Sub-4hr marathon support and celebration thread

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Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Jul 2023
2:58pm, 11 Jul 2023
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Both good ones if you're going for a time, I believe, having never done either.

Fancying something abroad, just because I've never raced anywhere more exotic than Belfast.
Ally-C
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Aye, Edinburgh is my wife’s PB.

I’d recommend Munich.
Velociraptor
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Could enjoy a trip to Munich. Or Seville.
Ally-C
Ally-C
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12:39pm, 29 Oct 2023
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Watching an acquaintance on the Frankfurt tracker, sub 4 isn’t as easy as you think & is an achievement for many runners.
Dvorak
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Wouldn't a sub-4 hour marathon be a major achievement for the large majority of runners? Which you could possibly say of any marathon time.
auburnette
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12:58pm, 29 Oct 2023
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Agreed, I think the average marathon time is something like 4:30 (a bit faster for men, a bit slower for women), sub 4 is definitively an "above average" time irrespective of age and sex.

And that's before you get to considering that only a small percentage of the running population complete a marathon in the first place.
Ally-C
Ally-C
Oct 2023
1:29pm, 29 Oct 2023
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Wouldn't a sub-4 hour marathon be a major achievement for the large majority of runners? Which you could possibly say of any marathon time.


All marathons are hard, but a lot of folk use sub 4 as a yardstick imho.
Velociraptor
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I can absolutely vouch for sub-4 not being easy. I need to be fully fit, well trained AND lucky on the day to get close.
Ally-C
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I can absolutely vouch for sub-4 not being easy. I need to be fully fit, well trained AND lucky on the day to get close.


The guy I was just watching was 1:49 at half way and finished 4:05. There’s no doubt in my mind he’d have trained properly. He’s younger than & faster than me over shorter distances too.

It’s not all bad news though, my other watched dots were 2.27 & 3:18.
Dvorak
Dvorak
Oct 2023
2:24pm, 29 Oct 2023
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A sub-4 can't actually be that hard, as I've looked up the Tanda predictor on Fetch. This calculates a time based on one's eight-week training volume and pace. I'd currently sneak just under 4:30. On 10.9 km a week at 7:06/km. So there can't be that much work I need to go sub-4.

;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

fetcheveryone.com/training-calculators-tanda.php

About This Thread

Maintained by Raptors claws are coming to town
A planning, discussion and support thread for Fetchies with a target of under 4 hours for the marathon.

FUTURE TARGETS
20th October: JEB - Yorkshire Marathon, TBD.
1st December: Velociraptor - Valencia Marathon, TBD.

2024 ACHIEVEMENTS
Dibble: 3:49, Delhi Marathon.
Joe1970: 3:44:39, Brighton Marathon.
CasB: 3:58:19, Manchester Marathon.
Mrs larkim: 3:56:02, TCS London Marathon.
Velociraptor: 4:24:39, Belfast Marathon. (Some way off sub-4 but possibly a GFA.)
TheOtherRichard: 3:58:40, Milton Keynes Marathon.

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