Do you think 4:10 is a good first marathon finish time?

[Anonymous]

I feel like I am slow but I'm gonna still go for it anyway! I have a trainer that made a pacing chart for me and if I can run the marathon on pace I should be able to finish in that time. Also, to the guys what do you think about a girl who takes on a marathon?

[lisa16]

That is a great time for your first marathon!!! i did it in 4:47 last year for my first marathon. Just focus on finishing and not worrying about your time. It's hard to keep a pace, the last 5 miles was the worst pain I have ever felt. I'm normally around 8 min miles, my last half marathon i finished in 1:49. i would recommend just running a nice easy pace and just try to finish! Good luck girl :) I recommend taking off work and not have anything planned the day after, It is a painful next day.

[Xfitchick]

Its an excellent marathon time. A lot of people will be happy if they get that result.

[Zevrick]

Ohhhhhhh not bad for an amateur, pretty impressive 👌

Now you know you are 1h 55 min away from breaking the world record. It's pretty far away, almost half of your total time and really hard to approach it but the best feeling is when next time you can see improvement and you break your own time.

As of now, that's your reference. It's really motivating when you break your own time. Keep it up, but take it easy cause it's hard to see huge improvements in short periods. Bit by bit.

[Miezko]

It's impressive, running a marathon is really hard. Good luck and godspeed.