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Originally Posted by Jimjam
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Three people beat the former record time for the London Marathon; Jacob Kiplimo, Yomif Kejelcha and Sabastian Sawe. The last two of those completed the run in under two hours
Astonishingly this was Kejelcha’s first marathon. Sawe holds the new record at 1:59:30.
Pretty incredible accomplishments to maintain 13mph for two hours. Seems almost superhuman - somewhat amusing for how similar the record keeper’s name is to a certain X-Men character with kinetic powers.
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The only thing I hate about running as training is impact on joints. Phenomenology is a thing but is there something about elite distance runners' bone and tendon kinematics that just allows them the mileage without issue? The aerobic fitness that elites display in for example VO₂ₘₐₓ is a different kind of strength and no less impressive or shouldn't be. I'm gonna run a mile tomorrow (it's raining) Jim. Do you run? What's a good time for a fit guy untrained to running but like lifts weights and plays sports in your opinion as a metric? Pretend I'm 30 if you wanna really dial in your reply!