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Training analysis tool - pre race mileage (and pace)

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StuHolmes Mar 2017 4:12pm, 17 Mar 2017 1,444 posts	Quote Pin StuHolmes I'm really confused by the analysis tool. http://www.fetcheveryone.com/training-analysis-preracemileage.php?race_distance=26.2&race_unit=miles&race_hours=3&race_minutes=45 According to the above, the average training pace for ALL training of the 157 people that acheived a 3:45 marathon was at marathon pace? http://www.fetcheveryone.com/training-analysis-preracemileage.php?race_distance=26.2&race_unit=miles&race_hours=4&race_minutes=00 And the average training pace for the 174 who acheived 4hrs was actually faster than their marathon pace?? Am I interpreting that correctly? Goes against everything I've read about marathon training.
fetcheveryone Mar 2017 4:54pm, 17 Mar 2017 18,243 posts	Quote Pin fetcheveryone Whenever I've looked at the numbers before, there's always a tipping point around the 4hr marathon mark. Quicker than 4hrs,and the average running pace becomes slower than race pace. Slower than 4hrs, and training pace outstrips race pace.
StuHolmes Mar 2017 11:42pm, 17 Mar 2017 1,446 posts	Quote Pin StuHolmes So... the fact my average training pace is in the bottom 10 percentile is not a bad thing??

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I'm really confused by the analysis tool.

http://www.fetcheveryone.com/training-analysis-prerace...

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