Someone with no talent can drag themselves to a sub 1:30 but not much more imo.
Someone with no talent can drag themselves to a sub 1:30 but not much more imo.
I googled you, you're a top masters runner from Holland. At your age, even 1:30 would be very impressive.
My perspective as a 2:04 half marathon runner who (obv) just recently started running at 40%:
- Top 1% at the most competitive half marathon in the country is def "elite"
- Any time in the top 15-20% of the same field, at least, is "impressive". Particularly since that is out of a bunch of people who already run seriously enough to pay money to run a half marathon!
Wow! I ran a 1:33 last fall as part of a marathon and felt strong throughout, but would be curious how that would translate if I ran it as my actual race. 1:33 is still pretty slow. Although I think if I ran anything under 1:30 I'd be happy this year. I don't want to expect too much lol!
Good post. The athletic background (including wrestlers and swimmers) who take up running, helps a ton. Even someone with low mileage but dedication can get fast quick and take chunks off time over a few weeks-months, and then learn EZ days EZ/hard days hard and get even more mileage and get naturally faster after that.
That’s impressive but Steve moneghetti maybe just a couple of years younger than you in his 60s goes around in 1:14
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