Reply #113: Americans are fat, anyone who exercises should be encouraged

[la_chupa]

I'm slow by "elite" standards. I have never done a marathon because it would take me too long to do all the training runs. I do half marathons though. My personal best is 2 hours 25 minutes so assuming that I could pull off a marathon at the same pace I would be one of the 5 hour finishers - maybe.

Most of the races I've seen have cut off times at 3 hours for a half and 6 hours for a full. I thought that had more to do with having the roads shut down and having to man the water stations than anything.

I have no idea what point I was going to make.

OH yea fuck off, what harm does it do if you get the same medal and t-shirt as we slow folk? I would think that your smug self satisfaction at being better than we are would suffice.

and just for the record, there is a guy I work with who I promise is faster than **you** and he's nothing but encouraging to us slow people