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Originally Posted by phisherman
I know that world class marathoners are doing crazy 5 minute miles, but hey, to me, an 8 minute mile average for 26.2 is some beast mode type s**t.
My goal for this year is a half in under 2 hours. A full is certainly doable, but anything more than 2 hours and my focus is going to start to wane.
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Last year I did my first half after never planning to do one and ended up running 3 of them.
I got progressively quicker over the year so expectations changed. You could end up amazed at what you can do if you keep working at it.
For the record I think a half marathon is a great distance. not short but not ridiculously long.
I have no idea how these Ultra guys do it. I know a guy who ran a 100 mile race last summer and I think it took him close to 18 hours, that's nuts.