Post #2346208
2026-04-26 14:44 UTC
@dtl@8bitorbust.info @dpiponi@mathstodon.xyz The Science of Sport was a wonderful blog. Here’s their 2013 article about a sub-2 min marathon.
https://scienceofsport.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-sub-2-hour-marathon-dont-get-ahead.html?m=1
“This record is not going to be "smashed" by anyone. Anything greater than 20 seconds is a big improvement.”
It was smashed by 65 seconds. 😳
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@dtl@8bitorbust.info 2026-04-26 14:59
@tom_verbeure@mastodon.social @dpiponi@mathstodon.xyz that one is familiar, I'm not sure it's the one I was thinking of (or I saw it reposted elsewhere). Thank you for the link!