A 35 year old relative of mine just did a 5:50 marathon in her first try at the distance. What do I say when she talks about her performance the next time I see her?
A 35 year old relative of mine just did a 5:50 marathon in her first try at the distance. What do I say when she talks about her performance the next time I see her?
Tell her she has a bench mark.
Congratulations. Not everybody can be or even wants to be a 2:20 marathoner.
Running in the Rain wrote:
Congratulations. Not everybody can be or even wants to be a 2:20 marathoner.
Agree. It's a big deal for most people to even attempt a marathon. How about asking her how it went for her and whether she'd consider doing another. If she had problems, maybe even offer some advice based on your experiences.
Fvck you.
Running in the Rain wrote:
Congratulations. Not everybody can be or even wants to be a 2:20 marathoner.
Agreed. That's a great pace for a 35 yo female.
Do you like your relative? Is she a decent person? If she's happy, be happy. Running fast for 26.2 miles means very little to 97 percent of the population.
"Good job!" "Well done!" "Congratulations!"
What would you want someone to say to you?
Unless you're in the half of Letsrun that claims to be a sub-2:10 marathoner, your own PR is pedestrian for a bunch of Kenyans you've never even heard of.
middle of the pack wrote:
"Good job!" "Well done!" "Congratulations!"
What would you want someone to say to you?
Unless you're in the half of Letsrun that claims to be a sub-2:10 marathoner, your own PR is pedestrian for a bunch of Kenyans you've never even heard of.
Basically this. Be a decent human being and not a little snot. Now, if she gets bigheaded and obnoxious it might call for another sort of response.
so so true. Tell them how awesome they are cause if it took me that long to run 26.2 I'd lose concentration halfway at the 3:00 mark [I'm factoring in a major negative split, because at 5:50 that person HAD to be wearing a full camelbak and at LEAST 1 full canteen]
Just ask them about their experience as a whole. Did they enjoy it? Were there a lot of people there? Would you do it again? You don't have to focus on the time so much as you could focus on the achievement.
I would heartily congratulate her, if for no other reason than I have never "run" for that long a period of time.
It's her first attempt at the distance and I imagine her only goal was to finish, so congratulate her on completing her goal and move on with your life. Obviously 5:50 is slow, but she probably doesn't care and neither should you.
I'd be nice to her, as there's some CREDIT TO GIVE. But walking 14 min/pace deserves much less than someone legitimately doing their mileage, using their run-fitness and fighting the wall to complete 26.2. I could walk a 50 mile race- not the same as someone putting in 150 mpw to run it.
middle of the pack wrote:
"Good job!" "Well done!" "Congratulations!"
What would you want someone to say to you?
Unless you're in the half of Letsrun that claims to be a sub-2:10 marathoner, your own PR is pedestrian for a bunch of Kenyans you've never even heard of.
I'm one more person who agrees 100% with this.
Enjoy your walk?
As Einstein said, it's all relative. I'd say something like:
Congratulations! You completed a marathon! How did it feel? What's next? Will you do another one? You look great!
How about
your marathon time is so emberassing I started a thread about it on letsrun.com??
burrrrrrn!
ask her if she saw some old guy with nice teeth drop out of the race and get in his car.
no mercy wrote:
How about
your marathon time is so emberassing I started a thread about it on letsrun.com??
burrrrrrn!
lol