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Apr 2010
4:36pm, 8 Apr 2010
3 posts
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benshearer
Hi all. I'm new to this site. I'm looking at running a sub 2.40 London marathon in 2.5 weeks time. My PBs for half are 1.14.10 and for 10k it is 34.00 - both were set recently. Do you think sub 2.40 is achievable given these PBs? Training has gone very well, I have reached 80 miles in peak week, with 7 20 mile + runs. I tend to get stronger as the distances get longer, although have been doing a lot of track work in the last 6 months which has brought my 10k right down. Appreciate advice from those who have been there / thereabouts and done it!
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Apr 2010
4:40pm, 8 Apr 2010
34,794 posts
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Gobi
Ben - done quite a FEW sub 2.45 and those stats look solid.
Current PB for the marathon ?
What is your pace plan?
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Apr 2010
4:50pm, 8 Apr 2010
4 posts
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benshearer
Hi Gobi - thanks for the response
My PB is 2.57.41 but this is 2 years ago. I'm a different animal now. In the last year I have knocked my half PB down from 1.20 to 1.14 and also joined a club & started training properly. My pacing plan is to run dead even the whole way through, if I can (think it is about 6.06 per mile pace). I have done to marathon pace training runs - the second was a warm up of 5.5 miles followed by 13.1 miles in 1.20.03 followed by 1.5 mile warm down - tough! But felt OK after it and had training fatigue going into it.
What do you think? I think it looks good and am confident but hope it is not too hot - that might be a deciding factor. I'd really like to get into the 2.30s if possible!
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Apr 2010
4:57pm, 8 Apr 2010
34,795 posts
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Gobi
That looks about right to me. Just don't go too hard to early and have a backup plan just incase.
Would say the possiblity of a 2.37 - 2.39 is on
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Apr 2010
5:02pm, 8 Apr 2010
5 posts
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benshearer
great thanks a lot...back up plan is to slow down and try to ensure a sub 2.45 championship time, so will keep a close eye on the heart rate etc. thanks for your advice!
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Apr 2010
5:03pm, 8 Apr 2010
34,797 posts
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Gobi
No worries, run well and let me know how you do
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Apr 2010
10:11pm, 8 Apr 2010
8 posts
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benshearer
Good threshold run this eve. 9 miles with 7 of them @ 5.44 pace. I've always understood that threshold runs should be between 10k and half m pace but I swear the quicker you get the tougher this is. My half m pb pace is 5.39 and I find it tough to run this speed for a lactate threshold workout. Anyone else have similar issues? I guess 7 miles is at the long end of the scale...
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Apr 2010
10:33pm, 8 Apr 2010
34,802 posts
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Gobi
Ben - I just don't run that hard in training
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Apr 2010
7:27am, 9 Apr 2010
501 posts
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Psimon
Gobi, me neither. But then I do not have a sub 2:45 time 
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Apr 2010
8:18am, 9 Apr 2010
34,806 posts
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Gobi
You are close though Psimon
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