Steve Way...

nellocono

Came across this link to this guy, Steve Way which I'm sure you all may have already heard of...

Quite an achievement to go from nothing to sub 2.20 in less than 3 years :eek:

Someone asked me recently how long it would take to get someone who was new to running (with maybe a little bit of fitness but nothing serious and not overweight etc) to run a sub 3 hr marathon..?
I wasn't sure but said at least 2-3 years with very focussed running.

RoyMcC

Can't see your link but here is his blog Don't know his history but he's a bit of a training animal all right.

G-Money

As far as I know, he used to be a bit of a couch potato too weighing about 16.5 stone who drank and smoked. There's an interview with him on Marathon Talk, episode 13 I believe where he talks all about it.

He's also on Twitter too: @marigold_bac

Clearlier

nellocono wrote: »

Came across this link to this guy, Steve Way which I'm sure you all may have already heard of...

Quite an achievement to go from nothing to sub 2.20 in less than 3 years :eek:

Someone asked me recently how long it would take to get someone who was new to running (with maybe a little bit of fitness but nothing serious and not overweight etc) to run a sub 3 hr marathon..?
I wasn't sure but said at least 2-3 years with very focussed running.

It really depends on the person's natural abilities. If they're fast twitch and they don't respond to aerobic exercise then it'll take them a long time if they'll do it at all. It's also obviously much tougher for women than men.

That said, I do think that there are people who will go under 3 hours with 6 months of focused training provided they are biomechanically sound and not overweight. Before I get shot down in flames it's worth pointing out that everybody is an experiment of one and there are people who will train hard for years without being able to go under 3 hours.

Steve was never the complete couch potato, according to the runners world article he used to run races without training for them. His weight used to fluctuate quite a bit and he did train for his first attempt at London which took him 3:06. His training for that was somewhat less than optimal though and he hadn't got his weight under control.

IMO his blog is worth reading for the insights he gives into how he makes decisions about his training. His interrupted build up to London last year in particular was a masterpiece in how to get the most out of yourself when things aren't going to plan.

kennyb3

Groundhog day

Clearlier

kennyb3 wrote: »

Groundhog day

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055894708

Everyone likes a good story.

Interstingly anyone who follows the runners world sub-3 thread will know that there's another guy there called Paul Martelletti who's a friend of Steve's. He came from playing a bit of rugby and 84kgs a few years ago to 2:16:49 in Berlin last autumn. They both came through at around about the same time but Steve gets a lot more attention although Paul has been getting a bit in New Zealand recently as he was hoping to qualify for the Olympics.

Abhainn

Clearlier wrote: »

His interrupted build up to London last year in particular was a masterpiece in how to get the most out of yourself when things aren't going to plan.

The anxiety he went through the week of the London marathon in 2011 is particularly interesting

Some months ago I came across this Run 247 interview with him last year.

tunguska

I like his take on physiological testing, I'd agree with him there, ignorance is bliss and all that.