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ck3237 wrote:What did Deena Kastor debute at and she got below 2:20.
Kastor's 1st marathon was 2:26:58 in New York. Kastor's PR was 2:19:36 on a faster course in London.
https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/deena-kastor-71314Flanagan's 1st marathon was 2:28:40 in New York. Her PR of 2:21:14 was on a faster course in Berlin.
https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/shalane-flanagan-174853Given her comparable debut time in New York and comparable PRs at other distances, there's no reason to think that Huddle couldn't ultimately get in the low 2:20s on a faster course.
I really think that Molly will run low 2:20s. But, what is the equivalent for a male to 2:28? Maybe 2:14? 2:15? How many men run those type times and go on to run sub-2-10 (which I think maybe is equivalent to 2:22). None? Over the last decade we have had Ritz, Hall, Abdi, Meb and that is basically it for sub 2:10 guys.