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Re: Runing a marathon
With my lung capacity issues (asthma, parents constantly smoked around me growing up), I don't think I could train myself to run a sub 4-hour mile. I really think my body struggles too hard to get oxygen.
When I used to jog (I bike and elliptical now), it took me 2 months of jogging everyday to be able to run 3.5 miles without stopping... which is just ridiculous. It is worth nothing that I am very athletic person that was in solid shape in high school. I can run fast, not far. |
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i run 3 marathons already and saying this to a friend he was not impressed...saying that a lot of people run marathons. This really pissed me off because I still believe is a great achievement and not for everybody and in any case it takes a lot of commitment. What do you guys think when you hear somebody who run a marathon? Impressed or not? [/ QUOTE ] I've run 6 marathons and finished 2 Ironmans. I'm pretty slow (marathon times are around 4:30, Ironman times were 14:38 and 16:12), but just the accomplishment of finishing is a HUGE achievement. F the haters. Tell your friend that while a lot of people do run marathons each year, about 99% of the population doesn't. And if he's never run a marathon, he has no business talking trash about it. |
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Runners usually kinda suck. [/ QUOTE ] |
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Qualifying for Boston is an impressive athletic achievement. Completing a marathon in itself is not impressive, although certainly nothing to scoff at. I guess you could say I'm impressed with the person for having the motivation and desire to go out and do a marathon, but not usually impressed with the actual difficulty of the accomplishment. [/ QUOTE ] agree 100%, have run 2 marathons. |
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chicks do love [/ QUOTE ] love that... i wish i could say that..."i'm out of shape, but a pretty great guy, and you know, chicks do love..." |
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No doubt in my mind I could have finished it with that little amount of training, under 4 hours, you just kind of get numb after about 6 miles. [/ QUOTE ] You have no idea what you're talking about. Congratulations. |
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massive respect on my part for anyone who is that dedicated to being able to do something like that. i have a lot of respect for anyone who is super committed to any physical pursuit.
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I have massive respect for anyone who runs a marathon regardless of time. Ironman even more so. I'm hoping to get to that Ironman level myself in the near future.
I've done a half marathon myself, and it was a humbling experience. I'm a smaller guy and in fairly good shape (5'7 135 lbs) but it was amazing to see the people passing me. People who I never would consider in even borderline decent shape, but for whatever reason they just were pushing themselves so hard for whatever reasons. I can only imagine running a full marathon.... |
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[ QUOTE ] mine was below 4h. But again this is not the point... [/ QUOTE ] No that is the point, if someone ran a 5+ hour marathon, then they really get no respect from me. Anything under 4 and it's a job well done. For the record the farthest I've gone was a half-marathon in high school, in 1 hour 29 minutes. Then I realized that girls liked the bigger guys much better than rail thin runners, and I got in the gym and started doing crew. Best decision evar [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] i ran a marathon in well less than 4 hours at 210 pounds. chicks love me. |
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I question why it is that your friend's comment really pissed you off? Are you running for yourself or for others?
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