i have my first marathon coming up in 3 weeks at niagara falls international marathon. over the past few months i have averaged around 70-75 mpw, with a couple weeks over 100. some workout highlights include:
4 runs of 20-22 miles and one run of 24 miles
20 mile run with first 10 easy and next 10 in 57:59 (29:13/28:46)
17 miles at MP in 1:40:56
10 mile tempo in 56:06
workouts have been taken from the daniels marathon plan.
recent races include
10 miles: 54:43
Half Marathon: 1:12:24
There is a 49 year old in our running community who does nothing but run. Well, he works, but he had no other interests, no children and is a total jerk.
At a race last summer, he didn't too well and was passed the last 200 meters by a female Kenyan. At the awards banquet, he was pounding the table in frustration, saying how he was going to "train his brains out and pound her in the ground next year."
If he only saw the people laughing at him. What a joke.
I'm saying 2:31.
I say 2:29:55
As fast 2:29 with a good taper. Yet, I predict you will go out too fast and fade toward a 3:35.
correction: fade to 2:35