Keith Levasseur (above, via Laura Johnson/Runner’s World) ran the Baltimore Marathon last Saturday in 2:46:58 -- in flip flops. He finished 29th out of 3,024.
“I had every intention of sticking to the raceplan of finishing a little under 3:00, so my initial pace starting out as 6:40-6:50,” Levasseur told Runner’s World. “After a few miles, I decided I go with whatever pace I could comfortably run, even if it was faster than my target pace. I know there are some decent hills later in the race and I didn’t know how I would be doing from a time perspective at that point, so I gave myself some wiggle room by letting go on the downhills and cruising in the 6:00s.”
“I knew it was all about maintaining a very efficient and balanced stride,” he told Runners World. “There were times when my feet and ankles would get tired from maintaining a more rigid stride than I might otherwise have and I would start landing more on the outside of my foot and cause my heel to slip off the sandal. It only happened a few times and when it did, it would refocus my concentration on my stride and posture."
Levasseur said his feet were “quite sore” on Sunday and that he would not do this again. He is filing papers with Guinness 'for the fastest time running a marathon in flip flops.'
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