| Marathon Training & Racing from Joe Bowman All 50 States & DC under 3:00 |
Maybe the first step for you is to meet the Boston Marathon qualification standard for your age and
gender. Depending on your present fitness level, this may be a more realistic goal for now. At the
end of the day I want to turn you into a sub three hour marathoner, but qualifying for Boston would
be a really nice building block to work from. Find your age group in the chart then review below the
simple modifications you can make to the existing sub three hour plan.
gender. Depending on your present fitness level, this may be a more realistic goal for now. At the
end of the day I want to turn you into a sub three hour marathoner, but qualifying for Boston would
be a really nice building block to work from. Find your age group in the chart then review below the
simple modifications you can make to the existing sub three hour plan.
| AGE REQUIRED REQUIRED GROUP MEN PACE WOMEN PACE 18-34 3 Hrs. 10 Mins. 7:15 3 Hrs. 40 Mins. 8:23 35-39 3 Hrs. 15 Mins. 7:26 3 Hrs. 45 Mins. 8:35 40-44 3 Hrs. 20 Mins. 7:38 3 Hrs. 50 Mins. 8:46 45-49 3 Hrs. 30 Mins. 8:01 4 Hrs. 00 Mins. 9:09 50-54 3 Hrs. 35 Mins. 8:12 4 Hrs. 05 Mins. 9:21 55-59 3 Hrs. 45 Mins. 8:35 4 Hrs. 15 Mins. 9:44 60-64 4 Hrs. 00 Mins. 9:09 4 Hrs. 30 Mins. 10:18 65-69 4 Hrs. 15 Mins. 9:44 4 Hrs. 45 Mins. 10:52 70-74 4 Hrs. 30 Mins. 10:18 5 Hrs. 00 Mins. 11:27 75-79 4 Hrs. 45 Mins. 10:52 5 Hrs. 15 Mins. 12:01 80 and up 5 Hrs. 00 Mins. 11:27 5 Hrs. 30 Mins. 12:35 |
| Without giving you a totally separate training regiment, simply continue to focus on the core training elements, but make the adjustments below. |
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