"I Was the Last Official Finisher of the Philadelphia Marathon"

The average American relates to this guy better than they do a person who runs 130 miles per week and runs 2:10. That, as the kids say, is #thetruth

"Maybe, for today at least, I was a Philly hero."

Rocky Balboa has nothing on this guy.

Double_Dog wrote:

A real runner would be embarrassed, yet this guy wrote an article about it:

Embarrassed ? Why would he be embarrassed ? Because he finished a marathon? I'd say he should be proud. It's not easy to do, regardless of how long it takes you.

And this is coming from someone who is a mid-d runner.

Dwightty wrote:

Double_Dog wrote:

A real runner would be embarrassed, yet this guy wrote an article about it:

Embarrassed ? Why would he be embarrassed ? Because he finished a marathon? I'd say he should be proud. It's not easy to do, regardless of how long it takes you.

And this is coming from someone who is a mid-d runner.

It's also not easy to bowl 100 straight games, but I wouldn't brag about hitting 30s in all of them

He's still a better athlete than Mike Rossi. At least he completed the distance.

Wow, he really shuffled. Says his brother walked with him for 7 miles while he ran.

There was "a huge crowd of happy-go-lucky runners" finishing the half at 3:20?

Anyway, these are the stories that get some people to look at themselves and decide they're capable of more than sitting on their couch and watching Modern Family re-runs.

And, if you think about it, the more of them there are the more races there will be. So it's good for us, too.

I know someone who could help him drop his time to 3:11

Double_Dog wrote:

Steve Clark apparently "ran" the Philadelphia Marathon in around 7 hours and 50 minutes, which is close to 18 minutes/mile.

A real runner would be embarrassed, yet this guy wrote an article about it:

http://www.phillymag.com/be-well-philly/2015/11/30/philadelphia-marathon-last-finisher/

Its actually harder to finish a marathon in 7 hours and 50 minutes than lets say 3 hours and 30 minutes. That's a lot of time on your feet. Anyone discounting Clark's accomplishment is nothing short of jealous, bottom line.

Steve Clark Fan Club wrote:

Its actually harder to finish a marathon in 7 hours and 50 minutes than lets say 3 hours and 30 minutes. That's a lot of time on your feet. Anyone discounting Clark's accomplishment is nothing short of jealous, bottom line.

Oh yeah? Well, it's still not as much time on your feet as I did each shift working as a cashier at Super Target one summer. And I did that 5 days a week, brah. Didn't ask for a medal afterwards, nor did I write a blog post celebrating each day. Nope, I was content to take my $5.15 per hour and STFU.

runningantman wrote:

Steve Clark Fan Club wrote:

Its actually harder to finish a marathon in 7 hours and 50 minutes than lets say 3 hours and 30 minutes. That's a lot of time on your feet. Anyone discounting Clark's accomplishment is nothing short of jealous, bottom line.

Oh yeah? Well, it's still not as much time on your feet as I did each shift working as a cashier at Super Target one summer. And I did that 5 days a week, brah. Didn't ask for a medal afterwards, nor did I write a blog post celebrating each day. Nope, I was content to take my $5.15 per hour and STFU.

Your feet weren't moving your feet continuously, you got breaks and you had an ergo pad to stand on. How about you STFU you lazy pig.

Dennis Reynolds -69 wrote:

runningantman wrote:

Oh yeah? Well, it's still not as much time on your feet as I did each shift working as a cashier at Super Target one summer. And I did that 5 days a week, brah. Didn't ask for a medal afterwards, nor did I write a blog post celebrating each day. Nope, I was content to take my $5.15 per hour and STFU.

Your feet weren't moving your feet continuously, you got breaks and you had an ergo pad to stand on. How about you STFU you lazy pig.

Wrong! We did not have ergo pads in those days. Two 15 minute breaks in which I didn't bother to sit down, just walked outside to hang with friends from the parcel pickup area. I did get 30 minutes for lunch and sat down most of that. I bet this loser (not an insult, he is truthfully the supreme loser of that race) took breaks too. At least I hope he did, if he was moving forward the entire time and still finished that slow, well, I don't even know what to say. I'd say my lunch half hour was more than made up for by the fact that I did this 5 days a week. I'd like to see this Philly Marathon loser do his thing five days a week. Marathon Maniacs would call him the Greatest Marathoner of All Time, meanwhile I was just trying to save for college and not be hassled by the store manager who was a nazi about little damn thing.

NOW YOU CAN GO STFU YOURSELF YOU DUMB YAK.

#HHH wrote:

He's still a better athlete than Mike Rossi. At least he completed the distance.

Heck, I'd even say he's a better athlete than Ryan Hall. At least he didn't quit.

If you read the article...he doesn't seem to know how babies are made. He thinks 2 different sperm (his was the slow one) actually makes twins.

areusure? wrote:

If you read the article...he doesn't seem to know how babies are made. He thinks 2 different sperm (his was the slow one) actually makes twins.

areusure? wrote:

If you read the article...he doesn't seem to know how babies are made. He thinks 2 different sperm (his was the slow one) actually makes twins.

Haha, this is classic. Almost spit out my coffee. Thanks for the morning pick-me-up.

Brilliant. Not only incredibly dumb, but ignorant of your own stupidity!

areusure? wrote:

If you read the article...he doesn't seem to know how babies are made. He thinks 2 different sperm (his was the slow one) actually makes twins.

You should write in and point this out. Maybe explain about the stork and whatnot.

Surprised they keep official finishes open for almost 8 hours. Is that normal for a sea level road marathon?