Sub 3Hr Marathon

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Brunski Apr 2018 9:33pm, 8 Apr 2018 957 posts	0 Brunski Sorry to hear that Fordy, hopefully no regrets! Really unlucky with the knee issue starting when it did, congrats on getting to 30k semi-fit, and yes you'll be back!
FergusG Apr 2018 9:36pm, 8 Apr 2018 2,390 posts	0 FergusG It’ll just be all the sweeter a victory when you bag it next time FordyBoy. Give that knee a little break to recover first though, and you’ll be back stronger!
Lee78 Apr 2018 11:03pm, 8 Apr 2018 200 posts	0 Lee78 What doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger Fordy! 💪🏻
Chris Apr 2018 12:57am, 9 Apr 2018 955 posts	0 Chris Bad luck fordy but a very sensible decision that a few of us would struggle to make
Little Miss Happy Apr 2018 6:14am, 9 Apr 2018 701 posts	0 Little Miss Happy Sorry to hear that Fordy. Time to look for an autumn marathon?
jdarun Apr 2018 6:24am, 9 Apr 2018 2,700 posts	0 jdarun Oh, that’s shame fordy. I should always remember to be more grateful for my injury-free run of training! Better to pull out than create a longer-term problem though.
Fordyboy Apr 2018 8:22am, 9 Apr 2018 133 posts	0 Fordyboy Thanks guys. Obviously not what I was after but I knew my knee wasn’t 100% when I started. To really rub it in I was at the finish area looking for my wife just as the 3 hour pacer came in! As LMH says, time to look at an autumn marathon. Recommendations welcome.
jomo_richmond Apr 2018 8:55am, 9 Apr 2018 7 posts	0 jomo_richmond Bad luck, Fordyboy. In terms of autumn marathons, Frankfurt is a good one. Flat course, decent weather normally and handy logistics re hotels, etc. Ran it a few years back and enjoyed it.
FergusG Apr 2018 9:17am, 9 Apr 2018 2,394 posts	0 FergusG Abingdon?
jdarun Apr 2018 10:28am, 9 Apr 2018 2,702 posts	0 jdarun Further north Chester and York have their advocates. As for me, the once a year plan is working so well I’m not tempted. I had told myself beforehand that if I got really close I might be tempted as a second bite at 2:45 but that’s clearly still a bit of a long term project. I don’t run well in the heat and even if the race itself is cool enough the training would be a slog.

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