Seattle Marathon 2024: 18th Marathon, GAP PR

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Official 3:33:04 at Seattle Marathon 2024 — 1:49 short of PR, but a hillier course, GAP-faster than Snohomish, and top 9% in age group.
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synesis

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December 1, 2024

Running update: today is the last day of the Thanksgiving week, and I ran my 5th (and final) marathon race and 18th marathon run this year at Seattle Marathon 2024! Results: official time 3:33:04 pace 8’07”/mi, 1:49 short from my PR 3:31:15!

(video at the starting line: https://youtu.be/3KiBtEpe9DQ)

BUT:

  1. I got PR in half marathon: 2 seconds faster – 1:41:55 pace 7’46”/mi!

  2. This is a much hillier course with EG (elevation gain) 1,766ft by my watch. The GAP (grade-adjusted pace) is actually 7’57”/mi, 6 seconds faster than my PR at Snohomish River Run in October with EG ~200ft and GAP 8’03”/mi. Had I run that marathon today, I would have scored a faster 3:28:22!

  3. And I finally made it to top 9% in my age group! 🙂

Bonus: 3 days earlier I also earned my 8th PR at the special Parkrun 5K Turkey Trot edition, with finish time 21:05!

Originally posted on LinkedIn.