After 15 Minutes of Fame, Wardian Back in Marathon Action Again
Posted November 17th, 2007 at 9:30 AM by David Monti
Section: News & Results, Marathons
After leading the USA Olympic Team Trials - Men’s Marathon on Nov. 3, in New York City for the first five kilometers, marathoner Michael Wardian was back on the roads again, winning yesterday’s OBX Marathon in North Carolina in 2:24:16.
This was nothing unusual for the 33 year-old athlete from Arlington, Va., who has completed 13 marathons this year, five of them sub-2:30. In both March and April he ran two marathons just six days apart. He’s won four marathons this year.
At the Trials, Wardian was the race’s early leader, running alone through 5 km (16:20). He faded to finish 92nd in 2:30:54, running halves of 1:09:26 and 1:21:28.
With help from MarathonGuide.com, here is Wardian’s complete marathon list for 2007 (in chronological order):
2:31:23 (43) Houston, TX 14-Jan
2:25:30 (1) B&A Trail Marathon, MD 04-Mar
2:21:37 (3) Virginia Beach, VA 18-Mar
2:26:36 (1) Washington, DC 24-Mar
2:45:40 (2) Knoxville, TN 01-Apr
2:41:20 (1) Ocean City, MD 07-Apr
2:33:22 (64) Boston, MA 16-Apr
2:42:22 (3) Frederick, MD 06-May
2:25:10 (2) Burlington, VT 27-May
2:28:50 (2) San Francisco, CA 29-Jul
2:30:05 (12) Minneapolis, MN 07-Oct
2:30:54 (92) Olympic Trials, NY 03-Nov
2:24:16 (1) Outer Banks, NC 11-Nov
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The Final Sprint
Thanks for noticing this guy! I saw him finish the OBX and got to wondering about him. His results are amazing. It would be great to see a longer feature or podcast interview on the Final Sprint… Wardian’s endurance is remarkable. Could he be better with fewer races? Are there others who run so often and do it in the 2:20 - 2:30 range?
December 29th, 2007 at 9:12 pm