We got there. The Stable’s thousandth first sub-3 marathon came in at Indianapolis, Malaga delivered a big one, and the PBs kept coming all weekend. The count is now 1,002 runners coached to their first sub-3.
The thousandth: Indianapolis Marathon (Sat 7 Nov 2026)
Nicholas Shults ran 2:58:43, down from a PB of 3:25:30, with halves of 1:29:17 and 1:29:26. The Stable’s 1,000th first sub-3.
Marathons
Kieran Breslin ran 2:48:43 at the Malaga Marathon (Sun 8 Nov), a 10-minute PB in warm, humid conditions.
Jonathan Archibald ran 2:56:18 at the Malaga Marathon (Sun 8 Nov), a 4:50 PB, 240th overall and 15th in his age category.
Jae Lee ran about 3:33 (Sat 7 Nov), a 5-minute PB.
Vytautas Kristupis ran 3:47:55 (Sun 8 Nov), a PB by over a minute.
Paul McBride ran the Monumental Marathon in 3:23:48 (Sat 7 Nov).
Half marathons
Harvey Bird ran 1:19:52 (Sun 8 Nov), a PB by about 6 minutes.
Alex Farrington ran a PB of 1:35:14 chip at Tatton Park (Sun 8 Nov).
Patrick Johnson took his half marathon PB from 1:34 to 1:31 (Sat 7 Nov).
Grace Shih ran the Monterey Bay Half in 1:53:58 chip with a negative split (Sun 8 Nov).
10K
Josh Semple ran the Victoria Park 10k in 36:29 chip, nearly a 2-minute PB (Sat 7 Nov).
Deimante Rheinlaender ran 50:11 (Sun 8 Nov), first female V50 and 57th of 217 overall.
Shannon Stice ran 41:24 (Sat 7 Nov) in her first race for six months.
Brilliant work, everyone. Keep the hooves turning.