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Hills of Death (HOD) Jul 2016 11:16am, 18 Jul 2016 32,414 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Well done Flatlander after chasing me and Rich round the track
Uyuni Jul 2016 11:23am, 18 Jul 2016 544 posts	0 Uyuni Clare - I think you ignore the first "j" and pronounce the second one more as an "i" Steady on SM6 - if you're anything like me (and I fear that you may be) a MP of 6:57 is dangerously close to thinking "having a dart at sub-3 might be a good idea" territory - it isn't Good miles CW and Flatlander, I've never done an autumn marathon before and having to go out at 7:30 on a Sunday morning before it gets too hot is a right shock to the system. Makes me all nostalgic for those long runs on crisp winter mornings
Huntsman Jul 2016 11:53am, 18 Jul 2016 3,990 posts	0 Huntsman I love early morning Sunday long runs
Nelly Jul 2016 12:19pm, 18 Jul 2016 3,403 posts	0 Nelly CW, I'd second what Clare said. I'd also recommend building mileage slowly over a number of weeks. Whilst I can only see your last 4 weeks of training, I did notice that Sunday's run was 10km further than your next longest run in that period.
Huntsman Jul 2016 1:06pm, 18 Jul 2016 3,991 posts	0 Huntsman If only the marathon predictor was true.
Hills of Death (HOD) Jul 2016 1:15pm, 18 Jul 2016 32,417 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Aye we are twins
FenlandRunner Jul 2016 1:16pm, 18 Jul 2016 9,470 posts	0 FenlandRunner That's what the VO2 max suggests you are capable of Huntsman, unfortunately to run a marathon needs a tad more than good VO2max
Hills of Death (HOD) Jul 2016 1:17pm, 18 Jul 2016 32,418 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) My Vo2 max is suggesting 54
Huntsman Jul 2016 1:59pm, 18 Jul 2016 3,992 posts	0 Huntsman Funnily enough my Vo2 is also 54
Hills of Death (HOD) Jul 2016 2:08pm, 18 Jul 2016 32,419 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) I think I need to do a few more miles and a bit more weight dropping before I can start to dream lol

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2025 Sub 3:30 Attempts:

April 13th - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Hills of Death (HOD)
April 13th - Christchurch, New Zealand - Mark J
April 13th - Leipzig, Germany - Tipsku
April 27th - London - Aurburnette
April 27th - London - SailorSteve
April 27th - London - Solo
April 27th - Tissington trail - Riggys99
Oct 12th - Chicago, USA - Mark J

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2024 Hall of Fame:

SailorSteve - London - 3:17:08 & Edinburgh - 03:24:09
auburnette - London - 3:28:47 & Valencia - 3:20:50
Tipsku - Leipzig, Germany - 3:27:26
Mark J - Christchurch, NZ - 3:12:24
MissingPhoenix - Chester - 03:28:40

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