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What time did you do in your first marathon and how much have you improved since? Im just curious to see how people improve really not a case of boasting about time or how many you've done :-)
Cheers,
Rob
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first mara 5.58
best mara time 5.09
worst mara time-7.20(but it was off road)
9 completed.
First 3.06
Fastest 2.45 (most recent too)
Slowest 3.12 (pacing job, however)
eat loads:O)
First was 4.04 in 1987 fastest 3.56 in 1992 slowest 5.05 in 1996 in fancy dress. Not getting any quicker thats for sure 3 ultras 2 x 90 km and 1 x 56 km
First marathon 3.06, jesus, lol. Thats an effort.
Im hoping the London crowds will pull me under 3.15 in April, clocked 3.20 in Tokyo just recently and dont feel exhausted but i guess I wont find out until the day. Will be great running on home turf regardless though
you should be called Flying Bhoy!!!!!!!!
(13 ultras -i forgot my last one 2 weeks ago)
You could be so right come 1.30pm Sunday 22nd April 2007
Doing FLM this year, not too bothered about time as I just want to soak up the atmosphere and get my Jelly Baby supplies at Mudchute (and I understand if you're unlucky enough to need a 'pit-stop' you can be queuing for up to 20 mins!).
But will do more. Loch Ness entered again this year and will do Lochaber next year.
Colin-it was still a pb, the second mara
I reckon ive got a sub 3hr marathon in me but i think i'll only get there over a number of marathons. Tokyo was my 2nd and i finished in 3.20. Hoping to go sub 3.15 in London before i leave them alone for a while.
I guess with experience you learn to train better, eat better and race better.
I'll have to give it a proper charge of the light brigade in London though, one last hurrah!!! lol
(i am persistent)
If I trained more - consistently and quantity and quality-wise - I reckon 4:30 might one day be a possibility, but I'm not sure I want it that much. I'm built for comfort rather than speed.
first 3:12
best 3:06
worst 4:20, (which ironically I think is my best ever performance at 26 miles by a long way - as it was in the desert with 7Kg on my back after having done 110 odd miles in the preceeding few days.) The point being times dont necassarilly measure improvement.
Done a fair few ultra marathons (all off road) both staged and single day, about 15 or so.
FLM 2004 4:26 with ITBS
FLM 2006 3:26 :-)
Dont think I have that many left but heyho who knows lets get FLM 2007 out of the way first
FLM couple of years ago 5.03
NY last year 5.13 (very injured during training)
FLM again for me this year. Desperately hoping to break the 5 hour barrier
it is a pig to crack!
gatton, ill see you at reading
and you know you want that 100 club T shirt
Come and introduce yourself you know where I will be. Like your new pickieee
thanks
x
First at Nottingham in 2005 - 3:46
Second at Abingdon in 2006 - 3:32. I put the 'improvement' down to a flatter course and 'knowing I could do it'.
Next will be Windermere in May - tougher route but, so far, I seem to be training better so who knows what may happen.