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Posted On: December 9th 2025, 03:48 pm
TLDR: I ran @runcim262 well undertrained and blew up as expected. Grateful to get to mile ~20 w/ @pelidavide & to see him crush his PB!
11 days before @runcim262 I told @andyblow I’d run the marathon in the name of content. I was half joking and then started to warm up to the idea because CIM 2026 has been on my radar for a few years now, so a course preview didn’t sound all that bad 🤦♂️.
Didn’t change anything those 11 days leading in, still worked the event each day as planned, left the expo center at 730pm night before the race and was grateful for an amazing dinner cooked by @pelidavide @mattia_ranca @andy.chandler .
Did a few things to figure out what may be possible ahead of the race:
McMillan run calculator 3:10:39
Garmin Watch: 3:22
ChatGPT with a “solid” brief: 3:05-3:30+
“I’m running a marathon this weekend, I have a previous PB of 2:43 in 2020 and 17 years ago was my first marathon in 3:25.
I’ve ran 850 miles this year, and I recently ran a 19:34 5k last week. I’m running the California International Marathon. I currently weigh 200lbs am 39 years old. When I ran 2:43 I weighed 172lbs.”
It was a fun experiment and needless to say, a lot of work to get done ahead of CIM 2026.
Sub2:40 at 40
Lose 40lbs
Take 40+ minutes off from 2025
& big shout to @raff_5hussey for the very opposite pacing graphic of @lixsanyee . @markmatt29 was nailing that pacing plan till you told me I needed to negative split, questioning your run coaching skills 😜
📸 @precisionfandh @raff_5hussey @decoydb
11 days before @runcim262 I told @andyblow I’d run the marathon in the name of content. I was half joking and then started to warm up to the idea because CIM 2026 has been on my radar for a few years now, so a course preview didn’t sound all that bad 🤦♂️.
Didn’t change anything those 11 days leading in, still worked the event each day as planned, left the expo center at 730pm night before the race and was grateful for an amazing dinner cooked by @pelidavide @mattia_ranca @andy.chandler .
Did a few things to figure out what may be possible ahead of the race:
McMillan run calculator 3:10:39
Garmin Watch: 3:22
ChatGPT with a “solid” brief: 3:05-3:30+
“I’m running a marathon this weekend, I have a previous PB of 2:43 in 2020 and 17 years ago was my first marathon in 3:25.
I’ve ran 850 miles this year, and I recently ran a 19:34 5k last week. I’m running the California International Marathon. I currently weigh 200lbs am 39 years old. When I ran 2:43 I weighed 172lbs.”
It was a fun experiment and needless to say, a lot of work to get done ahead of CIM 2026.
Sub2:40 at 40
Lose 40lbs
Take 40+ minutes off from 2025
& big shout to @raff_5hussey for the very opposite pacing graphic of @lixsanyee . @markmatt29 was nailing that pacing plan till you told me I needed to negative split, questioning your run coaching skills 😜
📸 @precisionfandh @raff_5hussey @decoydb
Comments (36)
5 months agomatt_ritchey
Hey Brad! I shot you a message man, would love if you could give it a look when you get the chance 🙏🏻
10 months agomarkmatt29
As we know from the two races I’ve coach the run I’m hit and miss. 1st: Kona Run Record 2nd: DNF. So the next one is bound to be a banger
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