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Originally Posted by Cowperson
Anyone who finishes a marathon, whatever the time, is a bit of a sadist/hero.
I read a quote last year from an elite marathoner, someone who would finish in about 2:15 or so, saying the people he admired the most were those out on the course for four to six hours. He just couldn't fathom the mental effort it would take to keep going since its nowhere near the time frame he'd have to endure himself. Kind of a different way to look at it.
Cowperson
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Very true! Sorry, hope my post didn't come off sounding like they were less than a hero for the time they took to finish! I just about collapsed doing a HALF (took me over three hours!) and then went and watched these people still chugging away at the full and was just in awe of them, every single one. I was happy that we could cheer everyone on who was so close to the end.
