Can anyone advise on what time to aim for?
I have done a 40min 10k, 1.31 half & did 3hr 50 marathon earlier this year. I want to do London again (if I get in!) but am unsure what timne to aim for. I would pleased with beating last years time but dont know what to go for>
Any ideas and comments?
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Its given me some idea, I better start training!
I'm aiming for 3.20 , 3.15 if I'm lucky.
I did 3.31 off a 45m 10k and 1.37 halfM this year so you should be looking for sub 3.15....
Good luck Foggo
so put down for the 3.20-30 bracket and you should be OK.
I feel great getting faster.
But I do get tingling in my left arm and ble fingers.
Am I going to die ?"
Sound Familiar ?
typically I find doubling half-marathon time and then adding 10-15 minutes proves to be accurate.
that's an amazing coincidence, as I ran a 1:27 half in November 2000 prior to a 3:09 marathon the following February!!!!!!!!!
i only seem to get any kind of speed when i've been out for at least 10 miles and on my 4 mile runs i'm positively awful ....
a
you might be a 'natural' ultrarunner (eventhough I think this type of running is distinctly unnatural!!). Must admit I would've guessed that your marathon time would be about 3:50-3:55 going on your half marathon time. And no you're not weird, all normal people spend their time listening to Aphex Twin and bitshifting ;-)
BK,
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Realistically I'll probably have to wait almost a year before I can see any sub-3:15 marathon result (a marathon every month or two is highly inadvisable!!) and that's even assuming the marathon distance suits me.
am off for another 4 mile wonder in a bit (possibly even a shifted one....no that's bad!!)
still to finish my bagels and coffee and to choose my music....rem maybe....
will be nice to get some more miles in when foot starts behaving,,,, can only live in hope
It would have been better, but I kicked for home at 20 miles and limped for home from 23 miles. Lesson: pacing is everything.
Fluffa, you've never pretended to be anything other than weird have you
Psi, will be looking at 4 hours as well if I get in
To get back to the topic, I looked up my predicted marathon time based on my latest 10 mile time. I can honestly say it scared the **** out of me. Not a chance I'll do that time for a marathon anytime soon.
venom
actually i might just change my pic to one of me at 25 miles in manchester.....i do look rather determined yes will have to do that.....my man took a few pics of the race, and managed to capture my contorted facial expressions at every possible opportunity....(and cellulite dammit....i've never seen it before but i have the photographic evidence....i'm sure it's not there when i stand still!)
i have had another thought as to my strange marathon performance ...laziness...maybe i start too slowly as i'm just pure damn lazy....on the other hand, i am rather intrigued by the thought of having ultra running potential...the only real problem i can see with ultras is the sheer quantity of music i'd have to take with me....maybe some of that psychedelic trance stuff or ambient...just chill away the time....yeh right
Going for sub 3.30 in London next year.
i've never raced a half marathon but i doubt i'd get it down much past the 1st half split for the marathon....
can't wait for london.....i'm after 3.20....figure if i can do the 2nd half of a marathon in 1.40 and not be tired at the end then i can do both halves at 1.40 and be very tired at the end....although 3.20 is a bad time to aim for...i mean it's too close to 3.15 to not just get on with it and go for 3.15, but 5 minutes is a bloody long time really....
maybe we can have a sing song as we sprint across the finish in london
and hey, good luck with it, if i don't speak to you 'til then!
xxxa
3.20 is a good time to aim for - you could see how you get on in the first half and speed up a bit if you feel ok, see if you can break 3.15!
we should definitely have a sing song, maybe from about mile 24 to keep our spirits up?!!
minnie x
Clearly, however, for my first ever actual marathon I will NOT be trying to be some "PB hero" and am still going to stick to the more conservative (and fun?) 4 hour target. Specially as it's London - unless you're an elite athlete, big races like London are an experience to be savoured, not a dull race to set PBs in! (just my opinion )