If Rojo runs sub 3 at age 53, what's that equivalent to?

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Not that impressive when you consider there are 50 year olds running sub-2:20.

Something like a 2:37. He would have to actually seriously train. Probably for a couple years.

Unlikely future events:

-Rojo breaks 3 in a future marathon

-Rojo runs another marathon

-Rojo trains seriously for another marathon

-Rojo runs more than three times per week, ever again

Honestly wejo, we're tired of hearing about it.

rojo, shut up n run.

This. Rojo's been talking about this for like 10 years. Has he even run 26 miles total since then?

2:35:00

Using the USATF MLDR Road age-grading calculator 2025

77% AG which equal a strong mid regional level performance.

It is same AG range I fall in across a variety of distances from the mile on up as I approach my 70th birthday. It is frustrating that I seem unable to up that percentage, but overall I am thankful for being able to run and compete at all. So many guys my age struggle just to get around and I yet struggle with persistent angst that I can no longer get to 80%. I know this is unproductive, yet...

That was 2:35 for a 2:58 at 53

2:36:54 equivalent for a 3:00:)

I like using the age grade calculator to set yearly goals now that I'm older.

But, I will say that some of you guys have no idea what it's like to turn 50.

When I was 48 I ran a sub 5:00 mile. I thought that in my 50's I'd go for it because it would make me a top 50+ guy (remember, that was 16 years ago).

By the time I got to 52 I couldn't even do a track workout for a sub 5 mile.

I DID manage to get a 5:20 once but it's been uphill and slower from there.

"Not that impressive when you consider there are 50 year olds running sub-2:20." - typical response from a letsrun poster who is world-class and NEVER slows

I'm 39. I don't want to wait 14 years to do it. ;)

Impressive because I don't think Rojo would be on TRT in his 50s.

Wejo: Come run a DSE race or two in SF and then some of the PA USATF road or cross races. The cross races have Masters only fields and running with fast people would make you fast quick!

that is equivalent to rojo getting off his ass for a season and 1/2 to 3 and making it a priority

You've been talking about this for ages, how about less talk and more action starting now?

Also, maybe start with a lower bar. A sub 1:30 half marathon would be a reasonable initial goal.

Since I'm pretty sure that you're a lot older than 39, I have no idea what this means.

Rojo will be hard pressed to even get under 5 hours.

Mods or sub 3 hour Marathons, the Brojos have no clue.

I think you should try to run the 5k equivalent of breaking 3 in a marathon (more or less sub 19). Baltimore has several free weekly 5k Park Runs. Pick the flattest one, train for three months and see what you can do, then build from there.

https://www.parkrun.us/

I'm not 50 yet but will get there soon enough.

Something I didn't appreciate enough when I was younger was the guys still in their 40's running 5k in high-15's / low-16's. I treated them just like any other competitor.

But now I'm wondering how the hell they did that. At 45 I get injured doing practically anything. Running 16-anything would be laughable because I can't run 25 mpw at an easy pace much less with workouts. My brain still wants to but how do you run fast when you can't train fast?

Anyway, all this say that yeah getting old is rough and I doubt rojo will break 3 hours for the marathon.

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