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csmart01 t1_irajsiz wrote

Reply to comment by BiologyJ in Eliud Kipchoge's New Marathon World Record, Visualized [OC] by chartr

I just saw a reel on Instagram that had a guy get on a treadmill going the record pace (and it took a while to find a treadmill that went that fast) and he wanted to see how long he could hold the pace - he lasted like 4 minutes and he was a legit runner. Amazing

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brett1081 t1_iratof2 wrote

That’s about right. 4 minute miles are a high bar of running. Not many can do it. What Eliud is doing is almost inconceivable

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Kuschelgiraffe t1_irb22du wrote

Keep in mind that running on a treadmill is easier because you don't have to face the wind, etc. Running 2:50 per km for 4min is very very hard.

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Duke_De_Luke t1_irbjpyr wrote

Running 2:50 per km for any amount of time is very hard! For me, at least, and I don't completely suck at running.

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Duke_De_Luke t1_irg201c wrote

Well, you can try! I run a half marathon at 4:05/km, but can sustain 2:50/km for 100m or so LOL

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Lance_E_T_Compte t1_ird1cdb wrote

I cannot sprint 100m as fast as these people string together 26.2 miles...

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