The Sub 3:15 Marathon Thread

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Mar 2019
10:09pm, 20 Mar 2019
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K5 Gus
I've only ever been on a Thursday evening which is when Harmeny go. Corstorphine also go Thursdays ( but only summer, whereas Harmeny go all year ) so Thursday is quite busy, not sure about other nights. But even on Thursdays you could easily still get your session in. HAC and CAAC start at 7pm , so if you were there at 6pm it would be pretty empty I think
Mar 2019
10:09pm, 20 Mar 2019
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Bazoaxe
Where do you enter and pay? At the actual track or through the changing rooms used for the AstroTurf? Might trial it next week.
Mar 2019
10:24pm, 20 Mar 2019
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K5 Gus
Reception desk at the changing rooms - not sure how much it is per session, we get it discounted through the club and pay the club coach
Mar 2019
6:30am, 21 Mar 2019
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HappyG(rrr)
Or the back "entrance" through the fence!?

Or join a club Bazo and do intervals in a group. I won't say there's no wind but it certainly helps tucking in behind someone.

10 x 150m - 200m - 150m pyramids then 80m shuttle runs x 10 or so. Racing the kids! Done under 5:00 stuff in there! Mara training? Errr not really! Fun though! :-) G
Mar 2019
8:22am, 22 Mar 2019
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Bazoaxe
I wore the Vapourfly's this morning as their first test. It was only a five mile easy run so nothing much to report. A bit like the ZoomFly they felt a bit clunky at first but the ZoomFly were better on subsequent wearings.

Looks like due to the wind I may do my MP miles tomorrow instead of Sunday (for the sake of 15mph rather than 20mph winds - got to take every advantage you can) where I plan to give the Vapourflys a proper test ahead of next weekends Alloa half.
Mar 2019
12:39pm, 22 Mar 2019
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Brunski
@Baz, you're posting in the wrong thread mate, your mileage + recent marathon times + VFs = sub 3 thread (surely)!
Mar 2019
12:47pm, 22 Mar 2019
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Bazoaxe
B - this is my spiritual home :-)

Its where I started posting many moons ago and achieved my first sub 3:15 ,followed by a number of others but not yet the elusive sub 3 :-(
Mar 2019
12:53pm, 22 Mar 2019
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Bazoaxe
More to the point ,why are you looking back the way, you should be in with the 2:45 boys
Mar 2019
12:56pm, 22 Mar 2019
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Brunski
Baz, of all the people on here you're the one I'd most like to hit their target, and it would put a massive smile on my face to see you come back with a 2:5*

I really like this thread too, but think I jumped straight into the sub-3 thread when I joined fetch and only got here through the sidebar links!
Mar 2019
12:58pm, 22 Mar 2019
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Brunski
Touché Baz, I'm still 8 minutes off that group but hopefully I'll continue chipping away at that in Rome 👍

About This Thread

Maintained by Windsor Wool
For those who want to go sub 3.15 in a marathon and/or those that have already done it and want to give advice. Share your journey or help someone else's! here.

2024 declarations:

Milan 7/4: Charles
Manchester 14/4: allmatthew, Fergus
Rotterdam 14/4: Akie
Christchurch NZ 21/4: Mark J
London 21/4: KS, larkim
Boston UK 28/4: SJA
Copenhagen 5/5: bowman

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2023 sub 3:15s:

Bowman: 3:06:57 (Växjö), 3:09 (Jönköping)
charlesvdw: 3:03:33 (Berlin), 3:07:55 (London)
chrismean: 3:12:45 (London)
FergusG: 3:13:41 (Manchester)
JDA: 2:52:48 (Manchester)
larkim: 3:09:30 (London)
Rossco: 3:05:15 (NYC)
WW: 3:05:45 (Manchester)

Other very notable 2023 performances:

allmatthew: 3:17:40 (Manchester)
Clare: 3:16:59 (London)
KS: 3:35:13 (London)
tipsku: 3:29:36 (Leipzig)

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