How long on average did it take amatuers to run the London Marathon?
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Any Marathon under 4 hours is competitive for an Amateur.  But many people are happy with +5 hour times.    Train to a pace, that is the key. Don't push yourself too hard.  Your first goal should be to finish.  There will always be another race waiting for you.
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marathon, its 26.2 miles
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10 miles?  Guess what?  You need to sign up for a marathon!  You are so ready!!!\n\nThe most I have ever done was 8.  But I still struggle to reach an average of 5/day.
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Alright this is a good question, but it would depend on ur condition at this time.  An average person should be at least to run a mile in 7-8 mins, thats a person who never usually runs that often.  If you are in good shape and run constantly, it should take 6-5 mins.  O and whoever said 3-4 minutes, im sure that this isnt an olimpic runner we are talkin 2 lol
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42.195 km\n26 miles, 385 yards\n\nIt wasn't always this way- it used to be more like 25 miles in the early 1900s but was lengthened so the king of London? could watch the finish and then kept at that length.
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Well if you're running 4 miles in 33 minutes that means that you're averaging around 8:15 per mile....which would also be the average per mile if you run 13 miles in 105 minutes.\nMy advice would be to 'up' the mileage in your runs each week.\nSo next week,say you run 5 times a week...M-W-F do your 4 mile run...and T-Th do 5 miles.Then the next week,M-W-F do the 5 mile run,and T-Th 'up' it to 6 miles...and so on for each week that follows.That way you're building yourself up.So once you find yourself doing the 13 miler in 105 min....your 4 milers should be a breeze,and you should be able to quicken your pace as well.\nHope this helps somewhat.God Bless!
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It's different for each person.  I don't know if you're a runner or not.  Only the very best women will do a 5K in under 20 minutes.\n\nIf it's your first 5K race, don't worry about your time.  Just do your best.\n\nThen when you do your second 5K race, you'll know what is a "good time" for you.
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I went to watch it, as one of my friends was running - and he clocked 2:44:35!!\n\nThe race itself... I'm guessing it probably hurt.  A lot.  Weather was good for it though - cool and slightly rainy, which must have helped.
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2:09:58\n\nA Brazilian runner, is the winner of the 2006 New York City Marathon, with a time of 2 hours 9 minutes 58 seconds. \n\nTop Men 2006 (Finish)\n1. M. Gomes dos Santos (BRA) 2:09:58\n2. Stephen Kiogora (KEN) 2:10:06\n3. Paul Tergat (KEN) 2:10:10\n\nHope this helps :)
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It depends on how fast you run/walk.  If you are doing a combo of running and walking, you can probably finish in 45 minutes or less.
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26.2 miles. it used to be 25 miles but when the olympics were in London the queen added an extra 1.2 so that the race would end at Buckingham Palace.
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As far as a measure of benefit per mile of long run in your marathon training, I've never seen such a thing.  Probably because there are so many other factors involved.  If you're a first-time marathoner, a lot of the sources I've read indicate that your should do at least 2 long runs (6 weeks and 3 weeks before your marathon day) which take you 3-3.5 hours or 20-24 miles.  If you can do that, most agree that you should be able to go the full distance on race day.\n\nAs far as "best" pace is concerned, you need to run a pace which you can be comfortable with for the entire race.  Usually, that's a pace at which you can comfortably talk with someone else while you're running.  Remember that you want to keep a steady pace for the entire race, and not burn out too early.
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I'm a highschool Cross Country and Track runner, in California. Now if you are talking average in terms of a random sample of people...about 28-30 minutes. If you are talking among runners...probably about 20. A good runner will get 17 minutes *Like me =)*k and a very good runner 16 minutes. Exceptional runners will get 15 or so, and the absolute elites will get 14. I hope this helped you.
