Analysis by Strava into runners in the 12 weeks before the London marathon shows, unsurprisingly, that the harder you work, the better your times
What does it take to run a marathon in under three hours? As someone painfully close to that target, I’d love to know a definitive answer. However, in the absence of a rock solid guaranteed-method, running-tech firm Strava has provided some interesting data about the training habits of runners.
Looking at runs by 4,000 London marathoners last year in the 12 weeks leading up to last year’s race, it found some interesting trends. The bands analysed are pretty broad – there is a huge difference between a 3hrs 5mins runner and a 3hrs 55mins runner – but still follow rough patterns and highlight a few important points for all marathon-runners.
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