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Almgren says he can run 2:01 before NYC debut

Andreas Almgren has not run a marathon yet and says he thinks he can eventually run 2:01. Conner Mantz, back from two stress fractures, is naming who he expects to be with at 24 miles.

Races and results

Almgren says he thinks he can run 2:01 eventually

At the New York Marathon press conference, Andreas Almgren said he thinks he can run 2:01 eventually, per Jonathan Gault, two days before his first marathon. In a CITIUS MAG interview he said his longest build run was 40k, including a 32k at "3:05ish" pace at 7,000 feet, with "basically no GI issues" from fueling.

CITIUS MAG (YouTube)
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to be like mentally in a position where I can go and challenge for the win for as long as possible.
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Mantz, back from two stress fractures, names his New York rivals

Conner Mantz says he intends to be in the lead pack 24 miles into Sunday's race and named who he expects there: Benson Kipruto, Almgren and Deresa Geleta. LetsRun frames the day as whether Mantz is still America's best marathoner after two stress fractures, with 2:03 man Zouhair Talbi in the field.

Jonathan Gault
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Probably needed to go to church to hear about pride.
Oct 29, 2026 · View on X

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How they train

Holmer: sleep regularity, not sleep length, moved the numbers

Brady Holmer flags a WHOOP study in which 38,838 users did four habits for 31 days: morning light, a 12 hour eating window, zone 2 exercise and five minutes of breathwork.

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Sleep duration (how long people slept) didn’t change at all!
Oct 29, 2026 · View on X

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