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Only 11 days to go to Number 3 and HOW to run it has been bothering me for some time already.
"Scientific" studies will tell us that the best way to run a marathon is by negative-splitting within a one or two percent margin. So, running the second half of the marathon 1% / 2% faster than the first.
In my two marathons I have positive-splitted big time.
1h28m + 2h08m!!!! :embarrassed: and 1h29m + 1h34m
I am in (endurance wise) very good shape. Lisbon has a very topographycally favourable course but is prone to windy mornings, empty Sunday morning streets and most of the course is along loooong straights.
My goal is to go under 3 hours.
The question is:
Should I aim for a 1h29m/1h29m?
Someone suggested the way for me to do it would be a very easy 1h31m/1h35m "warm-up" and then racing a half-marathon for sub 1h24m.
What about building a cushion running something like 1h24m/1h26m + whatever the legs will allow?
HELP!
"Scientific" studies will tell us that the best way to run a marathon is by negative-splitting within a one or two percent margin. So, running the second half of the marathon 1% / 2% faster than the first.
In my two marathons I have positive-splitted big time.
1h28m + 2h08m!!!! :embarrassed: and 1h29m + 1h34m
I am in (endurance wise) very good shape. Lisbon has a very topographycally favourable course but is prone to windy mornings, empty Sunday morning streets and most of the course is along loooong straights.
My goal is to go under 3 hours.
The question is:
Should I aim for a 1h29m/1h29m?
Someone suggested the way for me to do it would be a very easy 1h31m/1h35m "warm-up" and then racing a half-marathon for sub 1h24m.
What about building a cushion running something like 1h24m/1h26m + whatever the legs will allow?
HELP!