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pmcneb
582 posts since
Jan 10, 2006

Apr 11, 2007 9:14 AM

race seeding question

In the big races wtih different distances..10K, half and full marathon, do they seed the marathoners differently than the half marathoners?

So if your predicted finish time means you plan on running 10 minute miles, would they seed you in a different corral depending on if you were running the half or the full?

I would have thought they would stick all the 10mm people together regardless of what length they were going.

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ced53
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May 25, 2007
1. Apr 11, 2007 9:32 AM in response to: pmcneb
I've never been in a race with corrals except for Boston.

At the Hartford Marathon (with a half marathon mixed in the same start) they put up big signs with finish times (like 3:00, 3:15, 3:30). Then they announce for people to place themselves correctly. But no mention to the halfers.

At other races like the Hyannis Marathon, with a half AND a 10k mixed in, they simply said faster runners should be near the front. Those that are slow, pushing something, taking dogs, etc should not impede the faster runners.

-Caig
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Holly S.
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2. Apr 12, 2007 8:39 AM in response to: pmcneb
I have not heard the term "seeding runners" before. I am inferring that it means to separate by pace - is that correct?

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bigapplepie
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Dec 14, 2007
3. Apr 12, 2007 9:33 AM in response to: pmcneb
quote:<HR>Originally posted by hollys4874:
I have not heard the term "seeding runners" before. I am inferring that it means to separate by pace - is that correct?

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Maybe that's the secret to Kenya dominance in long distance running. Huge fields of runners that are harvested just prior to major championships.

Holly, a lot of larger marathons have pace corrals and most professional races ensure that elite runners start at the front.
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pmcneb
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4. Apr 12, 2007 9:35 AM in response to: pmcneb
Yes.

At both R&R marathons(Phoenix and Nashville) and at the Portland Maine marathon, they put us in corrals by our projected finish time.

So you are "seeded " according to your time. Theoretically it keeps the fast people in front and the slow follks in the back.

My best half time is 2:18 but I placed us in the 2:30 group as DD#1 is running her first half and anything could happen. So we are in corral 22...with 1000 runners in each corral.

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