The sub 3.45 Marathon Thread

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Trin Jan 2020 10:15am, 12 Jan 2020 1,541 posts	0 Trin Good luck with it Mrs J (not that you need any luck 😉)
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Jan 2020 1:44pm, 12 Jan 2020 29,498 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Thanks Trin Guess I should have posted that on sub 4 thread, if there is one?
Velociraptor Jan 2020 1:46pm, 12 Jan 2020 44,779 posts	0 Velociraptor There is, Mrs J fetcheveryone.com/viewtopic.php?id=31521 (Could do with the name being changed since most folk going for "4 hours" won't be going for 4:00:01 or over.)
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Jan 2020 2:06pm, 12 Jan 2020 29,499 posts	0 Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Thanks Velociraptor
tipsku Apr 2022 5:37pm, 21 Apr 2022 616 posts	0 tipsku Great running in Valencia, Trin. Belated congratulations on an awesome race! I'm reviving the thread because I'm going for a sub 3:45 next month - first attempt since Leipzig Marathon in April 2018 where I got 3:45 and some change because we finished in 27°C and I don't like the heat (I was training for a 3:30 but I could bury that thought as soon as I saw the forecast for that weekend). Since then, a surprise 3:47:53 in the Lausitz marathon in July 2019 where I just wanted to finish, a run/walk 4:04:55 in the Bodensee Marathon in September 2019 and then lockdown, thyroid surgery and rebuilding in 2020 and 2021. But I'm back now! I ran a team marathon in February with a team of 3, aiming for 4:45 which was a nice and easy training run for me. We finished in 4:44:44 so bang on target.
Bowman 🇸🇪 Apr 2022 5:41pm, 21 Apr 2022 1,273 posts	0 Bowman 🇸🇪 Good luck tipsku! Sounds like the hay is in the barn!
ptr_rnr Nov 2022 12:38pm, 22 Nov 2022 33 posts	0 ptr_rnr So here's me sticking my hand up and saying i'm going for a sub 3:45. And maybe a sub 3:30... I'll write a blog about it to go into more detail, but 2023 will be the year! I'm aiming to complete at least 3 or 4 marathons next year, but they likely won't all be PB potential, so we'll see what happens.
Bowman 🇸🇪 Nov 2022 12:46pm, 22 Nov 2022 1,979 posts	0 Bowman 🇸🇪 Go for it ptr_runner! Looking forward to the blog!
Velociraptor Nov 2022 1:02pm, 22 Nov 2022 61,150 posts	0 Velociraptor Marathon threads waking up
HazelnutCH Nov 2022 1:23pm, 22 Nov 2022 56 posts	0 HazelnutCH Room for another one? I haven't signed up yet (will likely be Zurich again) but am looking to do a spring marathon again. Last marathon was a disappointing 3:5x in October 2021 - a massive PW having trained for a sub 3:30 which on paper I should have been capable of. Sub 3:45 looks like a good goal therefore and realistic with a recent sub 1:40 HM. Currently collecting miles on a base training plan before getting stuck into P&D (18 week up to 55 miles).