Sub two hour marathon

[Machpants]

Doesn't count as world record. But an amazing achievement. I couldn't keep that pace up for 120 seconds, let alone 120 minutes

[voodoo]

He looks in trouble a bit now

Hope he gets it though!

[voodoo]

@Machpants yeah if I tried for a 3min/km right now I'd snap a hammy and pull a calf inside 45 seconds.

[Chris B.]

They just said it won't count as an official world's best .

[voodoo]

@Chris-B said in Sub two hour marathon:

They just said it won't count as an official world's best .

Yep, right call, I edited my original post now I've seen the pacing drill

[Chris B.]

Hés looking good - last 3 kms!

[voodoo]

Hope one of his pacers doesn't trip over...!

[Chris B.]

20 seconds to spare!

Well done that man - cool finish!

[voodoo]

He must have run a 2:40 last km!

[sparky]

Amazing stuff!

[booboo]

@MajorRage said in Sub two hour marathon:

Will it be considered a world record?

The perfect v formation in front of him at all times surely must invalidate it if so?

Still a phenomenal achievement tho! 2:50 p/km ... farkkkkk!!!!!

According to that ABC Grandstand piece I heard (think it was Quentin Hull?) it won't be world record. But still amazing.

[sparky]

This ups his appearance fee to run in the Berlin, London, Paris or New York marathons in the hope he might run sub-two hours there.

[jegga]

@Machpants said in Sub two hour marathon:

Doesn't count as world record. But an amazing achievement. I couldn't keep that pace up for 120 seconds, let alone 120 minutes

Yep, running is for emergencies only at this point in my life.

[mariner4life]

Cool achievement. Yes they contrive it, but Jesus that pace is awesome. Glad they made it

[antipodean]

I don't care if he was towed behind a car, to run that distance at that pace is phenomenal.

[canefan]

@antipodean said in Sub two hour marathon:

I don't care if he was towed behind a car, to run that distance at that pace is phenomenal.

It is a Bannister moment for sure

[dogmeat]

New (legit) womens WR

https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/50035304

[Bovidae]

Jim Ratcliffe has enough money to throw around for these types of races.

[Cyclops]

This is only tangentially related but I was reading about Tuariki Delamere on RNZ this morning and discovered that he holds an unofficial long jump world record. (Hopefully I've linked this right).

[Chris B.]

@Cyclops Interesting!

Google throws up this explanatory story.

https://magazine.wsu.edu/2016/08/04/staying-a-jump-ahead/

Since Delamere had the longest recorded jump in a sanctioned meet using the mid-air somersault, the ban effectively sealed his status as the technique’s world record holder.