The sub 2.45 marathon thread

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James74 Dec 2019 8:27am, 6 Dec 2019 2,290 posts	0 James74 Love that, inspiring.
Boab Dec 2019 8:33am, 6 Dec 2019 8,296 posts	0 Boab That is some time for a 62 year old J2R. I think Tommy Hughes has his eyes set on that record next year when he turns 60 and goes for the over 60's record. Looking at a sub 2:30!!!!
J2R Dec 2019 8:57am, 6 Dec 2019 2,420 posts	0 J2R Yes, Paul's record is likely to be short-lived. Tommy Hughes ran 2:27 a few weeks ago at the age of 59, and he turns 60 next month.
James74 Jan 2020 9:40am, 3 Jan 2020 2,291 posts	0 James74 Happy New Year all ! Back at it? Thoughts on Nike 4%s? Anyone trains/Races in these?
jda Jan 2020 10:48am, 3 Jan 2020 6,060 posts	0 jda Everyone At least, a large proportion at the front of the more important races. Just racing not training for me though - too expensive and fragile for daily use.
Windsor Wool Jan 2020 10:56am, 3 Jan 2020 4,431 posts	0 Windsor Wool lots of discussion from familiar faces in here James... fetcheveryone.com/forum__60619__109__the_vaporfly_thread
AntClark Jan 2020 3:08pm, 4 Jan 2020 990 posts	0 AntClark James Next% for racing 4% for Sessions
Jock Itch Jan 2020 10:03pm, 4 Jan 2020 13,113 posts	0 Jock Itch Don't agree with em. I'm old skool but they are basically spring loaded. Asterisk next to everyone racing in them.
James74 Jan 2020 10:36am, 7 Jan 2020 2,292 posts	0 James74 Real mixed reaction of the Nikes then! I might give them a go,Im a bit bouncy as it is without springs?! Year hasnt started great bloody bug last few days, back on it now, here we go!
larkim Jan 2020 4:33pm, 16 Jan 2020 10,061 posts	0 larkim So, eldest son is stepping into the marathon unknown, and knocked out the following JD session today (it was 2E+8M+1E+3M+2E) so is clearly in good shape already. Beyond following the plan, accumulating the easy miles, not getting greedy with trying to eke out even more pace, keeping healthy and having a sensible race day plan, is there anything to focus on for the debut speedster that would be considered wise words of advice? Lap Distance Time Pace GAP Elev 1 1.00 mi 6:59 6:59 /mi 7:10 /mi -94 ft 2 1.00 mi 6:59 6:59 /mi 7:04 /mi -41 ft 3 1.00 mi 6:03 6:03 /mi 6:03 /mi 2 ft 4 1.00 mi 6:04 6:04 /mi 6:04 /mi 0 ft 5 1.00 mi 6:02 6:02 /mi 5:52 /mi 52 ft 6 1.00 mi 5:59 5:59 /mi 5:59 /mi 0 ft 7 1.00 mi 6:00 6:00 /mi 5:55 /mi 6 ft 8 1.00 mi 6:02 6:02 /mi 6:02 /mi -23 ft 9 1.00 mi 6:01 6:01 /mi 5:58 /mi 13 ft 10 1.00 mi 5:57 5:57 /mi 6:01 /mi -49 ft 11 1.00 mi 6:57 6:57 /mi 6:27 /mi 104 ft 12 1.00 mi 5:59 5:59 /mi 5:54 /mi 26 ft 13 1.00 mi 5:59 5:59 /mi 5:52 /mi 45 ft 14 1.00 mi 5:57 5:57 /mi 5:57 /mi -9 ft 15 1.00 mi 6:57 6:57 /mi 6:55 /mi -44 ft 16 1.00 mi 6:56 6:56 /mi 6:52 /mi 6 ft 17 0.25 mi 1:45 6:57 /mi 6:54 /mi 7 ft