The Sub 3:15 Marathon Thread
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Oct 2022
9:09am, 6 Oct 2022
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Big_G
I think this is one of the better videos I’ve seen from London. Nick Bester did 2:20 in Berlin but paced the second non elite female around to 2:36 at London. Amazing how he makes that pace look so easy. He’s a bit of a showman but he’s off to Chicago this weekend and Cape Town marathon the weekend after. |
Oct 2022
9:47am, 6 Oct 2022
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larkim
11:26 if you watch in HD you can see a Fetch-cap bedecked thread poster  I remember his show boating on the Bridge. Good vid, thanks! |
Oct 2022
9:55am, 6 Oct 2022
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K5 Gus
Glad I wasn't running at the same pace as him - his showboating would have been really annoying if you'd been on the limit and he's arsing around. Comes across as a bit of a tw*t, although a very fast tw*t !
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Oct 2022
10:10am, 6 Oct 2022
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larkim
I was amazed how many of the sub 2:30 brigade really wanted to get a finish line-style cheer on Tower Bridge. That's one of the abiding memories with me. At 12.5 miles in, there's no-one there who isn't capable of a pretty fast pace if you're watching until about 1hr20-1h25 and a tonne of them were bigging up the crowd, hi-fiving supporters, taking selfies etc etc. It was actually quite heartening to see that "serious" runners were enjoying themselves.
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Oct 2022
10:10am, 6 Oct 2022
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Big_G
FOD Runner has done a very emotional video. He has been very respectful in this, but he was there at the incident where the runner died |
Oct 2022
10:17am, 6 Oct 2022
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Windsor Wool
thanks for these shares Big_G. I'll have to watch the FOD one a little later but the Nick Bester one was brilliant - he really captures the London race day vibe and larkim you are also going to love that feeling as you go over Tower Bridge when it's your turn - you can hear it coming before you even see it, it's really the most incredible experience and it is hard not to dive in to it tbh. What a run from his pacee, hey? To me, she looks all a bit uncomfortable from a style perspective right from the off but her expression never changes. How do you do that?! |
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Oct 2022
11:04am, 6 Oct 2022
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Windsor Wool
FOD Runner has done a very emotional video. He has been very respectful in this, but he was there at the incident where the runner died https://youtu.be/o5qll6aIXmA very emotional and deeply sad |
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Oct 2022
11:33am, 6 Oct 2022
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Big_G
Yeah, I understand Nick Bester is probably not everyone’s cuppa tea, but his training series in the run up to Berlin was fantastic (as was Matt Fox - Sweat Elite). Personally I thought his London one was a great video and captured the atmosphere very well. It was an easy run for him, but seeing the lady smash her PB was brilliant I thought. Yeah, really sad video from FOD. I’ve followed him on YouTube for ages and he seems a really nice chap, and obviously what happened with that runner was very emotional for him. Very sad. |
Oct 2022
11:55am, 6 Oct 2022
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STOOSH
I'll watch the FOD Runner video later aswell, total respect for Nick Bester though. Fair enough he had a place and was probably not going to challenge a pb after Berlin but to pace someone to a 7min pb at that pace is well worth kudos in my eyes. Showboating doesn't bother me and if you enjoy that sort of thing then go for it. I don't but that's because i'm either on the limit of my ability of i've overstepped the mark and into the death march
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Oct 2022
4:50pm, 6 Oct 2022
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Daz Love
Just watching the FOD video. So so sad and really emotional
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