Has a footballer ever run a marathon faster than James Milner? | The Knowledge
Not bad for a 40-year-old whose physique is more like that of a wrestler than a whippet.
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- Plus: managers sacked after signing new deals, war victims commemorated on kits and the first club website (part II) Mail us with all of your questions and answers It came as no surprise to the Knowledge that James Milner had spent the early months of his retirement training for – and then running in – the New York City Marathon.
- In 2012 we ran a column listing footballers’ fastest marathon times, with the former Leicester playmaker Muzzy Izzet leading the pack on 3hr 22min 36sec at the 2011 London Marathon.….
Yes, the bleep test-loving former Brighton, Liverpool and Manchester City player recorded an excellent time of 3hr 9min 4sec, an average of 7min 13sec per mile.
“A few years ago, I feel like I could have definitely done sub-3:00,” he said, lamenting his late-career injuries for hindering him.
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