First marathon was Grandmas 1979
2:32.30 age 18
Fastest marathon was Thunder Bay Marathon 1981
2:20.40 age 20
First marathon was Grandmas 1979
2:32.30 age 18
Fastest marathon was Thunder Bay Marathon 1981
2:20.40 age 20
1995, CIM 2:29
1999, Chicago 2:36
2001, Napa valley 2:47
2001, CIM 2:34
2002, Chicago 2:25
2004, Chicago 2:31
2006, Boston 2:45
3:59 (just made the 4 hour cutoff) Atlantic City Marathon 1961, on 20 miles/week, all intervals on track
3:00 Cleveland 1985
Pretty similar to me. First marathon at age 16 in 3:33:03. Second at age 26 in 2:36:28. Best the following year in 2:36:22. Last at age 44 in 3:27 or so. I don't think any more are in my future.
Going On 50 wrote:
First marathon at age 16 in 3:26. PR at age 26 in 2:37. Now running sub-3:10s and working on getting back under 3 (might not be possible?)
debut 2:44:28 at Portland (1994) age 27
PR 2:36:57 at Portland (1996) age 29
shooting for 2:44 at Portland 2009 (age 42)
3:45 at age 39 (6 weeks of training after years of inactivity and fat buildup)
2:33 at age 42 (after three years of running 90 miles per week on concrete)
Going for a sub 2:30 this year at age 43 (two failed attempts so far)
3:36 XX Philly 1975??
2:25 XX 1980 Nike OTC
2.54 at 18 yrs old and 2.18 @ 34 yrs of age.
first 3:01 (1969) (age -20)
PR 2:32 (1982) (age 33)
2:42 (1990) (age 40)
last 3:11 (2001) (age 51)
1996 - 3:28 (off of 30-40 mpw for hs xc)
1999 - 2:49
2000 - 2:51
2008 - 2:37
2:38 at age 24
2:35 at age 27
2:39 - age 18
2:26 - age 21
Never came within 10 minutes of PR after that
1st: 5:19 (didn't train, ran just to finish, crashed hard and walked most of the last 10k.
2nd: 2:59 (PR)
3rd: TBD this fall, shooting for sub 2:40.