"If my breathing doesn't slow me down, I like to run hard. He ran the Lincoln (Nebraska, National Guard) Marathon in May finishing fourth in his age group with a time of 3:06:58 and says he feels much better but is also at a point where his cardio capacity is improving ahead of his muscular health. On preparing for New York, Chamberlain says he has reached a risky point in his training where injuries are more likely to occur. Luck was on Chamberlain's side and he gained entry into the race, which is a milestone event for many runners. The Boston Marathon is not a New York Road Runners Race, which meant Chamberlain was competing for one of a limited number of first-come, first-served, time-qualifier spots available for runners who meet the time standards in non-NYRR Races.
His 3:01:01 Boston completion time would qualify him for entry into the New York City Marathon.
To qualify for the New York City Marathon, Chamberlain needed to complete a marathon in less than 3 hours 9 minutes, 27 minutes faster than 3:30 required for him to qualify for Boston. But, like so many other things, this presented a challenge. This is the third article in a four part series on Omaha District Electrical Engineer, Joe Chamberlain, who competed in the Boston Marathon in 2014 and is training to run the New York City Marathon this November.Īfter finishing the Boston Marathon, Joe Chamberlain set his sights on running the New York City Marathon.
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