V1per41 t1_irb1jb0 wrote on October 6, 2022 at 5:32 PM

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

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.

Dom_Shady t1_irc9n9h wrote on October 6, 2022 at 10:50 PM

And, did you qualify?

V1per41 t1_ircigpd wrote on October 7, 2022 at 12:07 AM

I did. Ran 3:00:30 to qualify, then 3:09 in Boston on a very warm year.

Dom_Shady t1_ircxgrx wrote on October 7, 2022 at 2:15 AM

Glad to hear that. Those are excellent times under any conditions, well done!