Fake Marathon Finish
In my quest for running inspiration, I happened to catch an episode of a popular TV show where contestants are in a competition to lose weight.
I did see the end where a contestant was running with his wife and finished a race of some kind.
My girl friend thought it was a marathon, and I for a moment thought it was a marathon as well, but then I convinced myself it was probably a half marathon or some other distance.
I looked at the time and concluded that there was no way that this guy could've finished a marathon in under 4 hours (the clock read 3:53:00 as the guy was crossing the finish line).
Not given his physical condition.
Later on I found out that it was indeed a marathon, but the contestant didn't finish the race as they presented in the show.
According to several reports, he ran the first 17 miles, then hitched a ride with a producer to the 20 mile mark and ran it in from there.
Anyone that's run a marathon knows that mile 17 is about when you hit the wall, and mile 20 is the second half of the race.
I can understand the motivation and the desire to hitch a ride at that point, but c'mon??? Seriously??? This event makes me question whether the real reason for the contestant's weight loss is a lap band surgery, and not really the exercises and diet.
Apparently, the guy didn't think he could finish the race in under 6 hours.
So what? The race packet tells you how long you have to finish the race.
It's easy to determine if you can finish the race in the allotted time or not.
Why didn't the guy opt for the half marathon? Oh well, so much for "reality" TV.
Folks, if you're going to run a marathon, run the marathon.
It will be a great experience.
I think that everyone should run a marathon, or at least a half marathon in their lifetime.
The discipline and determination that it will take to finish the race will serve you well in other parts of your life.
I did see the end where a contestant was running with his wife and finished a race of some kind.
My girl friend thought it was a marathon, and I for a moment thought it was a marathon as well, but then I convinced myself it was probably a half marathon or some other distance.
I looked at the time and concluded that there was no way that this guy could've finished a marathon in under 4 hours (the clock read 3:53:00 as the guy was crossing the finish line).
Not given his physical condition.
Later on I found out that it was indeed a marathon, but the contestant didn't finish the race as they presented in the show.
According to several reports, he ran the first 17 miles, then hitched a ride with a producer to the 20 mile mark and ran it in from there.
Anyone that's run a marathon knows that mile 17 is about when you hit the wall, and mile 20 is the second half of the race.
I can understand the motivation and the desire to hitch a ride at that point, but c'mon??? Seriously??? This event makes me question whether the real reason for the contestant's weight loss is a lap band surgery, and not really the exercises and diet.
Apparently, the guy didn't think he could finish the race in under 6 hours.
So what? The race packet tells you how long you have to finish the race.
It's easy to determine if you can finish the race in the allotted time or not.
Why didn't the guy opt for the half marathon? Oh well, so much for "reality" TV.
Folks, if you're going to run a marathon, run the marathon.
It will be a great experience.
I think that everyone should run a marathon, or at least a half marathon in their lifetime.
The discipline and determination that it will take to finish the race will serve you well in other parts of your life.
