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Back in the 1980s, a man under 40 had to run a 2:50 marathon to qualify for the Boston Marathon. That's right around 6:30/mile. Quite a few did.
by cafard 4y ago
Back in the 1980s, a man under 40 had to run a 2:50 marathon to qualify for the Boston Marathon. That's right around 6:30/mile. Quite a few did.
- SketchySeaBeast 4y agoBut that wasn't a general fitness measure, that was a way to weed out weaker contestants by setting a very aggressive standard. That's aiming to get only elite runners.
- float4 4y agoAssume 5% can run a marathon (definitely less) and that 2:50 is 90th percentile (definitely higher) and you're still top 99.5%. How is that not an "incredible feat" as the GP called it?
- cafard 4y agoWell, because it was me. I regarded myself as a fair recreational runner, but nothing more.