What would be a fast time to run a marathon in?

Answer 1

I really didn't see a lot of value in the previous answer that "if you want to walk, don't waste your money". There are 34 million runners in the US, but 38 million walkers and there are a lot of people who do races for health and travel. Some even do it for speed (and finish faster than a lot of the ones who run).

Someone else on Answers.com suggested that an average marathon time for men is 4.5 hours and women is 5 hours, so anything under that would be good.

Based on scaled comparisons for walkers vs runners on the world records, that would translate to a 6:20 marathon for men or 7:20 for women. There are a lot of walker friendly races like the Mayor's Marathon in Anchorage or the Honolulu Marathon (with 9 hour limits or greater).

Answer 2

Men: Time- 2h03:59, Athlete- Haile Gebrselassie from Ethiopia, Date- 28 September 2008, Place- Berlin

Women: Time- 2h15:25, Athlete- Paula Radcliffe from Great Britain, Date-13 April 2003, Place- London

Answer 3

It depends on how old you are, your gender and how in shape you are.

As a sophomore girl in high school, I run a 6:00 mile, which is not race winning but is pretty respectable.

For a high school boy a respectable time would be sometime around five to five and a half minutes.

And for varsity or Olympic 4:20-5min is perfect. Average human range in 5-8min

Find out if you are fast here: allthetests.com/quiz32/quiz/1444153790/Are-you-a-fast-runner

Answer 4

It depends on the runner, I'd say about 1:30-1:45 for someone who's trained and fast. I've seen the really fast ones (cough...Kenyans) do it in a little over an hour which for me is too insane to even comprehend.

Answer 5

The average finishing time for men is about 4 and a half hours, for women about 5 hours. So anything under those times would be considered better than average.

Answer 6

One common Fast marathon goal is based on your age/gender Boston Marathon Qualifying time. www.baa.org.

Answer 7

Abut 15 minutes per mile would be impressive for a walker; this would work out to about 6:30 for the full marathon.

Answer 8

i think 2 and a half hours is a good effort

Answer 9

early in the morning before you eat anything ,you probably can drink a glass of juice or some water but nothing too solid