my plan to run a 1:59:59 marathon

Yeah dawg, sounds like a pretty legit plan. On the stremph.

No doubt that's a reasonable goal. On the stremph boss!

my plan wrote:

I'm planning to go out at about 4:35 mile pace for the first 20 miles and to drop that down to 4:34 for the next five miles and then play it by ear for the last 1.2 miles to try to hold on for the 1:59:59.

I'm thinking about taking three gels at the 6, 12, and 18 mile marks and taking down plenty of fluids.

do you think that the lead pack will try to stick with me for a while, or will I have a solo escort to the finish line?

Are any of you willing to pay for a sponsorship? I would be willing to wear a coca cola shirt or some other corporate whore sellout shirt for $10,000

If you hang on to that pace you may succeed.

Taking gel tablets at designated points will help.

The pack will probably let you go thinking, 'no point sticking with this guy he's going to crash for sure.' A pacer will have to jump into race last five miles.

Can't advise you on last thing.

I did this, 1983, London Marathon and despite my achievement, 1:59:57 no one believed me then and nobody wants to talk about it to me even now. They all say I pulled a couple of Rosie Ruizes at different points of the route. This idiot from San Francisco who was hellbent on going under 2 1/2 hr. without not even enough training to see him through a decent 10 miler and who dropped out at 18 1/2 miles went to the RD's to say I didn't run the entire marathon - which I most certainly did!! He was still pissed at me because I beat him in a chess game! Also his ex GF an elite Kiwi marathoner pulled off a 2:24 to win!

I suggest the Galloway method. You will finish strong and won't be sore the next day.

Go for it - the reason no one has gone sub 2 is because they don't believe in themselves.

Um, okay Kenny.

Have you considered training with a weight vest?

Nice plan Kip

Dude, have you ever seen the movie "The Games"? Check it out. It shows what happens when shooting for a sub-2….not pretty.

Stater of the obvious wrote:

Have you considered training with a weight vest?

I have a plan for this already!

Step 1: 1 mile, 40 pounds, 4:34

Step 2: 5K, 22 pounds, 4:34 mile pace


Step 3: 10K, 14 pounds, 4:34 mile pace

Step 4: Half marathon, 6 pounds, 4:34 mile pace

After that, you'll be able to run the full marathon at 4:34 mile pace!

Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.

Dont be stupid.

No way are you going to run deas even splits.

Start at 4.40 pace and ramp it up in the second half.

I think this will work.

Run 100m at 1:59:59 pace. Keep doing this every day until you can do this comfortably.

The next step is running 200m at 1:59:59 pace until you can do that comfortably. If you keep adding on, you'll eventually run a sub-2 hr 26.2!

marcar19 wrote:

I think this will work.

Run 100m at 1:59:59 pace. Keep doing this every day until you can do this comfortably.

The next step is running 200m at 1:59:59 pace until you can do that comfortably. If you keep adding on, you'll eventually run a sub-2 hr 26.2!

Maybe he should sprint the 100 instead of running at 1:59 pace. That way he'll find 1:59 pace a walk in the park.

Champions don't run sub 2.

you won't be a champion if you run sub 2 in the marathon.

I breifly thought about doing what you're planning but I ran 2:32 instead because that's what champions do.

I like this guys plan better.

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=5982670