Sub 3Hr Marathon
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4 Mar
5:27am, 4 Mar 2024
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Chris
Thatโs London entry complete, jda can you put me down for an optimistic 2.36.45
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4 Mar
8:22am, 4 Mar 2024
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Bowman ๐ธ๐ช
Did you think Vaporflys is better than Alpaflys for you for the Marathon Chris Im having a pair of Alphas that i am going to start trying out as soon as it's a bit better under foot outside. Going to be interesting, i've been in vaporflys last marathons, going to be interesting to try another, supposedly, better shoe. |
4 Mar
10:19am, 4 Mar 2024
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Chris
I love running in the Alphas and they certainly aren't a bad shoe. It could just be coincidence but I think the vaporfly's suit me better. I'm sure others have seen improvements in the alpha so you'll only know when you try
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4 Mar
1:24pm, 4 Mar 2024
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jda
Think I agree with Chris but it's a close call. Just seem to have had my best results in VF and never quite so good with the AF, but it could just be coincidence. I don't think there can be much in it. My all-time PBs were in the original first model VF but there's an age-related decline to consider too. That's an oddly specific target time Chris, is it the PIN for one of your bank cards or something? |
4 Mar
2:19pm, 4 Mar 2024
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K5 Gus
That's an oddly specific target time Chris, is it the PIN for one of your bank cards or something? Sub 6m/m average, ie 5:59 * 26.2 ?? |
4 Mar
6:44pm, 4 Mar 2024
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Chris
Seems like Gus has rumbled me! A 2.35 seems a stretch too far but itโd be good to average sub 6โs for a a marathon. My marathon pb is also in the original vaporflys, although I have come very close to it in the vaporfly next% and alphas. |
4 Mar
7:12pm, 4 Mar 2024
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Bowman ๐ธ๐ช
Cheers guys. Iโll try a few harder and longer excursions and make up my mind about what shoe to use. |
4 Mar
9:00pm, 4 Mar 2024
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Charlesvdw
I've had both and I ditched the Alphafly's, too loud, too chunky, too heavy.
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5 Mar
5:39am, 5 Mar 2024
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Bowman ๐ธ๐ช
Damn Charlesvdw, not one more I hope I find them ok, I was looking forward to get a new pair of favorites race shoes. But maybe I wonโt:) |
5 Mar
1:35pm, 5 Mar 2024
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rhb
MetaSpeed Edge+ are like having springs on feet. Fun to run in. Size up a bit snug than id have liked (i went half size bigger based on reviews) but think/hope that'll be OK. After a couple steady miles I ran at around/just above threshold effort (173bpm) and was 6.15 mile pace for 5 miles... watch says my new threshold is 172bpm 6.42 pace though. |
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