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Does anyone know what speed you need to run at on a treadmill to do 3 minute kilometers?

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We're discussing the marathon world record in my office and it looks as though they maintain this pace for the whole thing so I wondered what you would have to do a treadmill to see how fast they are actually running.

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If you want to do 1 K in 3 minutes you would need to go at 20kph

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MoagieGraduate

What units is your treadmill using? 3 minute Ks is 20k per hour....

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This video shows 'ordinary people' trying to run on a treadmill at elite marathon speed - puts it into its extraordinary context!

youtube.com/watch?v=ziQEsdX...

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