Okay, make fun of me all you want. I like watching 'reality' tv shows. I show that I really like is 'The Biggest Loser.' I find it really motivating. They show the contestants grueling through their workouts. These people are stubborn and determined. It makes me feel like these people get how much running can suck. Or at least how much STARTING a running program can suck. And they make me want to be even for stubborn and determined than I already am. Some may question if that is a good thing.
So I thought I would share last night's episode because honestly I was crying at the end. So the show is down to 4 contestants and in their final challenge they are asked to do a marathon. First thing - I get really emotional when anyone finishes a marathon. I have a few marathon documentaries and they always get me teary. One of the contestants is Ron. He started the show over 400pounds and is now under 300. He has bad knees and therefore cannot run and a variety of health problems. Ron walked the full marathon with a cane. He took over 13 hours but he did it. I cried.
At the Athen's marathon there is a 6 hour time limit for running (there is an 8 hour time limit for powerwalking and maybe I can sneak into this section). I have been concerned that I won't make the 6 hour time limit. I finished the Rio half marathon in just under 3 hours. A full marathon would be more than double the time when you factor in exhaustion. Plus there are also just really bad running days. They are random but sometimes 1km can feel like 100. If I had a bad running day the day of the marathon my time would be significantly worse. So I have been wondering what would I do if I was still on the course at the 6 hour mark. (They open up traffic and start taking down everything at this point) and you know what I think that I would just finish anyways. I would have the assistance of Team Diabetes. Someone would know where I was at all times and probably a trainer would come and run with me at the end. So I would be okay. I wouldn't get a metal. But I would finish the &^$*ing thing. Huzzah!
So I thought I would share last night's episode because honestly I was crying at the end. So the show is down to 4 contestants and in their final challenge they are asked to do a marathon. First thing - I get really emotional when anyone finishes a marathon. I have a few marathon documentaries and they always get me teary. One of the contestants is Ron. He started the show over 400pounds and is now under 300. He has bad knees and therefore cannot run and a variety of health problems. Ron walked the full marathon with a cane. He took over 13 hours but he did it. I cried.
At the Athen's marathon there is a 6 hour time limit for running (there is an 8 hour time limit for powerwalking and maybe I can sneak into this section). I have been concerned that I won't make the 6 hour time limit. I finished the Rio half marathon in just under 3 hours. A full marathon would be more than double the time when you factor in exhaustion. Plus there are also just really bad running days. They are random but sometimes 1km can feel like 100. If I had a bad running day the day of the marathon my time would be significantly worse. So I have been wondering what would I do if I was still on the course at the 6 hour mark. (They open up traffic and start taking down everything at this point) and you know what I think that I would just finish anyways. I would have the assistance of Team Diabetes. Someone would know where I was at all times and probably a trainer would come and run with me at the end. So I would be okay. I wouldn't get a metal. But I would finish the &^$*ing thing. Huzzah!
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