A big fat raspberry to Cougie and Sussex Runner (NLR)...I got my medal at the Brighton Marathon, no thanks to your discouraging comments!! The marathon is the people's race after all, not just for those who consider themselves "serious" athletes. Anyone who crosses that finish line in no matter what time deserves that medal.
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At 6 & half hours, she didn't run it.
And is obviously trying to stir, seeing she's already posted this once on the original "woe is me" thread in Spring marathon.
Just reposting Helen's response.
It seems like you followed Cougie's advice so why are you being rude?
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Oh dear. THis is all very disappointing isn't it. I'm assuming the oldest person who has contributed to this thread is 15 years old?
Can't people just let people be. Giving advice should always be constructive.
I think people attempting to do 26.2 miles should be congratulated. We all do it for different reasons: just to do it, or to compete seriously. It really doesn't matter.
I'm a musician. But I wouldn't say that someone who plays an instrument for fun, or hasn't had proper lessons, or uses certain techniques to improve performance etc etc etc is any less of a musician than me. I'm happy that people enjoy music and get positive things out of it. Music, and running, can change lives for the better. The more people who take part, the better, I say.
Shame. here's hoping you can all play nicely.
I'm farily sure there are some runners on this forum who can knock out a 50 mile ultra in a quicker time than the OP did the marathon, without walking. Unless this ultra has some seriously steep climbs, or doesn't attract any serious runners...
disclaimer - I'm not knocking anyone who walks parts of marathons or ultras, fair enough if that's what you want to do, but simply pointing out that this post is rubbish.
As for Sally for sure be pleased with what you did and don't worry about comparisons with what others can/can't do.
I don't see how offering advice born of years of experience can be deemed as being rude. The OP is the one who threw her toys out of the pram when both cougie and Sussex Runner confirmed her fears that she was not best prepared or trained to run a marathon and should adopt a run / walk approach.
I certainly disagree with the comment 'the marathon is the peoples race'
I would not wish to attempt a race of any distance until I knew that I could give it my best shot. If I knew that I had not done the training then that would just reflect badly on me. I'm not about to boast about doing something that I refrained from putting the effort into.
Too many times I have seen posts from individuals who don't want to listen to the hard truth. You can't expect to run a marathon on the back of next to no run training. It's just not going to happen for the most of us. Run / walk or just walk but run No. That's not being rude or discouraging, it's just offering the best possible advice under the circumstances.