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Hey, I'd go out at 8:55-9:05 pace and see how you feel after 10 miles. You've put in some good work and may surprise yourself!
"If you have the fire, run..." -John Climacus
I'd say "sure, and perhaps better".
With the big ol' caveat that it is March, the race is in October and it is all about 1) where you are now and 2) what you do in the next seven months.
I've seen people shave a whole lot more than 5 minutes with that kind of time. I've also seen people, well, not.
I have also been both of those two people at various points over the past 10 years :-)
Don't limit yourself to an artificial time... see where your training takes you.
Whoops. October?
Then, yeah, what he said.
Thanks! I've been that person, too. My first marathon I ran a 2:02:28 and the second, I ran a 3:54:48 with a PR of >7 minutes. Just wanted your valuable feedback, please and thank you.
My first marathon I ran a 2:02:28
Sweet!
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Your trend clearly shows you need to retire immediately -- earlier, in fact -- before that 3:54:48 result.
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
Come on now.
It was wind aided.
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My first marathon I ran a 2:02:28...
I quit, i'm never running again
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Just keep running...
There was a point in my life when I ran. Now, I just run.
We are always running for the thrill of it
Always pushing up the hill, searching for the thrill of it
Is that a typo?
Yessssss
No. The world record holder is actually chillidogbeagle. How do you not know this?
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Sorry. That's my fault. Sarcasm and general ass-ishness are hard to portray over the interwebz. If anything serious ever does come out of my mouth, you'll know it. Until then, take whatever I type with a grain of salt.
But I really don't know who the marathon record holder is. I'm guessing it's not actually anyone here at RA, right?