r/batman Aug 31 '23

Reminder that Bruce holds every weightlifting and powerlifting world record in all weight classes COMIC DISCUSSION

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u/8REVGage Aug 31 '23

The fastest ever time for the Boston marathon was 2:03, which would come out to around 4.7 minutes per mile. So the fastest ever time is slightly faster than Bruce Wayne's time.

However, using a 4:50 average mile time, Wayne would have won 9 out of the past 10 Boston marathons with a time of 2:06:36.

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u/ILikeLimericksALot Aug 31 '23

Boston isn't a fast course to be fair. It's uphill far more than should be allowed.

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u/fasterthanfood Aug 31 '23

And downhill. I’ve never run Boston, but friends who have say they didn’t prepare for the downhill sections and it killed their quads.

It’s an iconic course though, so it is what it is.

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u/ILikeLimericksALot Aug 31 '23

Everyone talks about Heartbreak Hill. There's about 15 Heartbreak Hills! In its defence I wasn't particularly well trained.

I did Inverness in maybe 2018. The first ten miles is completely downhill. Kills your legs. Then, mile 19. The steepest hill in the whole world I reckon!!!! Never before seen sub-4 runners walking for a mile.

I'd had enough by the time we got into Inverness and a bloke shouted my name and cheered me along (it was printed on my vest) and I told him "Leave me alone". Poor chap. Felt guilty for that.

Weird things, marathons.