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Accurate times for the mile run (1.609 km) weren't recorded until after 1850, when the first precisely measured running tracks were built.\n\nHowever, here's my list.\n\nProfessionals\n4:23 Thomas Horspool 1858 Manchester \n4:22 1/4 Siah Albison 27 October, 1860 Manchester \n4:20 1/2 Edward Mills 23 April, 1863 . \n4:20 Edward Mills 25 June, 1864 Manchester \n4:17 1/4 William Lang 19 August, 1865 Manchester \n4:17 1/4 William Richards 19 August, 1865 Manchester \n4:12 3/4 Walter George 23 August, 1886 London \n\nAmateurs\n4:55 J. Heaviside (IRL) 1 April, 1861 Dublin \n4:49 J. Heaviside (IRL) 27 May, 1861 Dublin \n4:46 N.S. Greene (IRL) May 1861 Dublin \n4:33 George Farran (IRL) 23 May, 1862 Dublin \n4:29 3/5 Walter Chinnery (GBR) 10 March, 1868 Cambridge \n4:28 4/5 William Gibbs (GBR) 3 April, 1868 London \n4:28 3/6 Charles Gunton (GBR) 31 March, 1873 London \n4:26 0/5 Walter Slade (GBR) 30 May, 1874 London \n4:24 1/2 Walter Slade (GBR) 1 June, 1875 London \n4:23 1/5 Walter George (GBR) 16 August, 1880 London \n4:19 2/5 Walter George (GBR) 3 June, 1882 London \n4:18 2/5 Walter George (GBR) 21 June, 1884 Birmingham \n4:17 4/5 Tom Conneff (USA) 26 August, 1893 Cambridge, Mass. \n4:17 0/5 Fred Bacon (GBR) 6 July, 1895 London \n4:15 3/5 Thomas Conneff (USA) 28 August, 1895 New York \n4:14 2/5 John Paul Jones (USA) 27 May, 1911 Cambridge, Mass. \n\nIAFF ERA (most recent records)\n4:14 2/5 John Paul Jones (USA) 31 May, 1913 Cambridge, Mass. \n4:12 3/5 Norman Taber (USA) 16 July, 1915 Cambridge, Mass. \n4:10 2/5 Paavo Nurmi (FIN) 23 August 1923 Stockholm \n4:09 1/5 Jules Ladoumègue (FRA) 4 October 1931 Paris \n4:07.6 Jack Lovelock (NZL) 15 July 1933 Princeton, N.J. \n4:06.8 Glenn Cunningham (USA) 16 June 1934 Princeton, N.J \n4:06.4 Sydney Wooderson (GBR) 28 August 1937 Motspur Park \n4:06.2 Gunder Hägg (SWE) 1 July 1942 Göteborg \n4:06.2 Arne Andersson (SWE) 10 July 1942 Stockholm \n4:04.6 Gunder Hägg (SWE) 4 September 1942 Stockholm \n4:02.6 Arne Andersson (SWE) 1 July 1943 Göteborg \n4:01.6 Arne Andersson (SWE) 18 July 1944 Malmö \n4:01.4 Gunder Hägg (SWE) 17 July 1945 Malmö \n3:59.4 Roger Bannister (GBR) 6 May 1954 Oxford \n3:58.0 John Landy (AUS) 21 June 1954 Turku \n3:57.2 Derek Ibbotson (GBR) 19 July 1957 London \n3:54.5 Herb Elliott (AUS) 6 August 1958 Dublin \n3:54.4 Peter Snell (NZL) 27 January 1962 Wanganui \n3:54.1 Peter Snell (NZL) 17 November 1964 Auckland \n3:53.6 Michel Jazy (FRA) 9 June 1965 Rennes \n3:51.3 Jim Ryun (USA) 17 July 1966 Berkeley, Cal. \n3:51.1 Jim Ryun (USA) 23 June 1967 Bakersfield, Cal. \n3:51.0 Filbert Bayi (TAN) 17 May 1975 Kingston \n3:49.4 John Walker (NZL) 12 August 1975 Göteborg \n3:48.95 Sebastian Coe (GBR) 17 July 1979 Oslo \n3:48.8 Steve Ovett (GBR) 1 July 1980 Oslo \n3:48.53 Sebastian Coe (GBR) 19 August 1981 Zürich \n3:48.40 Steve Ovett (GBR) 26 August 1981 Koblenz \n3:47.33 Sebastian Coe (GBR) 28 August 1981 Bruxelles \n3:46.32 Steve Cram (GBR) 27 July 1985 Oslo \n3:44.39 Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 5 September 1993 Rieti \n3:43.13 Hicham El Guerrouj (MOR) 7 July 1999 Rome \n\nHope that is enough for you :)
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at 53 sec (assuming you're a guy) you should try and do some 600s and 800s.  having a good 800 makes your finish stronger- you lose a little bit of power, but you can keep your power very well.  world class 800 runners can do 45-46 sec. 400s.  you should try to shoot for 2:10-2:20 in the 800 and see how it works
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the world record is 8:06
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whats considered marathon. 9 hours once