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The sub 2.45 marathon thread

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Chris Aug 2020 4:38pm, 14 Aug 2020 1,431 posts	0 Chris Do you think they’d let me in with a 2.39.67 🙈
larkim Aug 2020 5:00pm, 14 Aug 2020 11,688 posts	0 larkim (not for me) but I had a look and I don't think they are putting a prior achieved time against it, just the capability to go sub 2:40. I loosely know the organiser and he's a flexible guy just trying to do something for the bereft community of runners. I had a voucher to run all his races this year, not managed to get any of them going due to floods at first and then C19.
Reinhold Messner Aug 2020 5:21pm, 14 Aug 2020 757 posts	0 Reinhold Messner Yes Chris, I’ve seen the current start list and there are people with “only” a 2:41 on it. (Plus me, with nothing relevant since 2016 and even then just a HM).
Jock Itch Aug 2020 9:32pm, 14 Aug 2020 13,291 posts	0 Jock Itch Oh Chris you 7 secs quicker than me you bugger.
controversial Aug 2020 8:34pm, 15 Aug 2020 10,356 posts	0 controversial Well I am going to try to plod around for the virtual london on oct 4th, I have torn my hamstring twice in 2 weeks in june, so right now running is very slow and not far... hopefully I can try to beat my 4.17 of my first marathon!
Chris Aug 2020 9:55pm, 15 Aug 2020 1,434 posts	0 Chris Jock, I can retire happy now knowing that I’m faster than a legend
jlucas Aug 2020 4:27pm, 16 Aug 2020 112 posts	0 jlucas Also going to do the virtual just as a long training run, then try spending the 1st half of 2021 trying to get myself as close as I can to being in good shape to hit training for london. If I get into it as it seems there is no guarantee.
Boab Aug 2020 10:44am, 18 Aug 2020 8,325 posts	0 Boab I'll be at Wrexham chaps. I've not raced a marathon for a very long time, but I have strung together 2 x 2:53 marathons and a 66 minute 10 miler in the same race, so they've let me in
Jock Itch Aug 2020 8:40pm, 26 Aug 2020 13,296 posts	0 Jock Itch Just seen Stokesey ran 15.18 for 5k. Well done mate. Where is everyone?
controversial Aug 2020 10:26am, 28 Aug 2020 10,357 posts	0 controversial I am here!