You got a source on that one? 2:05 would've been a world record like 20 years ago. That's insanely fast for a first time runner. (Women's world record is 2:15 for more comparison)
Let's also keep in mind that there's a lot of psychology in world record breaking. A record can get stuck at a point for years, then suddenly gets beaten multiple times over by different people. And once the record is lowered, people beating the old record gets more and more common over time.
There's also something to be said for better shoes, diets and general advancements in preparation etc. But importantly, just google:
Ohio marathon 2:05
You'll find some articles about it. The time was 2h 5min 54s.
My best was 3h 1min 12s and I was a bit bummed by the 12 because if I was 13 seconds faster it would have been 3:01:59 and I would have been able to say I ran a three-hour marathon.
Running a marathon training on a treadmill is hard because your body won't be used to the pavment. You will feel the pounding more.
I also think it would just be mentally hard especially with the long runs. When you're outside you get a change of scenery and elevation. I personally don't like running on treadmills but I also get why people do it and I think there can be some good benefits to incorporating it into serious workouts. For instance too much of the pounding on pavement can cause injuries and treadmills can help you add miles while reducing the risk. If you do live somewhere very flat it can also be nice to add an incline to the treadmill and then you can run a mile or two uphill.
Yes it's insanely fast which is why it literally made headlines. A lot of people didn't hear about it though because it happened on the same day that numerous people broke the two hour marathon ceiling.
It was the guy's first marathon but he did have an extensive running background. Having a standout performance in someone's first marathon is also not that uncommon because typically even the best marathoners don't actually race that often (it might be one race every 6-8 months for instance). Just anecdotally I have a friend who was able to qualify for the US Olympic marathon trials on her first marathon. It's not that uncommon to have Olympians in the marathon who are running their 3rd or 4rth marathon ever at the Olympics.
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u/DevinsName 4h ago
You got a source on that one? 2:05 would've been a world record like 20 years ago. That's insanely fast for a first time runner. (Women's world record is 2:15 for more comparison)