Eliud Kipchoge's New Marathon World Record, Visualized [OC]Submitted by chartr t3_xx6r6m in dataisbeautiful
sweetcinnamontoast t1_irabpnh wrote
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It’s funny how people aim for whole numbers as goals, I wonder if a lot of these people could go faster if they weren’t focused on hitting 3:00:00, etc.
kergalert t1_irajsh0 wrote
Generally you’re picking a time faster than you’ve previously done and that you think is at the edge of your reach, so it’s probably close.
Distance running is hugely mental as well, so the targeting is really about trying to pace optimally in my experience. It’s less about “kicking at the end” and more about “I need to run x minute miles”, so the end time is planned
Duke_De_Luke t1_iradq09 wrote
We should make their watch go a tad faster without telling them. :-)
yogert909 t1_iray21f wrote
Speaking of running faster, try this. Count backwards while doing push-ups or other strength exercises. ITS EASIER!
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V1per41 t1_irb1jb0 wrote
If it makes you feel better, when I tried to qualify for Boston I set my goal at 3:01:00.
The time I needed to qualify was 3:05, and I wanted to make sure I beat it by a couple minutes to make sure I got in. I also knew my fitness level was likely right around this time, so I wanted to be safe and not go out too fast.
If I was in good enough shape to run 3:01, then this pacing would work perfect, if I paced for 3:00, then my final time would likely be 3:03 which would have cut it too close for my liking.
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