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Two Hour Marathon Run *Almost* Achieved

posted by martyb on Sunday May 07 2017, @03:47PM   Printer-friendly
from the two-hour-sprint dept.

cafebabe writes:

We've previously discussed the possibility of running a two hour marathon (with much of the usual wit in this thread). For a comparison against running one mile in four minutes, running at the pace of a five minute mile would be too slow. Like running a mile in four minutes, people said running a marathon in two hours was impossible. However, it is looking very possible with advanced footwear and suchlike. Specifically, Kenyan marathon runner Eliud Kipchoge was within 0.4% of this goal. Variously reported as being 25 seconds or 26 second too slow, his effort is an unofficial world record.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07 2017, @05:21PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 07 2017, @05:21PM (#505914)

    The shoes can help you run faster, if you adapt your technique.

    I bought a pair of new, better running shoes at a specialist store a few years ago. While testing them out in the store, the assistant noted that I subconsciously held back in my step, due to being used to running with cheaper shoes with less efficient shock absorption. With the new shoes, I trained myself out of that habit, and increased my running speed by a couple of minutes on my 10k run.