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3 hour marathon possible as secondary sport

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  • #32
    robinph
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    Even if you can't make the sub 3 at the moment while focusing on the boxing, no reason why you won't be able to once you drop the boxing down the pecking order of priorities in a few years time. Clearly have the potential and time is on your side.


  • #33
    El CabaIIo
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    walshb wrote: »
    All the boxers I have known with real good cardio stamina in the ring have been excellent runners. It’s physiology. Wayne McCullough was a road monster

    A bit off-topic but speaking of Belfast and boxing road monsters. Chrisanto Espana who was based out Eastwoods gym in Belfast ran a 2:16 marathon a couple of months before he knocked out Meldrick Taylor for the World title. He used to run road races for money to support his boxing career.


  • #34
    squinn2912
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    Murph_D wrote: »
    Well obviously if the OP had a sub-38 10k he would have more info to go on (his 5k is proportionally a good bit slower than that). We are making the same point here in slightly different ways.

    And of course we are only talking about potential here. You can get away with undertrainingmover short distances (up to HM possibly). Much harder to bluff the marathon, although there are always the odd (rare) exceptions.

    I meant HM it autocorrected to gym! I agree with your point. I know plenty of fellas who I've struggled to keep with in 10k or HM and then they wilt to something like 3:20 (nothing wrong with that but when you're aiming for sub3) for the marathon. They'll all tell you the gods are against them but you need to look at your training first. If this guy would do two runs a week sensibly along with the boxing training then I could see him do it. Even one run. My thinking is that the one run would need to be a long and brisk one at around goal pace. The boxing sessions then need to fit into the run(s) so that you're not punctured trying to run marathon paced runs all the time.


  • #35
    walshb
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    Boxing specific training is not going to make much difference here as regards running. Running needs pretty much miles put in. All the bag work and sparring and skipping etc will make little difference to the goal. It can help a small bit, of course, but the poster needs to be on the road notching up the miles..

    Dedicated running is more beneficial to boxers and their training than dedicated boxing training is to runners and their training...


  • #36
    Lazare
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    walshb wrote: »
    Dedicated running is more beneficial to boxers and their training than dedicated boxing training is to runners and their training...

    Good article today from Cathal Dennehy making a similar point..

    https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/athletics/how-sporting-success-can-be-traced-back-to-sound-athletics-roots-37802223.html


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  • #37
    walshb
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    Sports like GAA, soccer, tennis etc can all benefit and trace roots to the likes of sprinting, both short and long sprints. Soccer and GAA and rugby also benefitting from middle distance running as well as the shorter more explisive sprints..


  • #38
    walshb
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    El CabaIIo wrote: »
    A bit off-topic but speaking of Belfast and boxing road monsters. Chrisanto Espana who was based out Eastwoods gym in Belfast ran a 2:16 marathon a couple of months before he knocked out Meldrick Taylor for the World title. He used to run road races for money to support his boxing career.

    That’s a brilliant time...

    The great Rocky Marciano was known as a demon for both running and walking everywhere...and we all know of his amazing ring endurance..and he was a slow plodder when running; all about getting the miles in.


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