A friend of mine yesterday ran his 100th sub-3 marathon.
Amazing !
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A friend of mine yesterday ran his 100th sub-3 marathon.
Amazing !
That's pretty good....even if he fit in 4 a year he'd have to be running at that level for 25 years!Quote:
Originally Posted by Gambatte
How many marathons has Ron Hill done?
I believe he was hoping to run a marathon race in 100 different countries.
This guy is in his mid 40s. I don't have the exact data, but I think he has done even four sub-3 in a single monthQuote:
Originally Posted by A.G
It would not suprise me. In 2000 I did 5 marathons in a year and was bumping into some people who do 15-20 of them year in year out!! I even met the British record holder (forgot his name) for the most marathons completed. He looked knackered!!!!;) He said someone else was only 20 marathons behind him in number so he still had to keep up the relentless number a year, even though he was heading on for 50 years old. They all were a lovely though slightly nutty bunch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gambatte
I know that some individuals ran several hundreds of marathons. But I think they tend to have typical times much slower than 3:00, don't they ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Vince
I personally find more amazing 100 sub-3, rathern than some 100s with any time.
Well, in 2008 I'd be delighted with TWO 2:59s.
Exactly, if they were just going to be jogged it would just equate to a weekly long run.
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Originally Posted by Gambatte
I havent done many marathons but they were all under 3hrs until I ran at Langdale in 3:09. But as i won it I'm still quite pleased with my record.
Agree that 100 sub 3 is some achievement though, it takes either a huge natural talent or constant decent mileage for years on end to manage that
Nutty stuff indeed. Having done my first and, to my surprise, liked it more than expected I'll be doing a couple more next year. I guess after a while the marathons become almost like "extended training runs" so you can get good at banging them out. I wish! :p