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A lot of people underestimate the speed of marathon running, probably because the distance alone is so intimidating. However, winning times hover around 5 minut
by jrkatz 9y ago
A lot of people underestimate the speed of marathon running, probably because the distance alone is so intimidating. However, winning times hover around 5 minutes per mile, a speed I'd wager most able-bodied people cannot hit at all, let alone sustain. Marathons are a stamina sport and a speed sport.
- slavik81 9y agoIt blew my mind when I realized that top marathon runners did 42k at a faster pace than my 5k.
- adrianN 9y agoThere is no distance where women beat men, even for longer races that are most definitely endurance events: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramarathon#IAU_World_Best_Performances https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultramarathon#IAU_World_Best_P...