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what should be my marathon pace?

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Bez-head Oct 2013 2:52pm, 10 Oct 2013 4,213 posts	Quote Pin Bez-head If I can run a half marathon at 7.45 min mile therefore what should be my perceived marathon pace - 8.30 or 8.45 ish or quicker or slower??
Puddington Oct 2013 2:57pm, 10 Oct 2013 49,068 posts	Quote Pin Puddington Someone will be along shortly to tell you it's a lot more complicated than that
Wirral Dave Oct 2013 3:03pm, 10 Oct 2013 49 posts	Quote Pin Wirral Dave This article might interest you: http://www.fetcheveryone.com/cms-37
Wirral Dave Oct 2013 3:07pm, 10 Oct 2013 50 posts	Quote Pin Wirral Dave Or, to put it another way, if you can do 1:41 for a half, you should do around 3:50 for a marathon, which is 8:47 per mile.
Bez-head Oct 2013 3:23pm, 10 Oct 2013 4,214 posts	Quote Pin Bez-head Thank you.
Gobi Oct 2013 6:00pm, 10 Oct 2013 52,443 posts	Quote Pin Gobi Too slow Proper training would mean anywhere 3.28 - 3.42. If I was your coach and you ran 3.50 off a 1.41 half I would be gutted. Of course this all counts on you doing the correct training.
Bez-head Oct 2013 6:11pm, 10 Oct 2013 4,215 posts	Quote Pin Bez-head Tried to run 8.45 pace. Nearly fell asleep. And was still too quick. I am guessing closer to 8.25_8.30 pace
Gobi Oct 2013 6:19pm, 10 Oct 2013 52,445 posts	Quote Pin Gobi Bez - given your long runs needs to be 1.30 - 2 mins slower than this pace you better get use to it
Velociraptor Oct 2013 6:23pm, 10 Oct 2013 27,643 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor Interesting, Bez-head How asleep did you fall during the 26.2-mile race at a little slower than 10mm pace that's in your training log for 6th October?
Dvorak Oct 2013 7:48pm, 10 Oct 2013 7,567 posts	Quote Pin Dvorak Stopped for and at ten miles and had a at twenty