You fill in the reasons.
You fill in the reasons.
I'm old and slow, and I'm on the podium. I can do a long run at easy pace all summer long and call it a workout. I can guzzle sugar the whole time and call it practicing my fueling strategy. And after going sub-3, other runners know my name and friends notice that I run, unlike after all those 5K-HM races I busted a gut training for.
- Bragging rights - if you tell your co-workers about your 6 hour marathon they will look at you like you’re an endurance god.
- It can be a fun challenge for those who arent fast enough to run a 5k and feel good about their time.
- You can make friends.
- Free food, drink and occasionally beer.
Personally, I prefer halves though because full marathons tend to injure me. I guess you could call me weak.
My strength is in endurance. My marathon time is better than what my 5k time predicts. I enjoy the fact that I beat people who beat me in 10k in marathon.
CrazySlowRunner wrote:
My strength is in endurance. My marathon time is better than what my 5k time predicts. I enjoy the fact that I beat people who beat me in 10k in marathon.
What are your times? I am the opposite 19:30 5k / 3:38 marathon (slow, I know)
Because it's what I do.
5k just under 18, Marathon under 250
CrazySlowRunner wrote:
My strength is in endurance. My marathon time is better than what my 5k time predicts. I enjoy the fact that I beat people who beat me in 10k in marathon.
Same here. 15:30/2:25 for me.
I also like the training a lot more than I like training for other events. 110 mpw at a slog (my avg pace is probably 7:30 if you exclude workouts) with a weekly workout and long run. That is my sweet spot. Regular track sessions? No, thanks.
I am just wondering if I can post on my own thread.
1. The glycogen/wall element adds a unique challenge. There is just something more impressive to me about a good marathon time because if you only race half marathons or shorter you never have to overcome this obstacle and many otherwise good runners can't figure this piece of the puzzle out.
2. Coworkers around the watercooler are infinitely more impressed and you 5kucks and 10kucks all know it.
3. Apart from the Olympics, Boston is THE RACE that everyone knows. Can't deny it.
Because metric is foreign. Beside the full and half, (and okay, the mile), what have you got? Metric.
When you line up at the start line there is a possibility you will not even be able to finish regardless of your training and how smartly you run. This adds a level of excitement to the challenge of the race that no other race can match.
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3. Apart from the Olympics, Boston is THE RACE that everyone knows. Can't deny it.
Maybe in your tiny USA-centered microcosm.
dododo wrote:
here's my top three wrote:
3. Apart from the Olympics, Boston is THE RACE that everyone knows. Can't deny it.
Maybe in your tiny USA-centered microcosm.
+1
Just did a poll of 3 of my (British) work colleagues ... I asked them to "name some famous marathon races". One named London and New York then gave up. Another who is into sports but not really into athletics named 7 or 8, all but one being correct. The other named London, Amsterdam, Paris & New York. All of them named London first and none of them mentioned Boston.
I love it not only for the actual race but also for the training that comes with it.
In training for marathons, you discover a lot about your limits, your will, your body and how many streets you can find yourself on in how many cities.
My best marathon is only about a 4:10.
The marathon is also the only distance where i have to end up walking some of it.
But, at the end of that race, unlike with my best 5k, 8k, 10k, or half, i realized that i could not have given much more even if I had wanted to.
From the first training step to the finish line, it becomes who you are. Few feelings are better.
The marathon is a clown distance, brah.