Man brags he could run a marathon on 24hr notice with no training — so wife signs him up - Guess the time

More like gallow walking.

Does she? 5:58 suggests he couldn't run a marathon. I'd guess he ran a 10k and then walked 20 miles.

How did this make the "news"? This probably happens in pretty much any bigger city marathon.

Either 6:17 or DNF if the course was only open six hours.

If I saw his picture first, I would have absolutely thought faster than 5:58.

"He went on to finish in an impressive time of five hours 58 minutes – running the first 10 miles without a break."

So tired of this crap where people think that running a marathon with no training is something worthy of our attention. It is not and it is disrespectful of the sport. No one would write an article about someone entering a tennis tournament who never played tennis before or paid $1,200 to play Pebble Beach but never held a golf club before. And running a marathon with no training is even worse because the odds are pretty good that you can get injured and even need medical support on the course, taking away the availability of personnel to serve the people who actually took the event seriously.

The whole point of the marathon is the preparation and dedication needed to do well. Showing up with no training on a bet proves nothing other than you are dumb and disrespectful of those who did the work.

Sorry for the delay. I got caught up on a call. I should have added he doesn't work out at all and isn't a runner but I only realized that after making my original post.

Here is the wife's tiktkok. I guess he promised he could do it in under 7 hours but he broke six!! That's like 13 minute mles which certainly is faster than a walk. His wife is blown away:

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Replying to @Brooke G tbh unsure how this man did it & is okay 😂 #marathon #marathontraining #rocknrollmarathon #surprisingmyhusband #husbandprank #firsttimemarathoner

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A couple of news articles:

nypost.com

Man brags he could run a marathon on 24 hour notice with no training ?????and proves it

@nypost

A woman signed her husband up for a marathon with 24 hours notice after he bragged he could complete 26.2 miles without any training.??

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https://www.cincinnati.com/story/life/2025/06/07/marathon-24-hours-notice-tiktok/83990412007/

It's no worse than talentless people overanalyzing their 3 hour efforts.

How is that impressive? David Sinclair ran over a hour faster at speedgoat last year. A course that is 33 miles and over 10k in vert. Or another comparison, Rachel Drake set a new female course record at the JFK 50 Miler last year in 5:57:32.

i look like this guy but fatter and i'm in 3hr shape on a bad day

I wouldn't call a 6 hour Marathon, running a Marathon.

That's basically a good long hike.

People in the comments section are posting that this was extremely dangerous and potentially deadly...

The guy walked the majority of the course. Is it really that dangerous? I'm sure the last few miles were incredibly painful, but is it really all that risky at that pace?

It's a whole lot less dangerous than out of shape hikers having to get rescued out of national parks. I saw an article last week about 13 hikers having to be rescued from the grand canyon in one week.

Oddly, I respect this more than most of the Shoetubers. Dude finishes a marathon with no training on a dare. Kind of cool and the wife’s reaction is amusing.

Contrast that with the unemployed content whores with all day to train, getting free gear and nutritional products, plus sponsors paid travel that can’t hit their much hyped goals. Six months of hype and acting like an all knowing running guru to bust out a 3:00+ clocking and then spend a week making excuses afterwards?

Just imagine what Mr. Last Minute could do if he ran miles around a Trader Joe’s? Or tried to squeeze in miles while hiring a piano mover? Or had jet lag from being flown to Europe for a product launch party? Maybe this guy should sell coaching services? Be filmed from an e-bike next time? Carry some boats?

This isn't that hard. In my teens I could have done this only if someone forced me to go slow from the start knowing they will be hell to pay in the last 10 miles.

“He went on to finish in an impressive time of five hours 58 minutes.”

Yep: “impressive.”

The Post has such an odd comment section. It's a NYC paper, but it's full of old bigoted boomers from the flyover country

BS. He's not overweight or sickly looking, therefore there's no way he's led a purely sedentary lifestyle. Probably plays ultimate Frisbee or hikes or bikes to work or something. Still can say "doesn't work out", and "isn't a runner", but not sedentary.