Quote Originally Posted by christopher leigh View Post
Hardly speculation......but some of you still don't get it.
You're resorting to speculation instead of facts.

Seb Coe never ran a marathon at world record pace.

Possible the nearest equivalent would be Paula Radcliffe who has run 800m in 2:05.2 and a marathon in 2:15:25. Her 800m time is certainly not world class.