what is 5 hour strategy
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The objective of the marathon runner race strategy is to finish a marathon within 5 hours. To do this, you'll need to run a majority (75% or more) of the marathon. This is a great strategy for new runners who are adequately prepared, experienced athletes who have had limited preparation, and the slow but steady runners.
To start, let's look at the basics of this strategy. To complete a marathon in 5 hours, you'll need a mile average of 11 minutes and 27 seconds. That's a fairly easy jogging pace for most people. The difficulty comes in maintaining that pace for all 26.2 miles. Marathon race strategy in 5 hours
The average 5 hour marathon finisher runs the first 13.1 miles about 20 minutes faster than the last 13.1 miles. This is quite a difference between the halves. It's the run faster and fade later strategy. A more optimal strategy is to run a bit slower in the beginning and save more for the last half. Instead of fading and feeling awful in the last half, our 5 hour strategy will be more balanced.
The first half of the strategy is to run 12 minutes faster than the last half. This means we're aiming for 2:24 in the front and 2:36 in the last half. Taking that in mind, we've divided the marathon into four parts: pre-race preparation, miles 0 -13.1, miles 13.1 - 20, miles 20 - 26.2.