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Episode 72 - Christina Welsh on How She Went From 3:29 to 2:33 in the Marathon D3 Glory Days Podcast
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“After I ran 2:44, it would have been very easy to pick a reasonable goal time of 2:40 and then completely limit myself from 2:33, so I don't really like to set goal times.”
The Houston Marathon was a historic day for US distance running as the American record in both the marathon and half marathon were broken. As the celebrations began, Christina Welsh crossed the line in 8th place running 2:33:00 in her 6th marathon. A quick TFRRs search will tell you Christina was a 18:25/39:21 5k/10k runner out of Stockton University in New Jersey.
The other staggering fact you’ll find out about Christina is that she made her marathon debut in 3:29 and went into Houston with a 2:44 PB.
Her progression:
6/2019: 3:29:17 - Lake Placid Marathon
11/2019: 3:20:34 - NYC Marathon
11/2020: 3:03:58 - Space Coast Marathon
4/2021: 2:56:09 - Wilmington Marathon
6/2021: 2:44:35 - Grandma’s Marathon
1/2022: 2:33:00 - Houston Marathon
She credits these jumps to her love of running and low intensity/higher mileage training that she wasn’t able to have in college. At Stockton, she was in the training system with everyone else of higher intensity workouts and reduced mileage. As she continued running more mileage for each marathon buildup, her times dramatically fell.
Christina brings a unique perspective to elite marathoning. She isn’t glued to her watch in workouts or races. A race plan stresses her out as races typically don't follow the plan and doesn't account for the variability that can happen. You’ll see she enjoys going with the flow and joins everyone else that is excited to see what she does next because she isn’t even sure!
D3 Glory Days Patreon
We launched a Patreon! As we said, we will never go behind a paywall - so any support is greatly appreciated.
This past season was a great undertaking in our labor of love. We enjoy bringing you this content and we realized we could do so much more with a little bit of backing. We want to ensure D3 gets the coverage it deserves and keeping this website paywall free! If you have enjoyed this podcast and the articles we have put, please consider becoming a Patreon of D3 Glory Days. In full disclosure, the money will go directly into the show: equipment, subscriptions we need, and most importantly, money to our writers. If you are able, we would appreciate your support.
How to Support D3 Glory Days
As always, we really appreciate your support of this podcast. If you’d like to help spread the word, share the podcast with a friend, or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or leave a rating Spotify!
We’re launching a live D3 Track Show this Week. Subscribe to our YouTube channel so you don’t miss it.
If you would like to help support the podcast or say thanks to our writers, please consider making a donation on the D3 Glory Days Venmo. This helps offset some costs, hosting services, and help out our new writers.
If you want to rep D3 Glory Days on your next run, head to our Merch Store. And finally, follow us on social media! We’re on Instagram, Twitter and Strava.
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“After I ran 2:44, it would have been very easy to pick a reasonable goal time of 2:40 and then completely limit myself from 2:33, so I don't really like to set goal times.”
The Houston Marathon was a historic day for US distance running as the American record in both the marathon and half marathon were broken. As the celebrations began, Christina Welsh crossed the line in 8th place running 2:33:00 in her 6th marathon. A quick TFRRs search will tell you Christina was a 18:25/39:21 5k/10k runner out of Stockton University in New Jersey.
The other staggering fact you’ll find out about Christina is that she made her marathon debut in 3:29 and went into Houston with a 2:44 PB.
Her progression:
6/2019: 3:29:17 - Lake Placid Marathon
11/2019: 3:20:34 - NYC Marathon
11/2020: 3:03:58 - Space Coast Marathon
4/2021: 2:56:09 - Wilmington Marathon
6/2021: 2:44:35 - Grandma’s Marathon
1/2022: 2:33:00 - Houston Marathon
She credits these jumps to her love of running and low intensity/higher mileage training that she wasn’t able to have in college. At Stockton, she was in the training system with everyone else of higher intensity workouts and reduced mileage. As she continued running more mileage for each marathon buildup, her times dramatically fell.
Christina brings a unique perspective to elite marathoning. She isn’t glued to her watch in workouts or races. A race plan stresses her out as races typically don't follow the plan and doesn't account for the variability that can happen. You’ll see she enjoys going with the flow and joins everyone else that is excited to see what she does next because she isn’t even sure!
D3 Glory Days Patreon
We launched a Patreon! As we said, we will never go behind a paywall - so any support is greatly appreciated.
This past season was a great undertaking in our labor of love. We enjoy bringing you this content and we realized we could do so much more with a little bit of backing. We want to ensure D3 gets the coverage it deserves and keeping this website paywall free! If you have enjoyed this podcast and the articles we have put, please consider becoming a Patreon of D3 Glory Days. In full disclosure, the money will go directly into the show: equipment, subscriptions we need, and most importantly, money to our writers. If you are able, we would appreciate your support.
How to Support D3 Glory Days
As always, we really appreciate your support of this podcast. If you’d like to help spread the word, share the podcast with a friend, or leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or leave a rating Spotify!
We’re launching a live D3 Track Show this Week. Subscribe to our YouTube channel so you don’t miss it.
If you would like to help support the podcast or say thanks to our writers, please consider making a donation on the D3 Glory Days Venmo. This helps offset some costs, hosting services, and help out our new writers.
If you want to rep D3 Glory Days on your next run, head to our Merch Store. And finally, follow us on social media! We’re on Instagram, Twitter and Strava.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/d3glorydays/message
48 min