Horological Meandering

Double incoming this last weekend.  And a post split between Horological Meandering and Seiko, but on balance more HoMe I think. 

Ran a very satisfying NYC Marathon on Sunday (the 5th NYC Marathon for me).  

What that means for me personally is being patient for a long time (20 miles or so), keeping the stomach feeling good (the legs will always tire, that’s just the Marathon) and then being able to finish out the last 4-5 miles with a pick up in pace to a point where the last 1.5 to 2 miles are basically flat out. 

It was also the 50th running of the NYC Marathon, so an important day for US and NYC running.  NYC is one of the World Majors, so it’s a big (and lucrative) attraction for top runners.  

This year we had several Olympic medalists, and on the woman’s side Gold and Bronze in Tokyo finished 1st and 4th respectively.  It’s a crazy turnaround, 3 months, even for the best runners in the world.  We also had several Paralympians who were both multiple time Olympians and multiple medalists (two of whom I chatted to on the course). 

Plus the crowds were insane. There is no other race like NYC where the entire 26.2 miles are lined with one big party.  It’s always been nuts, it was super nuts on Sunday.  

And then the Seiko.  A appropriate pairing for a sports related post.  

I’ve been looking at and reading about vintage Seiko Stopwatches for a little while now.   This is the first little purchase; 30 second counter, early 1970s 88ST, high beat 36000BPH, manual wind.  

My end game is to have a set of 89ST which were developed for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.  

Congrats to a couple of others here who also ran on Sunday (ZSHSZ I’d known was running from a previous post several months back, but I think there were others too). 

Equally impressive, I was never aware about this Seiko timers.
This is why I like to hang out on this forum.
As for the Marathon, I feel it’s somewhat similar to life, with it’s ups and downs,, and the relief at the end.
You “beat me” on the numbers(I only ran 4 NY), and most likely in time as well(03:34:10), but I’m very happy to come out of retirement after five years and still finish in reasonable time.
Problem is that now I’m hooked again, and hope to do it again next year!
Congratulations to you, on both scores!🥂💪🏻👍🏻

I have a spot for the next two years and all going well will likely take them. But I don’t think I will “race” NYC next year, but running just for the energy and fun that NYC brings is a big enough draw.
Re the Seikos, there are several pretty cool pieces out there.
Congrats again, and congrats on a very solid time.

Really well done!

Sad to say this is my only Seiko “Sports Timer”





But I have been to the Seiko museum and seen their archive collection.

Click to view:  www.watchprosite.com
Seiko sports timer dedicated page https://www.seiko-sts.co.jp/e/products/sports/

Cheers,

Cazalea

I did see the museum link. Crazily, I have been in Japan (and Tokyo) regularly for many many years and have never made time for the museum. Next time.

That was (is) my goal. Sunday was the 2nd attempt at a BQ and while I am well under the standard the cutoff could be crazy again this year. Last year the cutoff was -7 minutes or so, as you probably know it is usually closer to 2-3 minutes. Fingers crossed !

you have to run fast,
but you need to have a super computer skills