RunningAHEAD - Topic: What will it take to run a 2 hour marathon?

LedLincoln

not bad for mile 25

posted: 10/15/2014 at 2:22 PM

It's a kind of cool, live infographic; I could have posted it in the infographics thread, but yeah, it's about racing.

http://rw.runnersworld.com/sub-2/

An earlier take on the subject, also from Runner's World:

http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/why-a-sub-200-marathon-wont-happen-soon

Scully

The Pocatello Kid.

posted: 10/15/2014 at 3:10 PM

Concludes Tucker, "Bottom line is that talking about a sub-2 hour performance after seeing a 2:03:38 improve to a 2:03:23 is just not feasible. The next barrier is 2:03, and I'm sure will go within five One years. Then we can begin to work towards 2:02, which will take another ten years, perhaps."

shipo

Latent Runner

posted: 10/15/2014 at 3:55 PM

Quote from Scully on 10/15/2014 at 3:10 PM:

Concludes Tucker, "Bottom line is that talking about a sub-2 hour performance after seeing a 2:03:38 improve to a 2:03:23 is just not feasible. The next barrier is 2:03, and I'm sure will go within five One years. Then we can begin to work towards 2:02, which will take another ten years, perhaps."

Read the other article, the current record is 2:02:57; happened earlier this year in Berlin.

Fat old man PRs:

1-mile (point to point, gravity assist): 5:50
2-mile: 13:49
5K (gravity assist last mile): 21:31
5-Mile: 37:24
10K (first 10K of my Half Marathon): 48:16
10-Mile (first 10 miles of my Half Marathon): 1:17:40
Half Marathon: 1:42:13

LedLincoln

not bad for mile 25

posted: 10/15/2014 at 5:59 PM

Quote from shipo on 10/15/2014 at 3:55 PM:

Read the other article, the current record is 2:02:57; happened earlier this year in Berlin.

That's what Scully was saying, I think.

endlessrun

posted: 10/15/2014 at 11:42 PM

I read the article in the latest RW, as it had such nice graphics, but can't say I'm much interested. As it is, these times make a mockery of my best running efforts, lol.

flatfooter

posted: 10/16/2014 at 12:29 AM

It will take big cajones to run a <2:00 marathon. Any other questions?

mikeymike

posted: 10/16/2014 at 7:41 AM

Quote from shipo on 10/15/2014 at 3:55 PM:

Read the other article, the current record is 2:02:57; happened earlier this year in Berlin.

Dude.

Runners run

milktruck

an amazing likeness

posted: 10/16/2014 at 9:38 AM

Any one have insights into what software might have been used to generate their web page / infographic ? There are some Adobe tags in the page source, but it wasn't obvious to me.

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Parklife

posted: 10/16/2014 at 11:12 AM

Yes. You cant get a hit off Clayton Kershaw. You cant dunk on Lebron James. And you cant beat Dennis Kimetto in a footrace. But those facts don't make following professionals uninteresting.

Quote from endlessrun on 10/15/2014 at 11:42 PM:

I read the article in the latest RW, as it had such nice graphics, but can't say I'm much interested. As it is, these times make a mockery of my best running efforts, lol.

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