Pacers wanted ---- 4-Jan-2010 25K marathon pacing demo run (4'15" 1K - 4'20" 1K)

Hi Gary, I can do that if I can find time on that day. But Jan 5 is a Tue, right? And how long do you plan to run? Please send me a PM (after login, just click my username in blue and you should find the Contact tab) to discuss.

Keith, He said 25K already
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Nevermind

Hi Bunny, when was your last marathon an what was your time?
If you come to Discovery Bay on a Sunday morning, Im sure that Stefano and Curtis will be happy to help 'pace' you.

The 30k in Shek Kong on 27/12 is excellent preparation for a marathon, being arace there will be plenty of people going at your pace. Fits nicely with your Dubai schedule too. Worth considering.

hi mistersmarmy,

My PB : 16-Jan-09 Dubai marathon 2009....3:35'.....but recent practice seems it is ready for me to do sub-3 pacing....
Thanks for your invitation. But since i will go to church Sunday Service Sunday morning, Monday night will be better for me now, as one runner is ready in Hammer Hill SG. Maybe later, or 27-Dec-09 in shatin Sportsgroung, I will practice 32K here......

Cheers,
Bunny Wong

3:35 -> sub 3 in one year ? Mission impossible !

well, it all depends on the short distance times. I have seen someone who goes from 3:40 to 2:40 in one year (he really screwed up the first marathon). Bunny: What is your most recent 10k/HM time? If you can do 1:24/1:25 HM, sub 3 marathon is quite possible.

Read Bunny's Blog and felt that sub 3 is his only target in the marathon. I am not going to discourage him but set the target a little bit lower, let's say 3:15, would be more realistic!

Perhaps the "marathon pacing demo run" would help him adjust the target :)

I think the question is not about whether improvement of 30 minutes a year is possible, but what type of training he did for the last one (and how he did during the race) and what are his preparations for this one, and of course recent race results are always good indicators, there are few exceptions.

After reading your last month's training log. I don't think you can achieve a sub 3 marathon in Dubai. If you can run 18'20"(5K),38'20"(10K) or sub 1:25(HM) recently, the chance for running a sub 3 marathon can be viable. If you are a veteran runner, you must at least capable of running a half marathon at 1:25 in order to achieve your goal.
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hi all,

sub-3 in dubai just is my target trying to achieve.....but you kow, i just recovered from leg hurt and remove stitch so that i recover training with short one tomorrow .... so sub-3 is farer now....you maybe right, i sit 315 first as the pacing is very natural and relax for me for long distance run practice... but if i aims at running sub-3 successfully, I should have more speed work......for demo, hope i can keep good pacing and natural la.....

Cheers...