Xfit_guy_the_real_1 wrote:
There is some truth to it.
If you run a Marathon in 2:20 or 6:00h, you're still a mediocre Marathoner. The bandwidth is so big, it's like comparing bench pressing of 400 lbs with benching 5 lbs dumbbells. No one would consider the 5 lbs dumbbell bench pressing guy an "athlete". But in running, participating is everything.
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Now that's a grotesque misuse of the word "mediocre"!