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Ignoramus7876 wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>, Ignoramus7876 wrote:
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>>What would be a result of a half marathon where you would not start
>>laughing and saying "that person should never have run it"? Say, 5
>>hours is probably pathetic. How about, say, 2.5 hours? Or 2 hrs 15
>>min?
>
>
> Okay, let me rephrase my question. What would be the running time,
> such that I do barely better than 50% of worst participants? (the mean
> running time)
>
> i
Hmm, do you mean median running time?
Are you most concerned about the times on the course you're planning on
running or all half-marathon courses? Is it a competitive race with
qualifying times? or one with lots of walkers? Is the course known as a
"fast" or "tough" course?
FWIW, there was a 14 mi race (the last mile was downhill) near my home
recently (I watched) where the course record is a tad over 3 hr. And I
have nothing but respect for the folks who ran in at 6+ hrs. Yes, they
were running the last leg. IMHO, people that laugh at "slow" times just
haven't challenged themselves with terrain and/or are probably in the
younger age classes. I know that's not your question, but just pointing
out some issues with your question.
If you're really concerned about what people will think, just run your
own route of appropriate distance and time yourself. Run your experiment
the way you want. But you might want to allow some escape routes, if
needed. I know I do when I'm experimenting.
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> In article <[email protected]>, Ignoramus7876 wrote:
>
>>What would be a result of a half marathon where you would not start
>>laughing and saying "that person should never have run it"? Say, 5
>>hours is probably pathetic. How about, say, 2.5 hours? Or 2 hrs 15
>>min?
>
>
> Okay, let me rephrase my question. What would be the running time,
> such that I do barely better than 50% of worst participants? (the mean
> running time)
>
> i
Hmm, do you mean median running time?
Are you most concerned about the times on the course you're planning on
running or all half-marathon courses? Is it a competitive race with
qualifying times? or one with lots of walkers? Is the course known as a
"fast" or "tough" course?
FWIW, there was a 14 mi race (the last mile was downhill) near my home
recently (I watched) where the course record is a tad over 3 hr. And I
have nothing but respect for the folks who ran in at 6+ hrs. Yes, they
were running the last leg. IMHO, people that laugh at "slow" times just
haven't challenged themselves with terrain and/or are probably in the
younger age classes. I know that's not your question, but just pointing
out some issues with your question.
If you're really concerned about what people will think, just run your
own route of appropriate distance and time yourself. Run your experiment
the way you want. But you might want to allow some escape routes, if
needed. I know I do when I'm experimenting.
Dot
--
"I couldn't do a winter like that on the treadmill. I don't know if I
could ever be that anal again."
-Chris Clark