Or did he just post about it on his message board? Lemme guess...

As far as Jordan is concerned, I predict he'll just dip under 2:40 tomorrow, MAYBE 2:35, then he will DNF or not run on Monday

You nailed it. I did nothing. I meant to at least get up and check out the cupless situation but didn't even do that. I was up late last night making the tracking / results pages and by the time I finsihed my wife was asleep so I didn't want to just jet out before she got up as we are potty training my son today.

A guy emailed me and told me to contact him via facebook as he didn't think he read the boards. If he had emailed me, I would have made sure I went but didn't do it.

No chance the guy DNFs Boston. This guy is a trained warrior - literally.

Fair, but people in the military are just people---he didn't run on the XC and track team at Annapolis, for example, because of how terrible the Coach was (since "retired" or forced to)

and trying to run 3 marathons in 3 days under 2:30, when your PR is 2:25 is essentially physically impossible. Your PR would have to be at least sub 2:20, if not faster.

Also, no disrespect to him, but he is a trained doctor, not a trained warrior.

rojo wrote:

This guy is a trained warrior - literally.

He went to the USNA, then medical school, and is now in residency. Has not been deployed. Turn down the Toby Keith over there.

free shipping with purchases wrote:

rojo wrote:

This guy is a trained warrior - literally.

He went to the USNA, then medical school, and is now in residency. Has not been deployed. Turn down the Toby Keith over there.

He barely made it today. Has no shot in Chicago. Will DNF on Monday,

Baltimore results: 2:27 for second place

https://results.svetiming.com/Corrigan-Sports-Enterprises/events/2021/baltimore-running-festival/results

How about the Iron Cowboy? 150 triathlons in 150 days! If all you do is run, you have no clue.

2:31:54 in Chicago. A noble effort. He should give himself a break and skip Boston.

Makes you wonder if he could have done it if weather was not crap today in Chicago.

DanM wrote:

2:31:54 in Chicago. A noble effort. He should give himself a break and skip Boston.

Yep. No point in beating himself up more now that the goal is failed. Just focus on a spring race, or try for a pr at CIM or Houston or something.