If you’re still calling a half a half, then the members of Team Pikermi would like a word. And that word is: Pikermi.
Team Pikermi are a small but plucky bunch of runners who want us to ditch the ‘half marathon’ moniker and start calling our 13.1-milers Pikermis because, as they eloquently put it, ‘13.1 miles should not be considered only half of anything!’
What do you think?
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It's called a half marathon because that's what it is.
Pikermi ? Sounds like a Japanese animated character. Why would I waste my breath explaining thats the new word for a Half Marathon ?
"Basically, the term Pikermi is used because of the route of the original "marathon" in Greece, which was a route from the town of Marathon to Athens approximately 26.2 miles (the distance of a marathon). The town of Pikermi is about the mid-point between Marathon and Athens, therefore being a distance of about 13.1 miles."
I think the same as Millsy.
It's not "only a half marathon", it's a "half marathon".
I think Team Pokemon have some inadequacy issues.
If you're going to do away with the name "half marathon" then there's no point running 13.1 miles - might as well do 20km instead, would make a lot more sense.
What a lot of nonsense.
If I were pointlessly trying to rename the half-marathon, I would choose a word that people knew how to pronounce.
Sorry about the photo BTW. I've just realised there are no Cadbury's Eclairs, cola cubes or chocolate mice.
Plucky ? What's plucky about only running half ?
Plucky sounds like you are describing some really crap runners who are willing to face embarressment and have a go..........
That might explain why they are only doing a half
A plucky bunch of runners? Did Enid Blyton write the blurb for them?
And the latest news on that website is from 2011. I'm assuming their pluck ran out.
And the latest news on that website is from 2011.
Perhaps they haven't finished yet ?
They must have. It's only a half!
Imagine saying to family... I'm off to run a pikermi! Maybe not!
I'm guessing its a wind-up, it'll never catch on - reminds me of Pikmin the Nintendo game
Googling shows it's supposed to be pronounced Pee-Ker-Mee - which sounds more like something Miss Piggy would say..
If I told my family I was running a pikermi, they would probably think I'd lost it and would try to get me to seek help!!
What he said.
Only reason the marathon has a name is historical roots, no other standard distance from 100m to 100 miles has a name
but don't you think you had just missed off the x at the end.......they would all want to come
Great idea.
Don't forget to rename the marathon to a "double pikermi" in order to avoid any confusion.
Idiots!
It's a 5k because that's how far it is.
What village are we going to name that one after?
It's a 10k because that's how far it is.
Is there a town in the right location for that?
It's a 1/2 marathon because...
Well, you know where I'm going.
I suppose someone thought this Pikermi thing was clever?
Sometimes better to think than try to be clever.
Totally stupid.
Just to put this to bed....
SUCK MY PLUMS PIKERMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When some spectacular feat of human bravery/ endurance is performed in/ near to your town then you can name a race of that distance after yourself, otherwise shut the f*** up!
is a quarter marathon now a demipikermi
Ah what ????
Aaaaargh!