The sub 2.45 marathon thread

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SPR 27 Apr 10:33am, 27 Apr 2024 44,078 posts	0 SPR Don't think ages group champs makes sense. Also those runners would get more company in the standard starts.
jda 27 Apr 11:38am, 27 Apr 2024 16,962 posts	0 jda We already have a vet champs which is usually an autumn event, was York the year I did it. Often Chester too I think.
larkim 27 Apr 2:02pm, 27 Apr 2024 23,935 posts	0 larkim Ah, didn't realise that's where the age group champs were timed.
AJLB 27 Apr 3:34pm, 27 Apr 2024 466 posts	0 AJLB As jda says, usually October, York or Chester, where I won it the year before last
J2R 9 May 10:25am, 9 May 2024 5,203 posts	0 J2R I see 64 year old Tommy Hughes ran 2:36:38 in the Belfast Marathon on Sunday. Come on, guys, how hard can it be?
AJLB 9 May 12:11pm, 9 May 2024 468 posts	0 AJLB Wow - what's the age grade on that - about 110%?
J2R 9 May 12:52pm, 9 May 2024 5,204 posts	0 J2R It actually works out at 99.71%, which is puzzling because I thought it was a new world record for age 64 (in which case it should be over 100%). But truly amazing whatever.
larkim 9 May 1:25pm, 9 May 2024 24,072 posts	0 larkim Pretty sure it is a new WR, but they smooth the graph to avoid odd outliers (e.g. if WR 63 and 65 were disproportionately slower than 64 for example)