Comments on: Sub 3 Hour Marathons

By: John McNally

John McNally — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 07:38:52 +0000

Depends if you are already running or not Lina. Even for regular runners I recommend a minimum of 4 months solid marathon training. Some people only do 3 months, but I’ve never met one who ran a good time!

John

By: Lina

Lina — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:45:41 +0000

How much training is needed for this?

By: John McNally@Making Money on the Internet

John McNally@Making Money on the Internet — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:38:01 +0000

Very well done Doug, 88 marathons with an average of 3.04 is brilliant. Some people run a lot of marathons, but their times tend to be slower. Are you aiming for 100, then retirement?

I’m now entered for the Brighton Marathon April 2010, and aiming for sub 3.10. Running 20 mile long runs every 3 weeks. What weekly mileage will you run for your sub 3hr?, and how many 20/23 mile long runs will you complete?

I’m worried that as I age the marathon training may provoke an injury that will stop me running altogether. Which marathon are you going for the sub 3?

Sorry for all the questions.

John

By: Doug

Doug — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 03:38:03 +0000

John, I am planning on a sub 3hr at 61 in 10 months. Found your site in my search for training tips. My average time for 88 marathons is 3:04 and so a 3:29 at 60 is very do-able (did 3:30 last week). Your PB is only slightly slower than mine so you should also do it. With my last sub 3hr at 54 followed by divorce and cancer I slowed up. Now retired I am giving this a go. A famous NZ runner was doing sub 2:40s in his 60s.

By: John McNally

John McNally — Thu, 27 May 2010 07:45:15 +0000

Thanks for leaving a comment.

john

By: John McNally

John McNally — Mon, 03 May 2010 03:27:53 +0000

Thanks Michael, nice to hear from a fellow runner who appreciates the significance of a sub 3 hour marathon...Unfortunately I won't be able to do this again. Ageing slows you down by 1 minute 5 seconds for every year beyond 37/40. My new target is to run a 3 hour 29 minute marathon when I am 60 (in 4 years time). John

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 03 May 2010 00:12:55 +0000

Awesome effort, at any age, but especially at 50+.

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Funny what age does to you huh. I think I had to prove something to myself — when I ran my first marathon at 40 years of age. But, I do have to say those were the good ole’ days and I met so many good friends thru those years. Keep it up and thanks for sharing.
Don't forget that those "were the good old days" - I hope you are still running! John