How fast can I really run a marathon?
You've finished your first marathon. The medal's hanging on the wall, the sore legs have recovered, and a new question starts to creep into your mind: what if that wasn't the best I could do?
Patrick Hayes
Best marathon watch settings for chasing sub-3
Discover the best GPS watch settings for a sub-3 marathon. Keep screens simple, use alerts wisely, and focus on effort over data.
What are the phases in a sub-3 training cycle?
A sub-3 marathon cycle has six phases: endurance, strengthening, sharpening, tapering, recovery, transition. Here’s how to time them and why they matter.
Sub-3 marathon training on holiday: advice and strategies
Training on holiday as a sub-3 runner can be tricky. Here’s how to balance running with rest, avoid niggles, and return home fitter, fresher and ready to train.
Should you run doubles to break 3 hours in the marathon?
Doubles can add mileage and boost adaptation in marathon training. Here’s how sub-3 hopefuls can use them wisely — and the risks to avoid.
Niggle or injury? How sub-3 runners tell the difference
Sub-3 runners live with niggles, but knowing when it’s an injury is vital. Learn how to grade the warning signs and avoid losing a season to pride.
Sub-3 marathon training: should you run a 100-mile week?
Hitting 100 miles (161km) a week isn’t essential for sub-3, but if you can recover from it, big mileage is a powerful driver of marathon performance.