The sub 2.45 marathon thread

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gambrinus Apr 2021 11:12am, 25 Apr 2021 154 posts	0 gambrinus Any results yet? Live timing is still broken and I refuse to use Facebook (it just encourages them)
fuzzyduck79 Apr 2021 12:40pm, 25 Apr 2021 179 posts	0 fuzzyduck79 Results seem to be working ok now, times nowhere near as quick as I was expecting overall but certainly some great efforts in there
Stokesy Apr 2021 7:12pm, 25 Apr 2021 186 posts	0 Stokesy Deceptively tough course at Cheshire and I think a lack of race practice in the past year was the undoing of a lot of people, myself included. 2.26 for me though, I should have run faster but I didn’t and I guess that’s the trick of this running malarkey! If they put on another one though I would 110% recommend running it
STOOSH Apr 2021 8:36pm, 25 Apr 2021 3,256 posts	0 STOOSH Well done Stokesy - if your fetch profile is correct then that's a couple of mins off your pb. A great run given the lack of races in recent times.
Jock Itch Apr 2021 9:23pm, 25 Apr 2021 13,471 posts	0 Jock Itch Stokesey that is fucking massive mate! 2.26!!! Get in there. Massive manhug . Legend in my eyes. Warrior. Well played Sir!
fuzzyduck79 Apr 2021 9:38pm, 25 Apr 2021 180 posts	0 fuzzyduck79 That is a cracking time. Now I've seen the number of laps and shape of the course, I'm not sure sharp turns same way roughly once per km is all that friendly to the legs.
anthonyj89 Apr 2021 2:51pm, 26 Apr 2021 374 posts	0 anthonyj89 DNF for me. Was going well until 8 miles, when I noticed a niggling pain in my right ankle. This got progressively worse and moved up to my calf, forcing me to pull up at just over 17 miles. A shame because splits were bang on target, even to the point I pulled out. It was the camber of the roads which did for me I think. Oh well, sub 2.20 at the next one. Just the calf is sore today, the rest of my body feels fresh!
anthonyj89 Apr 2021 3:01pm, 26 Apr 2021 375 posts	0 anthonyj89 Well done Stokesy, amazing time!
fuzzyduck79 Apr 2021 1:19pm, 28 Apr 2021 184 posts	0 fuzzyduck79 Heads up for anyone who was down to do Edinburgh Marathon or similar - they have converted entries to do the virtual race unless you tell them to defer to the 2022 event, deadline to make changes is Friday
damo_HAC May 2021 9:02am, 7 May 2021 511 posts	0 damo_HAC My EasyJet flights to and from Berlin Marathon just got canceled (I'm getting a refund). Flights schedule is reducing to twice a week now from Edinburgh. Really hope the marathon still goes ahead. I've entered Abingindon as a backup.