Forums >Racing>Goal of Sub-3 Hour Marathon
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DLJ - 10/11/2009 Melbourne, Australia
lankytoreador - 10/18/09 Amsterdam, Holland
runmomx3 - 12/06/09 Cal International (CIM), Folsum, CA
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roots - 04/19/10 Boston, Boston, MA
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Geo Runner - 10/10/10 Chicago, Chicago, IL
sparky1 - 05/31/09 Calgary Marathon, Canada - 2:59:18
johnmaas - 06/20/09 Grandma's, Duluth MN - 2:59:13
Spinach - 07/26/09 San Francisco - 2:59:50
Roth Runner - 09/20/09 Berlin - 2:56:37
flatfooter - 10/04/09 Lakefront, Milwaukee, WI - 2:57:01
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alan fletcher - 10/11/09 Chicago, Chicago, IL - 2:58:13
Dakota RR - 10/11/09 Chicago, Chicago, IL - 2:58:00
danworley - 10/11/09 Chicaog, Chicago, IL - 2:58:09
dcv002 - 10/11/09 Chicago, Chicago, IL - 2:55:53
kencamet - 10/25/09 Silicon Valley, San Jose CA - 2:59:32
ChakaKahn- 12/05/09 Baton Rouge Marathon, Baton Rouge LA -2:56:33
You can put me down as a 'hopeful'. And I do mean HOPEFUL. Train well, do everything right and you could still crash & burn. My original goal back in Dec 07 was to run Silicon Valley in <3.10. training="" has="" gone="" better="" than="" expected="" and="" i'm="" revising="" that="" to=""></3.10.><3.00 (biting="" my="" nails="" as="" i="" type="" this).="" so="" mark="" me="" down="" for="" a="" sub-3="" try="" on="" oct="" 28th="" in="" san="" jose.="" major="" benchmark="" races="" coming="" up:="" banana="" chase="" 5k="" on="" sept="" 14th="" -="" would="" like="" to="" be=""></3.00><19:00 sanhoser="" r$r="" 1/2="" marathon="" on="" oct="" 8th="" -="" need="" to="" be="" around=""></19:00>
Hi Jim, Okay I'll be the first to bite. The fact that there may be a new marathon in Santa Barbara in December 2009 has been sufficient to nudge me over the edge. If the Santa Barbara International Marathon doesn't happen then I may do the California International Marathon in Sacramento instead (also in December 2009). Either way I'd be aiming for sub-3 hours. I'm hoping to get my 1/2 time down to around 1.27 this year, and then under 1.25 next year so I don't think sub-3 is unrealistic in that time frame except for the fact I haven't run a marathon before. Two days to go to the Pier to Peak 1/2 marathon for me (4,000ft of elevation gain) - I'm looking to go sub-2 hours this year. Expect to see a race report sometime on Sunday. John
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Hey Ken, I don't thnk that "SanHoser R$R" was a typo. Wow! That is by far the highest entry fee I ever paid. I have to say it was worth it though. If you are a "hopeful" then I am "hope and a prayer"
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Ricky —our ability to perform up to our physiological potential in a race is determined by whether or not we truly psychologically believe that what we are attempting is realistic. Anton Krupicka
*I believe Chicago would give me my best opportunity to run sub-3, but I no nothing about how to get into it since it's so large? Some info on that would be helpful.
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