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They respect runners but they don't envy them or aspire to be runners.
And 26.2 miles is 26.2 miles, whether you run 6 minute miles, 13 minute miles, or whatever.
Runners run
Cause I CAN
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Maybe they should have walking marathons seperately... Personally I have no problem with people walking as long as they stay out of the way of those of us who are racing. When I did the Ironman there was a lot of walkers on the marathon course but they pretty much stayed to the right and didn't clog up the road. That was nice.
Big Chicken!
I hate the idea of really slow runners or walkers taking part in the Boston Marathon.
rectumdamnnearkilledem
At Boston, slow runners or even walkers do not bother me at all. Boston specifically reserves a small percentage of the entries for charity runners and all runners are seeded by qualifying time--with those charity runners who didn't qualify at the very end of the pack. I think it's fair for everyone. Much better than a huge mass free-for-all start like most big city marathons.
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
I've got a fever...
I'd rather line up slow, which helps to keep from going out too hard at the start...then after a few miles it's fun to start passing peeps.
On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.
here in NZ every single road race from 5k to marathon (or every one i've come across so far) has separate running and walking races. ... in the walking events some walk fast and some walk slow. i just don't get the problem.