[–] veganesthie [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
They were running the half I ran the 10k.
[–] EatingSteak 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I pulled a muscle about two days before my last marathon. Heartbreaking. Couldn't give up that easily - I walked the whole thing; sucked.
I finished in 6 hours, roughly a 13:30 pace. On a hurt leg. And STILL "out ran" a few dozen "runners"
Some of these people aren't getting both feet off the ground - literally not running. Why "run" 26 miles when you can't even run one?
[–] AlanTuringsGhost 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Was this a 300+ pounder running when it shouldn't?
[–] vandilx 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Welcome to modern footraces.
In a bid to "grow the sport" but really to cash-grab, many of the small-time to medium race directors now allow hamplanets to participate in footraces even if they cannot complete the course in the official course time limit.
The RD wins because they get the money. The hamplanet wins because they can walk a 4.5-hr half marathon and get a medal to showoff to coworkers, claiming they are a half-marathoner. Even worse, as long as the hamplanet gets an official finisher's time on the results website, many national running clubs will accept that race as a qualifying race to join their club, treating a 4:30 half the same as a 1:30 half. It's fucked up.
[–] AlanTuringsGhost 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Then the ham treats itself to a triple-bacon burger, large fries and Coke afterwards.
[–] ranch-othelioma 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
But now how will ham get its internet sympathy points for "running" a half marathon?!
[–] PenguinOrgy 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
Fuck them for being so selfish they'd make a plethora of people stay hours just for their slow asses.
[–] Twentyonepointthree 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
That was my thought, too: probably stopped in some place to get a bite to eat, plus dessert.
[–] DevilsMonkey 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Well she earned a thousand calories of cake for all that walking. Probably burnt off a whole 50 calories. Clearly in danger of entering starvation mode.
[–] UlyssesEMcGill 3 points -3 points 0 points (+0|-3) ago
Gets lots of what, faggot?