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First man to run the marathon in under 2 hours
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<blockquote data-quote="Alanx7" data-source="post: 966935" data-attributes="member: 75200"><p>The rules are quite clear, this was never going to be considered as a world record. Everyone knows this therefore there is little mileage in debating that aspect. It's the same in rugby although there is a lot of debate here on changing the rules after particular incidents.</p><p></p><p>What this run does show is that it is physically possible under the right conditions to run under 2 hours for the marathon. This may well have a big psychological impact as runners will have to target their training accordingly. Something similar happened when the 4 minute barrier was broken for the mile. The current record for the mile is 3.43. </p><p></p><p>By all means celebrate human achievement & the advances that come with it, however, rules should not be changed to suit achievements that have already happened.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alanx7, post: 966935, member: 75200"] The rules are quite clear, this was never going to be considered as a world record. Everyone knows this therefore there is little mileage in debating that aspect. It's the same in rugby although there is a lot of debate here on changing the rules after particular incidents. What this run does show is that it is physically possible under the right conditions to run under 2 hours for the marathon. This may well have a big psychological impact as runners will have to target their training accordingly. Something similar happened when the 4 minute barrier was broken for the mile. The current record for the mile is 3.43. By all means celebrate human achievement & the advances that come with it, however, rules should not be changed to suit achievements that have already happened. [/QUOTE]
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