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[NKOTB]

Hi all,

You know how the story goes, i have a weekend warrior runner friend with a marathon PB of 2:53,  and have asked me
if there is Australian marathon that he can win. TIA.


P/S  Feel free to PM me your suggestion.

New_Kid

[Paul Every]

Glowworm Tunnel!

The winning time at the SMC marathon in January was 2:58.

There are probably numerous country marathons that could be run with a low 2:50, depending on who shows up to race. Hunter Valley, Macleay, Mudgee at a guess, without going back over past results.

Personally, I don't see the point.

[Eagle]

Is Paul it does depend on who shows up.

I will confess I've won a marathon in 3.16 and that was Jindabyne about 10 years ago. There were other runners and during the race we had sunshine, hail, a snow blizzard, torrential rain and strong winds and then finished in sunshine.

[GrantWholey]

None in WA, smallest marathon in WA is Geraldton with 27 runners last weekend, winning time 2.47. Christmas island marathon in October should see him with a podium finish.

[PiledHigherq]

6ft track, that time will be a winner for sure.

[blair]

Toowoomba, depending on who turns up

[NKOTB]

Thanks for the responses. Once in a while, you like to turn up for a race and think you can win it. Of course it depends on who turns up, because you can get a very good runner who turn up to do a 2:50 long/hard_training run. Actually, I was looking at the Gold Coast Marathon results and wonder why there aren't more than 3-4 male Africans (sub 2:10 PB) runnning. Prize money ??

A 3:00 marathon was described to me as a respectable time, and 2:53 is 10 seconds per km faster so really is a "quick" time, thus a mara should be winnable. Just my thoughts.

New_Kid

[meinmuk]

Your friend would have won Digger's Australia Day marathon in Brisbane in 2:53, tho' I bet it was a bit less humid where he ran his race.

[Lindyk]

Very few marathons are won over 2:50 & if the winning time is slower than that there is usually a reason - hilly, hot, snow etc or it's a low key event used by most as a training run & the winner has often run a lot faster in major races. I ran consistently around 2:53 & only won a few women's events & my highest outright placing was 5th at Traralgon so 2:53 is not particularly quick even for women if you're thinking about winning. Your friend is probably better off working on getting faster & if he is in the right place, with the right form, against the right people then he might get a win. I think I'd rather have had a fast time than a low place (unless I was at Olympic level running for a medal in a championship event!)

Lindy

Edited by Lindyk, 14 July 2012 - 09:54 AM.

[Tony123]

blair, on 12 July 2012 - 08:25 AM, said:

Toowoomba, depending on who turns up

Toowoomba is a chance.  I ran Toowoomba mara in 2006, my one and only marathon.  I finished 3rd in 3:08, from memory I think 1st place was about 2:48, 2nd place 2:5x.  It was a hot day though, lows 20s at the start of the race and about 26-27 by the end.

[rohan]

Lindyk, on 14 July 2012 - 06:55 AM, said:

I ran consistently around 2:53 & only won a few women's events & my highest outright placing was 5th at Traralgon

you were a bit unlucky then.  My first sub 3 was 2;57;59 at Traralgon and that was a fourth placing.

[Rico]

According to the other thread if you want to have easy wins due to no competition then you just need to avoid road marathons and enter trail ultras.

[Colin]

The SMC marathon was to selected 6Ft qualifiers only, but the Evil guy that won it was given permission to run because he is an SMC regular.

I have a few sub 2:30's but never won any

[NKOTB]

rohan, on 14 July 2012 - 09:27 AM, said:

Lindyk, on 14 July 2012 - 06:55 AM, said:

I ran consistently around 2:53 & only won a few women's events & my highest outright placing was 5th at Traralgon

you were a bit unlucky then.  My first sub 3 was 2;57;59 at Traralgon and that was a fourth placing.

From what I see, a 2:53 for woman is fast and would put you in a winnable position. For my friend, it is just a good feeling to be in contention to win a marathon
with a few kms to go. It is not necessary that he wins it.

New_Kid

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