The sub 3.30 marathon thread

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Apr 2017
10:36am, 25 Apr 2017
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Uyuni
Blimey. Training for a 100 miler will make you strong as hell but not I imagine very speedy, so yes, recover from that, a bit of short stuff and you'll be flying under 3:30
Apr 2017
10:39am, 25 Apr 2017
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Uyuni
and I've just stalked santababy - looks like you get plenty of form with ultras and really good progression with your marathon/HM time so just carry on as you are and you'll be under 3:30 no problem :-)
Apr 2017
10:42am, 25 Apr 2017
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Uyuni
Agree Claypole - nothing beginning with a 10, especially uphill, I'd call that a "controlled fade"
Apr 2017
11:09am, 25 Apr 2017
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santababy
thank you, lol@stalking :)
Apr 2017
11:10am, 25 Apr 2017
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Fenland (Fenners) Runner
Unless I'm mistaken that's also Santababy's best ever WAVA.

There can't be many people who race all distances and have their best WAVA at marathon distance. :)
Apr 2017
11:12am, 25 Apr 2017
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santababy
it is indeed, shows how poor my shorter races are - lack speed work. Going to forego my morning run for track session once recovered from SDW and see what that brings
Apr 2017
11:18am, 25 Apr 2017
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flanker
FR, it started with a 3, but at one point I was getting worried it wouldn't! I'm still thinking about it and trying to work out what happened, and why.

I expected not to be near my PB - I missed 2 months ill/injured and my training has been focussed on off-road and hills for L100. However I still expected to be around 3:30, with a not unreasonable chance of 3:2x). Saturday's parkrun felt like a jog at 8s helping pace someone round, but come race day they were like hen's teeth. I was even slower than Manc where I walked probably 3 of the last 8 miles.

At the moment the only positive I can come up with is that I didn't give in to the will to walk (other than my wee after 0.5 miles as I was fed up with the crush, for a chat with Mick n. Phil, to pick up and replace my HRM strap that fell off about 16 miles, and when I went down with cramp at 25.5 miles) (just realised where a couple of minutes may have disappeared 😂)

Unless Windermere is significantly better (unlikely given the focus is now on the L100), it's going to be my first year missing the wall of fame for quite a while :-(

Perhaps I'm just getting to old for it!
Apr 2017
11:38am, 25 Apr 2017
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CStar
Glad you at least got a crack at it Flanker and the place didn't go to waste. Sure it'll come back.

Well done Santa and Sunburnt. Great times for both of you.
Apr 2017
11:40am, 25 Apr 2017
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flanker
CStar, yep, me too. I'd have hated watching everybody else run even more :-)

And I'm sure there are some good lessons to learn from it. I'm just struggling to work out what they are at the moment (other than shift some lard!).
Apr 2017
11:46am, 25 Apr 2017
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Oscar the grouch
as I have said elsewhere, Flanks, with a BMI of 27+, I am dense. So, I also have some lard to shift. Don't be too hard on yourself, we know the marathon is a fickle mistress.

Santababy, welcome.

Sunburnt, 3.41 is a very fine debut. I debuted in 2009 with a 3.55 and have only gone faster once since. I knew nothing in 2009 and am convinced ignorance is key!! :-)

About This Thread

PLEASE FMAIL ME DIRECTLY WITH AN UPCOMING SUB 3:30 ATTEMPT and/or LAST YEAR'S SUCCESSES.

2024 Sub 3:30 Attempts:

April 21st - London - SailorSteve
April 21st - London - auburnette
April 21st - Leipzig, Germany - Tipsku
April 21st - Christchurch, New Zealand - Mark J
April 28th - Newport & date with Scarlett Johansen - Hills of Death (HOD)
April 28th - Newport - Oscar the Grouch (RIP) :(
May 6th - Milton Keynes - Totodave
May 12th - Regensburg, Germany - ptr_runner
May 26th - Edinburgh - SailorSteve
Nov 3rd - Istanbul, Turkey - SailorSteve
Nov 23/24 - Cleethorpes Maravan - Riggys99
Dec 1st - Valencia, Spain - auburnette

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