They’ve been gearin up for months. Special shoes made, special training, special diet, track is an auto racing track...I think it’s 18 laps or something like that.
Shavin 3 minutes off would be tough.
Imagine barfing at 13 miles an hour.
Why three? Do they plan to somehow slipstream behind the leader and rotate the duty?
They’ve shaved just over 3 minutes off the record in the last 17 1/2 years. (9/1998)
Current record was set in 2014.
My son ran the Boston marathon for the past four years. I just got off the phone with him. He’s been tracking this since December. Said they started off with 40 qualifiers, and now whittled it down to three. He said the course has been lined with ice to keep them cool and block the wind. He’ll be streaming it live.