by munchor on 10/8/23, 3:22 PM with 2 comments
by otteromkram on 10/8/23, 4:45 PM
Marathon runners don't get enough credit for how insane their sport is. The pinnacle of easy to learn, hard to master.
At two hours, the pace is around 13 mph (21 kmh).
For perspective, go to your local gym/sports club, hop on a treadmill, and crank it to the highest speed setting. Chances are good that it'll top out at 10 mph and you'll be pressed to run that for more than a minute.
Now, add 30% more speed to that and you're close to what these folks crank out. For hours.
Absolutely mindboggling.