Finishing x distance isn’t an accomplishment. Anyone can complete a marathon if they walk the whole thing and you can find an event that keeps the finish line open. The accomplishment is the time it’s ran in.
While I somewhat agree with this and think the training is an accomplishment, as a 5’5 (165cm) woman I’ll never be able to run the same marathon pace as a lanky 6 foot something dude. So comparing time alone isn’t a great measure
I like this hot take. I walked a marathon or more most days for about 4 months, I don’t think anything of it. Anyone even attempting to run a mara has my intense extreme admiration
I’d just say that it’s not the absolute timing but more like the time in relation to potential.
A 50yo obese woman who decide to start running and after 3 years of careful training manage to complete a marathon in 6 hours? It’s a big accomplishment.
Now The 25yo fit guy who bet with a friend that he would do a marathon and slack his training, run the first half in 1h50 and then walk the second and finish in 5h15? Then it’s indeed not an accomplishment worth being very proud.
Finishing x distance isn’t an accomplishment. Anyone can complete a marathon if they walk the whole thing and you can find an event that keeps the finish line open. The accomplishment is the time it’s ran in.
Yesssss.
That’s should only be a hot take for beginners.
While I somewhat agree with this and think the training is an accomplishment, as a 5’5 (165cm) woman I’ll never be able to run the same marathon pace as a lanky 6 foot something dude. So comparing time alone isn’t a great measure
I like this hot take. I walked a marathon or more most days for about 4 months, I don’t think anything of it. Anyone even attempting to run a mara has my intense extreme admiration
I’d just say that it’s not the absolute timing but more like the time in relation to potential.
A 50yo obese woman who decide to start running and after 3 years of careful training manage to complete a marathon in 6 hours? It’s a big accomplishment.
Now The 25yo fit guy who bet with a friend that he would do a marathon and slack his training, run the first half in 1h50 and then walk the second and finish in 5h15? Then it’s indeed not an accomplishment worth being very proud.