Is anybody doing a marathon soon and feels slightly undertrained due to illness/injury etc?? I'm back on track but am a bit behind on training...my longest run to date is 11 miles and the marathon is in 4 and a bit weeks time!! I'm running for Prostate Action, anyone want to join me on the day and crawl along with me??!!
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There's no need for that. You may have finished, but that's no call to be rude to people who you asked for help, just because you didn't like the answer.
You asked were you in a position to run a marathon, and were told that, no, you've scrimped on the training - you'lll not be able to run it. And your time tells it all. 6:26 means you can hardly be sitting thinking how well you did. You did half the training any person seriously thinking about running a marathon would do - and it shows.
Get a grip, grow up and stop thinking you've "run" anywhere.
+1 Helen - I was thinking how to phrase a response - and you've just said everything I wanted to say.
People are here to offer support and help - don't be rude.
+1,
You did very little training, and performed as such. Anyone can do that.
I don't get why you're blowing raspberries at two people who offered you advice - which you seem to have taken, given the time you completed in.
I daresay you feel pleased with yourself (and nothing wrong with that), but there's no need to be rude to people who responded to your request for advice!
I thought that Sussex Runner was just agreeing with your OP, that you were undertrained and unprepared for the marathon and needed a strategy to get you round. In layman's terms, you were screwed. Cougie offered good advice and Sussex Runner offered words of support, )before realising she had misread the post!)
Well done for getting round. Now next time you enter a running race do the training and run it!
Thanks Rob22.
Sally - There's lots of people on this forum who aren't sub 4 or 5 hours. That do implement a run/walk strategy but in your updated post you came across as saying a big "F*** you" to those who were trying to offer support and advice.
It's nothing about you being a newbie/jogger/runner - it's about simple respect of others.
Everyone who completes a marathon- should be congratulated. I completely agree. Not everyone can do the full 26.2 miles - but you need to realise how your comment could have come across; which is why I think you've got a bit of stick. I'm not a fast runner (far from it) but I realise that most of the "experts" on here have several thousand miles more of experience than me and are worth listening to.