Project aims for sub 2 hr marathon by 2019

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The sub2hr project is the first dedicated international research initiative made up of specialist multidisciplinary scientists from academia, elite athletes and strategic industry partners (e.g. Global Sports Communication, Nijmegen, The Netherlands); all partners have at least 10 years of experience working in elite sport (including breaking marathon world records) and the participating scientists are opinion leaders in their respective fields.

Professor Yannis Pitsiladis, who leads the sub2hr project, was the founding member of the International Centre for East African Running Science (ICEARS) set up over a decade ago to investigate the determinants of the phenomenal success of east African distance runners in international athletics.
Project aims

The sub2hr project, as initially conceived, will comprise three main project phases:

a development phase (first 12 months) will involve setting up the global consortium, advertising the ambitious objectives and securing the necessary sponsorship to initiate the project;
an implementation phase (years 2-5) aimed at establishing the project and achieving the 1:59:59 objective
a legacy phase (e.g. to serve as a model for future sporting success).

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