Sub-4hr marathon support and celebration thread
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May 2024
4:47pm, 13 May 2024
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tipsku
And congrats to Mrs Larkim on her sub 4, too. I thought I had said that before but apparently, I hadn't.
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May 2024
7:04pm, 13 May 2024
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theOtherRichard
Thank you Vrap and tipsku The underpasses do definitely take it out of you tipsku, my quads were on fire for three or four days afterwards. I can never quite decide if the ups are the hard bit or the downs are. |
May 2024
7:28pm, 13 May 2024
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roberton
Congrats
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May 2024
7:32pm, 13 May 2024
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roberton
Er, I meant to write more than that! Intended message was congrats theOtherRichard and glad your tapering and missing the WSW final paid off! Also congrats to Mrs Larkim. Last year I joined this thread with the aim of getting sub-4 in Prague. I failed miserably, getting my worst time in years. But hope springs eternal! I’m vaguely training for Chester in October and starting to think I could be ready for a good time for it. And by good time, I mean sub 4:00:00 😀🤞 |
May 2024
7:43pm, 13 May 2024
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Wezza
Thanks very much everyone for your warm we!come. I am delighted to have found myself here. I'll be around for at least a year - maybe 2 or more. A quick bit about me. Found myself here after openly perusing the potential possibilities of doing a sub 3 - and to be honest - where I am in the grand scheme of things, I have no right to be thinking of such a tall order, let alone talking of it. So no more of that nonsense ....for now. Right now 4 hrs looks immense and I'd be absolutely thrilled if I get it at first attempt or have a near miss. Plan to give it a go next spring. Probably Milton Keynes. Right now I'm a month into gradually bringing the weekly mileage up and trying to be consistent. Also trying to tweak some changes in general to allow more time for training. Currently aiming for a steady 4 runs a week for a little while, then push on from there. Last and only proper marathon was 12 years ago which didn't go well, so things can only get better. |
May 2024
7:51pm, 13 May 2024
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Velociraptor
That's a decent length of time to build up your mileage and get in shape, Wezza  See you in Chester, roberton I'm in for the Metric |
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May 2024
9:25pm, 13 May 2024
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roberton
Ooh, a chance to meet a Fetchie, a legendary one at that 🤩 Look forward to it. And to see how your training goes… |
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May 2024
10:20pm, 13 May 2024
891 posts
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Wezza
Yes. Hopefully should work out nicely Velociraptor and really looking forward to the small improvements along the way.😀
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May 2024
12:26am, 14 May 2024
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Fenland Flier
I took a year to train for my first marathon and ran London in 4.07, of course I wanted sub 4 but there were far too many people. Consistency is definitely key Wezza and like has been said by V'rap you have time to build that up. Good luck. roberton good luck at Chester. |
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May 2024
8:35am, 14 May 2024
892 posts
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Wezza
Thanks Fenland Flier. There are only 2 occasions where I've previously had any kind of consistency during the last 15 years (only a couple of months worth, as well) , and both resulted in PBs of some kind or other. So there's something in that 😃
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