The Sub 3:15 Marathon Thread
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Feb 2023
3:41pm, 9 Feb 2023
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SPR
If you're targeting 2:59 it sounds like you're the one that got carried away 😜
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Feb 2023
3:44pm, 9 Feb 2023
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larkim
Now you're definitely sounding like me Windsor Wool 😁 Seriously, you're in great shape for early Feb. I'm not at all jealous... |
Feb 2023
3:53pm, 9 Feb 2023
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Bazoaxe
12 miles, 12 miles only. Let's not get carried away now Sounds like you could carry me round and still sneak sub three. |
Feb 2023
4:29pm, 9 Feb 2023
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Windsor Wool
we've been here many times before, run a few sub 3s, had a few misses. I like the confidence in me though, thanks - sometimes we forget how easy it is to encourage others but how easy it is to be so hard on yourself.
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Feb 2023
4:45pm, 9 Feb 2023
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larkim
It all goes back to that self confidence thing; whether it's 20 milers, tanda calculators, self-talk, whatever. However you get it you're going to need to have it on the start line (and retain most of it through the race), and if you've not got it yet, but you know where to get it from, you're on the right path. |
Feb 2023
5:04pm, 9 Feb 2023
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jda
I'm just wondering how long I will keep WW in sight at Manchester 
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Feb 2023
5:28pm, 9 Feb 2023
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Windsor Wool
thanks lark, appreciated. JDA - you won't see me at all. That tall frame of yours is going to provide the perfect windbreak for this midget, all the way around :-). |
Feb 2023
5:52pm, 9 Feb 2023
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Chrisull
Ha - the self talk thing is interesting because some of my best races have come from me being negative and cautious on the startline. (See Dartmoor Discovery 32 miler and my Plymouth 10k pb) Too much bullishness is always a bad thing for me. Fatalism tinged with hope is a good combination.
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Feb 2023
5:59pm, 9 Feb 2023
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SPR
You don't have to think it's easy (in fact because it's never easy, that's usually bad), but you do need to believe enough to give yourself a chance.
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Feb 2023
7:04pm, 9 Feb 2023
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Bazoaxe
I have said for many years that a large part of running is all in the mind. Get that right and you will run well provided you trained well. I made more mistakes than most over the years. |
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