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The Sub 3:15 Marathon Thread

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B Rubble Jul 2021 5:39pm, 15 Jul 2021 2,799 posts	0 B Rubble PtB wins! PW=2.26xPB. Wine was drunk by the marathon runners in the 1908 Olympics, so no excuses Paul.
BS Jul 2021 6:58pm, 15 Jul 2021 3,274 posts	0 BS The PW’s got me looking and 5:40 as an Oompa Loompa but worst on my own was a 4:19. No wine but the others got stuck into the beer. Started to aim towards a 3:30 with an eye on 3:15 again.
STOOSH Jul 2021 9:02pm, 15 Jul 2021 3,292 posts	0 STOOSH I don't have a personal worst - i prefer to call it my best learning experience Just over a week until my first race in almost 2 years and got to say i'm enjoying the taper especially given the surge in the outside temperature this week!
Curly45 Jul 2021 10:10pm, 15 Jul 2021 3,995 posts	0 Curly45 Ive done a few LDWA events and I think one was over 7 hours, but my slowest road one was 4:31 (first one). God its a long time to run that. The legs afterwards as well 😂
Windsor Wool Jul 2021 10:53pm, 15 Jul 2021 5,199 posts	0 Windsor Wool That’s the thing I hate. Have a bad race and your legs hurt just as bad as if you have a good one. Double the pain!! 3:43 my worst mara on a day when an easy training mara at Bournemouth went badly wrong. Ran 3:03 5 weeks later!!
FergusG Jul 2021 11:34pm, 15 Jul 2021 4,517 posts	0 FergusG 4:41 was my slowest and most recent marathon, but I’m playing the ‘exceptional circumstances’ card for that one My next worst was 3:44 at London 2018. Stoosh shouted a greeting and some encouragement as he glided past me, but the best I could manage by way of reply was “I’m f*cked”!
jda Jul 2021 12:17am, 16 Jul 2021 10,512 posts	0 jda 3:24 is my worst, but it had a massive climb that we had to do twice and I was solo (leading) for the entire 2nd half. 3 peaks was a bit slower at 3:55ish and wasn’t even a full marathon distance! There was a bit of walking in that one for sure.
Rog T Jul 2021 11:10pm, 20 Jul 2021 742 posts	0 Rog T Could I be added to sidebar for London too please?
paul the builder Jul 2021 9:02am, 21 Jul 2021 7,195 posts	0 paul the builder thumbs up
STOOSH Jul 2021 7:54pm, 21 Jul 2021 3,295 posts	0 STOOSH Ptb, can you take me off the sidebar for Stirling please. The race has been cancelled until next May!

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Maintained by Windsor Wool

For those who want to go sub 3.15 in a marathon and/or those that have already done it and want to give advice. Share your journey or help someone else's here.

2024 achievers:
Akie: 3:15 @ Rotterdam
allmatthew: 3:09 @ Manchester
Bowman: 3:01 @ Boras
Mark J: 3:12 @ Christchurch NZ
PJH92: 3:13 @ London

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