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• Monday, November 5, 2007 04:08 PM

  My goal is just to finish?

  I ran a 1:20:34 for a half marathon once and was extremely upset because my goal was to break a P.R. of 1:15. About 3hrs later just when I had almost calmed down, two overwieght women walked across the finish line. One of them was on a cell phone telling some loved one that "Yes honey I did it, I just ran a half marathon!!" I really felt like saying something because I really dont think that woman could run over a mile with out stopping. Maybe I should just give her credit for being there and not at home on the couch. I guess what I'm getting at is she did'nt "Run" a half marathon so she should'nt say she did. Just like Mr. Bingham should'nt make comments like he could run under 4hrs but why put yourself through that? Spoken like a true coward or at the least someone who cant do it! I can and have 2:46:54, and it wasnt easy. Maybe if some of the "Joggers" or Mr. Bingham could feel what I felt when I looked up and saw a sub 3hr. time on the clock they might test themself sometime on a training run or in a race? I cant understand how you can get any satisfaction out of just finishing? At the end of the day are you just as happy to have made it through another day, or do you try to live EVERY day to it's fullest? Even if it's just a 5k...........

  —outfrontrunner@yahoo Read outfrontrunner@yahoo's other letters
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