10 half marathons, in 10 countries, in 10 months! Amazing. How does he have that strength?
What's even more amazing is that it is for charity and he hopes to raise around 15k... which brings me to my next question: why not just donate all the money spent on travel and entry fees, and fundraise for a local half marathon?
What a jerk. Just donate your money and forget about the half marathons.
Is that even physically possible? Sounds very daunting...I wish him and his charity luck.
Can he also drop his half time 10 minutes in this epic quest? 1:48 shall be tough!
Damn how will he have the time to make it to ten countries in only ten months? The math doesn't make sense...
How is this impressive?
A: He should just donate that money. It's 15k, which isn't a whole lot in the world of Non-Profit donations.
B: I run a half-marathon or 5 times a week in training, as do most successful long-distance runners that run 100+ as part of their regimine. All this guy is doing is changing the location once a month for 10 months.
Maybe I'm missing something?
RRRR wrote:
How is this impressive?
...
Maybe I'm missing something?
Yes, you are missing the sarcasm of the O.P.
Pretty sure that was the same person posting with four different names
RRRR wrote:
How is this impressive?
A: He should just donate that money. It's 15k, which isn't a whole lot in the world of Non-Profit donations.
B: I run a half-marathon or 5 times a week in training, as do most successful long-distance runners that run 100+ as part of their regimine. All this guy is doing is changing the location once a month for 10 months.
Maybe I'm missing something?
Yes, you're missing the obvious sarcasm in the original post.
RRRR wrote:
Maybe I'm missing something?
What you're missing is the sarcasm.
RRRR wrote:
Maybe I'm missing something?
You seem to be missing the mental capacity to understand sarcasm.
here is an epic half marathon feat
RRRR wrote:
Maybe I'm missing something?
Missing the sarcasm.
So...I ran 6 Half Marthons in 6 weeks...
Awesomely redundant.
this guy was missing the sarcasm.
Also, the redundancy of everyone pointing this out to him is amazing.
Also, my post here is redundant, because the previous poster already wrote about redundancy.
bros wrote:
http://running.competitor.com/2011/01/news/man-attempting-half-marathon-feat-for-charity_1991310 half marathons, in 10 countries, in 10 months! Amazing. How does he have that strength?
What's even more amazing is that it is for charity and he hopes to raise around 15k... which brings me to my next question: why not just donate all the money spent on travel and entry fees, and fundraise for a local half marathon?
Good Lord. This is such a non-news event, it may be the biggest non-news event I've ever seen presented as news, and that includes the shot on the local news story of a dog in a sweater.
I'm hoping he's got lots of frequent flyer miles and hotel points so that none of this costs him any money and that he really can raise $15,000 that he couldn't just easily pay out of pocket for his cause, because if it's not that and it's just some rich dude traveling around to 10 different countries to run HALF marathons over 10 months, then man is that boring and lame; or lame and boring.
That should earn him some serious points at halffanatics.com.
Look out Dean K!
RRRR wrote:
How is this impressive?
A: He should just donate that money. It's 15k, which isn't a whole lot in the world of Non-Profit donations.
B: I run a half-marathon or 5 times a week in training, as do most successful long-distance runners that run 100+ as part of their regimine. All this guy is doing is changing the location once a month for 10 months.
Maybe I'm missing something?
A: I guarantee you I wouldn't be able to straight up give away $15k. The guy is trying to do his part, and if he wants to do it by a little feat of physical fitness while living it up in 10 countries, so be it. More power to him.
B: So? What he's doing is being recognized by several events, which allows him to get the money. Any joe blow could say he runs 100 miles a week, but how would he justify raising money for that? At least this is something a bit unusual. If you wouldn't do it, then do your own thing, but he could do far worse things than try to raise money for charity by racing and sight-seeing in 10 different countries.
I think it sounds like a great experience coupled with a good cause. I guess he could be a stiff and sit at home while he donates the money, but where is the fun in that. You people need to get out and live a little like this guy.
Main point: let him be, he's doing something with his life.