poster or posts wrote:
Leicester 26 Oct 2014 3:19:43 ( 6M 38:00, 19M 2:15:00 )
Dublin 27 Oct 2014 3:33:44 ( missed 10km split, half in 1:43:26 )
I'd agree that it would have been very difficult to fake the 3:07 at London 2015. But for a 31 year old male that's run for a few hours a day for a year, even if it's 15 miles rather than 26, 3:07 is a reasonable, but not spectacular time.
Important additional data. I wonder why power10 didn't include the Dublin and Leicester Marathons? How comprehensive is that database of results? I thought it was rather exhaustive if it was including all those small parkrun 5K's and trail races and big city marathons like London.
This helps give a bigger picture of his running in 2014. Back to back marathons on October 26 and 27, 2014. For those following along, here are the links.
Leicester Marathon in 3:19:43 (chip), 3:19:46 (clock)
http://www.resultsbase.net/results/1144369The course would be an easier one to cut if you wanted to cheat, but his splits fade as expected, which points to it being a legit time.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1wCNbEniRaqX5Q3tAU_A6OW9V0WUDublin the next day in 3:33:46 (chip), 3:33:44 (clock)
http://sseairtricitydublinmarathon.ie/results-certificates/This course would be more difficult to cut since it is one big circle.
http://www.marathonguide.com/coursemaps/marathonmap.cfm?MIDD=568141027So we've found 10 marathon races for him in 2014:
3:50:06 3:50:03 524 Milton Keynes Milton Keynes Marathon 5 May 14
3:46:50 3:46:32 180 Halstead Halstead & Essex Marathon 11 May 14
3:56:32 16 Orpington Orpington Mara*fun Marathon 17 May 14
4:34:06 58 Sydling St Nicholas Giants Head Marathon 28 Jun 14
4:56:41 46 20 Bath Bath Marathon 27 Jul 14
3:56:25* 3:56:23* 12 Kingston Upon Thames Thames Meander Marathon 23 Aug 14
4:23:09 4:23:06 1317 Inverness Baxters Loch Ness Marathon (Inc Scottish Champs) 28 Sep 14
4:43:45 4:43:44 110 Cowes Isle of Wight Marathon 12 Oct 14
3:19:43 3:19:46 Leicester Marathon 26 Oct 14
3:33:46 3:33:44 Dublin Marathon 27 Oct 14
*based on race website results, not power10.
The 3:19 and 3:28 as his first two marathons in back to back days in April 2014 are still outliers because it's not until October that he can replicate those performances in a marathon race, and I must say, intriguingly almost in identical finish times. But that's after running long (allegedly 26.2 miles a day) for 6.5 months.