frostednuts wrote:
He would have run quicker if he was not wearing those stupid shoes.
Nice job though, I've made the OT in the marathon and I still think 2:37 is good. Most "fit" people I know can't run a 5k at that pace. We read stuff about American's going 26:59 and it is easy to lose grasp that even running 7 pace is respectable. Hell, I just watched the Biggest Loser tonight and those people rolled a 6:28 marathon, 14 min mile pace is not bad for someone who probably could not walk 2 miles at that pace 5 months ago.
But those Vibrams do suck. The Nike FREE is much better (not that I would wear those for a marathon either).
See, that's the thing. The guy who "won" the marathon on the Biggest Loser ran 4:02, which is quite an accomplishment considering that he was an obese couch potato 6 months ago. While 4:02 is not "good" in an absolute context, it is actually a hell of a run when it is looked at subjectively.
I'm sorry, but a 2:37 is a good time, no matter what the losers on this site that think they're so good want to say. Kudos to you at an OT qualifier to recognize that.