Pedro Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Seeing yesterday's London Marathon men's elite race won in a course record time of 2 hrs 5 mins and 10 secs after such an uneven run (first half inside 1 hr 2 mins) I am thinking that we may yet see a 2 hour marathon although I personally would prefer to see it done on an 'out and back' course rather than point to point. Wasn't there a film in the 60s or 70s based on a ficticious attempt at a 2 hour marathon ?? Having averaged 10 m.p.h for a marathon many moons ago I find it incredible that yesterday's first three were averaging over 13 m.p.h for over two hours - think about it - a 4 minute mile is 15 m.p.h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 That is some achievement... but wouldn't it have been quicker in a car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Not if you had to stop and find somewhere to pay the congestion charge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 or plug it in for a recharge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Ignore the tangent posters Pedro. The standards are improving all the time.The pundits are saying that it would have been faster, if the pacemakers had got it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted April 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Thanks for your sensible response Peter T - I guess the pacemakers were on instructions to go for a world best time, given that conditions were perfect and second half run at same pace as first half would have brought the winner home in 2 hrs 3 mins. Things have come a long way since Jim Peters set a world best of 2 hrs 20 in the 1950s and women's marathon progress even more remarkable with Paula Radcliffe down to 2hrs 15. No one spot my error in suggesting the leading men averaged 13 m.p.h ?? sorry, that would have given a winning time of 2hrs 1 minute - actual average speed of winner was 12.57 m.p.h - 4mins 46 average per mile (marathon is 26 miles 385 yards). The film I mentioned was The Games and based upon 4 marathon runners coming together in the Rome Olympics - starred Michael Crawford (who trained hard for the part and got down to 4mins 30 for a mile) plus Charles Aznavour and Stanley Baker (portraying a wheel chair bound coach) . I think the young Aborigine came through to win - having been 'discovered' winning a beach race in Oz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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