Well done Andy

[Euler]

What was your best time for a half marathon Peter?

Just under 80mins. I used to bounce around 80-85 most of the time.

[Euler]

Hope for us all!

Who, What, Why: How can a 100-year-old run a marathon?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15344238

[LeTiss 4pm]

That's quick Peter

In 1992 (as a young lad!), I ran the New Forest half marathon in 1h 33 - and I was delighted with that!

[walshy]

Thanks for that Andy,

I would have loved to have done Berlin as the only time I'd been there before was a school trip in the 80's when the wall was still up, cant do next sept unfortunately.

The runners world resource is great though

[Euler]

That's quick Peter

In 1992 (as a young lad!), I ran the New Forest half marathon in 1h 33 - and I was delighted with that!

How funny, I ran the same race as part of the preparation for the London Marathon in 1993! I can't remember what time I did. I imagine I would have been trying to pace myself for a 3hr marathon so I reckon I would have done a similar time.

[LeTiss 4pm]

Haha, how strange is that!

It started and finished in New Milton. Beautiful scenery, I wonder if they still do that race? I think it was in September

[andyfuller]

It is amazing how popular running is becoming not just in the UK but worldwide, I wonder why?

You have to be so on the ball these days to get into races:

10,000 entries in less than 24 hours

2011-10-21

Almost 24 hours after starting online registration for the BMW BERLIN-MARATHON 2012 already 10,000 runners have signed in. There were technical problems during the first two hours after registration had started. A year ago 5,000 entries had come in after 48 hours and it took more than four weeks to reach 10,000. Registration for the first 10,000 participants was 60 Euros. For the next wave, the registration fee is 80 Euros (up to 25,000), and thereafter it is 100 Euros. Participation limit is set at 40,000. The 39th BMW BERLIN-MARATHON will take place on September 30th, 2012.

http://www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com/en/n ... hours.html

[andyfuller]

Just under 80mins. I used to bounce around 80-85 most of the time.

Very impressive Peter! A new challenge for me to aim for at some stage

[Euler]

You would think I would have managed a sub 3hr marathon on that basis but I just couldn't do it for some reason. I would always blow up at 18-20miles. The funny thing was that my 10k time wasn't great either, but there was just something magical about 10-1/2 marathon for me.

I think it may have been my training regime. I used to go out and do eight miles over hills near where I lived and that seems to have conditioned me for that distance. It always took me 2-3 miles to get into my stride but from that point on I could feel exactly how hard I could push it and would cross the line with the last bit of energy. Just couldn't get going quickly enough at 10k and ran out of energy too quickly in a marathon.

One of the best things I did was join a club and the club captian would give me a strict diet and regime for key races and it made a huge difference. If you want to do it seriously or target certain times, clubs can be really useful.

[andyfuller]

One of the best things I did was join a club and the club captian would give me a strict diet and regime for key races and it made a huge difference. If you want to do it seriously or target certain times, clubs can be really useful.

I am going to join my local running group as soon as my injury clears up which hopefully won't be long. They have some really good runners in the group I am led to believe so hopefully I can tap into their knowledge a bit.