St Paddy's Day marathon..

[Lauri]

so, of course... we've only hit the gym twice and my three girlfriends want to try a marathon..

its a small one, just a little over 3 miles but it sounds like a blast.. its something i could run/walk (mostly) and the party afterwards sounds fun.

anyone else been to one?

or run one?

[Chris_]

so, of course... we've only hit the gym twice and my three girlfriends want to try a marathon..

its a small one, just a little over 3 miles but it sounds like a blast.. its something i could run/walk (mostly) and the party afterwards sounds fun.

anyone else been to one?

or run one?

That's not a marathon, that's a walk to the store.   

I have a co-worker who does three or four marathons a year.  And then there's Dean Karnazes...

[NHSparky]

You're doing a 5K?  Not a bad start.

I've done full marathons--LA (twice), Vegas, and a whole bunch of half-marathons.

My goal is to be ready to do the Durango Double this year, and hope I have the money to fly to Colorado to do it.  It's a 25K or 50K trail run on Saturday followed up by a marathon on Sunday.  Only problem is, when you're used to running at lower elevations like me, suddenly going up to 7000-7500 feet and doing one can be a bit of a chore.

[NHSparky]

so, of course... we've only hit the gym twice and my three girlfriends want to try a marathon..

its a small one, just a little over 3 miles but it sounds like a blast.. its something i could run/walk (mostly) and the party afterwards sounds fun.

anyone else been to one?

or run one?

That's not a marathon, that's a walk to the store.   

I have a co-worker who does three or four marathons a year.  And then there's Dean Karnazes...

I've got his book...that guy is a freakin psycho.

[Chris_]

That's not a marathon, that's a walk to the store.   

I have a co-worker who does three or four marathons a year.  And then there's Dean Karnazes...

I've got his book...that guy is a freakin psycho.

Huzzah!  You're the only other person I've met who has read it.

He was on Letterman some time last year.  He also tried (and failed, I think) to break the world's record for longest distane run on a treadmill in 24 hours.

[NHSparky]

So freakin what?  The guy ran BADWATER, fer Chrissakes.  I can't even STAND outside in Baker in August, let alone run 135 miles in it.

[Chris_]

So freakin what?  The guy ran BADWATER, fer Chrissakes.  I can't even STAND outside in Baker in August, let alone run 135 miles in it.

I hurt just trying to read that part of the book.  Ouch.

I think he came in the top ten at the last BW.

[Lauri]

so, of course... we've only hit the gym twice and my three girlfriends want to try a marathon..

its a small one, just a little over 3 miles but it sounds like a blast.. its something i could run/walk (mostly) and the party afterwards sounds fun.

anyone else been to one?

or run one?

That's not a marathon, that's a walk to the store.   

I have a co-worker who does three or four marathons a year.  And then there's Dean Karnazes...

hey! ive never done one before! cut me some slack...

[Lauri]

You're doing a 5K?  Not a bad start.

I've done full marathons--LA (twice), Vegas, and a whole bunch of half-marathons.

My goal is to be ready to do the Durango Double this year, and hope I have the money to fly to Colorado to do it.  It's a 25K or 50K trail run on Saturday followed up by a marathon on Sunday.  Only problem is, when you're used to running at lower elevations like me, suddenly going up to 7000-7500 feet and doing one can be a bit of a chore.

my husband's cousin is an Ironman in Canada and does that hellaciously hot marathon where its in the desert somewhere... i dont have any aspirations to do that kind of stuff.

im just there for the party

[NHSparky]

I hear that--a couple of years ago I ran the Pacific Shoreline half (13.1 miles) and at the end we got coupons for free beer.

THAT, boys and girls, was an interesting day.

[Lauri]

i think ive decided that anything Katie Holmes can do.. I can do  (she ran the New York marathon recently)


except be taller or married to a whack job...