What is quite apparent, is that you'll become increasingly rapid, the more you can lengthen tha sen. However there is a point of diminishing returns. With eager anticipation I cannot wait until I become 5 foot 2 in 2015, which I think will be my most excellent Marathon year by some margin.
1999 Spring (29) 1:37:31 3:43:53 2002 S (32) 1:33:28 3:34:17 2003 Winter (33) 1:34:32 3:41:57 2004 S (34) 1:36:38 3:24:53 2007 S (37) 1:33:50 3:38:17 2008 W (38) NO HM Run 3:53:28 2009 S (39) 1:35:06 3:31:05 2010 S (40) NO HM Run 3:27:36 2011 S (41) NO HM Run tbc
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I was just going to post, but I'll be buggered if I'm going to post straight after Marigold!
ETA:
Then again, its not going to look any better in comparison by waiting:
Male
84 (17yo) HM 1:35:12 Marathon 4:11:57
87 (21yo) HM 1:17:20 Marathon 2:52:22
88 (22yo) HM 1:18:06 Marathon 2:51:37
93 (27yo) HM 1:14:04 Marathon 2:48:58
09 (42yo) HM 1:34:24 Marathon 3:24:17
10 (43yo) HM 1:22:57 Marathon 3:04:27
2009 (M42) HM 1:14:40, M 2:36:12
female age 40
20001 HM 2h15; Mara 5h08 (age 30)
2003 HM 1h57; Mara 4H27 (age 32)
2008 HM 2h08; Mara 4h49 (age 37)
2009 HM 2h05; Mara 4h52 (age 38)
2010 HM 2h03; Mara 4h41 (age 39)
DFC, 35-37, ex-gigilo, favourite coloured tights: brown
2008 HM 1:10:02 Mara 2:33:01 Height 4 ft 7"
2009 HM 1:09:37 Mara 2:28:40 Height 4 ft 8"
2010 HM 1:09:50 Mara 2:27:20 Height 4 ft 9"
Wardi, old gimmer. 1 foot taller than DFC will ever be..
2006.. HM: 1:25 Mara: 3:08 (age 48)
2007.. HM: 1:27 Mara: 3:06 (age 49)
2008.. HM: 1:28 Mara: 3:03 (age 50)
2009.. HM: 1:29 Mara: 3:07 (age 51)
2010.. HM 1:29 Mara: 3:13 (age 52)
Got to love stats, just for them being stats!
1999 Spring (29) 1:37:31 3:43:53
2002 S (32) 1:33:28 3:34:17
2003 Winter (33) 1:34:32 3:41:57
2004 S (34) 1:36:38 3:24:53
2007 S (37) 1:33:50 3:38:17
2008 W (38) NO HM Run 3:53:28
2009 S (39) 1:35:06 3:31:05
2010 S (40) NO HM Run 3:27:36
2011 S (41) NO HM Run tbc
Nice thread Moraghan
Male
1988 (23) - 1:20:31 3:08:56
2002 (37) - 1:27:32 3:14:56
2003 (38) - 1:27:33 3:23:04
2008 (43) - 1:25:48 3:05:56 (Furman)
2009 (44) - 1:29:02 3:09:56 (Furman)
2010 (45) - 1:28:04 3:14:23 (Furman, no cross training)
2011 (46) - 1:27:03 VLM TBC
Male
2009 (27) 1:34:54 3:29:54
2009 (27) 1:26:19 3:10:10
2010 (28) 1:19:58 2:58:29
Female v 40
2010 1:38:31 half 3:36:54 full
Male
2008 Half 1:30:23, Full 3:26:43 (age 45)
2009 Half 1:30:09, Full 3:16:38 (age 46)
2010 Half 1:25:15, Full 3:11:37 (age 47)
2011 Half 1:26:11, Full ...?
Male
Autumn 2006 Half 1:41:58, Full 3:27:58 (age 45)
Spring 2007 Half 1:31:30, Full 3:20:38 (age 45)
Autumn 2007 Half 1:32:22, Full 3:25:30 (age 46)
Autumn 2008 Half 1:29:33, Full 3:11:07 (age 47)
Autumn 2009 Half 1:27:58, Full 3:14:02 (age 48)
Spring 2010 Half 1:25:52, Full 3:10:19 (age 48)
Male
2009 HM 1:44.07 FM 4:31 (Age 36 ) - picked up a ITB injury at mile 17!
2010 HM 1:43 FM 4.07.34 (Age 37)
2000 1.35 - 3.37
2001 1.29 - 3.19
2003 1.27 - 3.20
2004 1.24 - 3.08
2005 1.21 - 3.43
2006 spring 1.22 - 3.10
2006 autumn - 1.29 - 2.52
2007 1.23 - 3.30
2008 1.18 - 2.57
2009 1.18 - 2.59
2010 1.25 - 2.45
Sorry, that ruins it. But hey, I'm inconsistent.
Female
2009 (28 - FLM) - 2.02 - 5.30 (not my best effort!)
2009 (29 - Dublin) - 1.58 - 4.14
2011 (30) - 1.44 - We shall see what edinburgh brings
Interesting thread Morgahan. Defo interested in your results.
Male
2009 1:23:52 - 3:13:09 (28)
2009 1:26:28 - 2:58:17 (28)
2010 1:15:50 - 2:55:53 (29)
2010 no half - 2:39:12 (29)
Male
2006 1:50 3:50 (28)
2008 1:28 3:10 (30)
2009 1:21 2:57 (31)
2010 1:22 2:50 (33)
Anonymous Male, aged 38
2011 HM 1:18:04, VLM 5:11:22 (No excuses, but the other 49 in the caterpillar were a bit of a burden! )
2010 2:10 4:57 (48) Female
go back a long way...there were few spring half marathons in many early years I did a marathon ie 80 to 83.
1977: 75:40 2:45:13 (age 19, male)
1979: 72:46 2:39:36
1984: 73:12 2:38:00
1985: 74:21 2:35:02
1986: 71:34 2:36:46
1987 71:02 2:38:08
1988 71:50 2:38:15
1989 74:23 2:39:34
1990 74:39 2:46:16
1991 74:39 2:43:53
1992 73:34 2:42:10
1993 73:27 2:46:55
1994 75:25 2:44:21
1995 75:43 2:44:31
1996 74:30 2:48:37
1997 73:56 2:48:44
1998 77:13 3:00:12
1999 77:32 2:57:41
2000 78:00 2:56:32
2001 76:29 2:58:47
2002 75:25 2:57:49
2003 74:35 2:42:10
2004 77:15 3:01:14
2005 78:06 2:46:58
2006 77:35 2:43:53
2007 78:53 2:46:47
2008 77:39 2:43:40
2009 80:19 2:47:55
2010 78:56 2:46:06(age 52)
2007 Half = 2.12.50 Full = 4.55.36
2008 Half = 2.09.30 Full = 4.30.49
2009 Half = 2.03.53 Full = 4.52.23 (M&P Half/Paris)
2009 Half = 2.06.47 Full = 4.30.25 (Shakespeare/Copenhagen)
2009 Half = 2.12.18 Full = 4.26.52 (MK/Abingdon)
In 2010 except for Abingdon my marathons were off road so can't provide sensible data!
2006 HM 1.44 FM 3.45 (Age 42)
2006 HM 1.44 FM 3.45 (Age 42) Female
female 40
2009 HM 1.49 FM 3.56
2010 HM 1.47 FM 3.55
2011 HM 1.43 FM yet to run Edinburgh hoping for appx 3.45
Very interesting post