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Today I was taking a walk with my friend and told her I was training for a marathon. She remarked, "Oh, like a 5k marathon?"
Oh I love the funny things non-runners say!
I help out with the distance runners on the high school track team and a 9th grader started asking me questions about my own running. I told him that I had run a few marathons. He replied with "Oh yeah, I ran a marathon during the winter. It was a 5K".
I wasn't sure how to respond, so I just said, "Oh, that's cool".
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What does Tunis make?
Some guy asked me what my 5K PR was -- 18:12 -- and then asked me if I could qualify for the Olympics.That was funny.
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
No offense.
Walking through downtown on day-of-race with my medal.
Stop in 7-11 to buy crap.
"Wow. Did you win?"
Ultima tastes like failure.
I always love when someone asks (often half seriously) "Who are you running from?"
Reminds me of a guy at work who says he doesn't follow his doctor's advice to lift weights because "they're too heavy"
Walking through downtown on day-of-race with my medal. Stop in 7-11 to buy crap. "Wow. Did you win?"
Actually, I would have asked the same thing ... I haven't run a road race in ~15 years. Back then local races only gave medals to those in the top <x> spots within each age group - have things changed?
For marathons, not really.
Resting? get a hug!!!
Friend: what did you do this weekend?
Me: I ran a marathon
Friend: oh, how long is that?
Me: all marathons are 26.2 miles
Friend: wow...did you stop to sit down and rest?
Me: no
Friend: you are crazy
"Dream big...then run hard toward those dreams!!!
Wasn't there a race recently that the answer to this would have been "Yes!"? Maybe word got around.
omg my ex husband isn't the only dipshit! I have to remind him all the time that a 5k is NOT A MARATHON.
"so are you running that 5k marathon this weekend?"
"no Chris, a 5k is 3.1 miles, a marathon is 26.2 miles."
2012 goal = 4:59 for 1,500 meters. (before then just get healthy)
Beaches Runner
Same. Several times. Once, when Mrs Daddyo and I both had medals on, the Starbucks lady was like, 'wow, you BOTH won?"
A lot of times, when I tell people I racewalked a race, they ask, "Why didn't you just run?" Well, ah...
I could ask you the same question
Nice Ass!
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