Anyway now they come with 211 km, the reasoning behind this change makes perfect sense but has also made a few runners question it.
Standard marathon is 42.2 kilometres multiple this by 5 days and you get 211 so they now come up with a catchy slogan as well, 5 DAYS….5 MARATHONS, so that is what it is okay well this is still doable I think, never having done such a thing before I could only actually tell you after I have done it.
But now some runners feel that it is wrong to advertise it like this as it is not 5 standard marathons as in 5 hour cut off running balls to the wall type of thing. It is still only 211 km from Tues 10h00 to Sun 10h00.
Does that make it a failure or is that still tough to do and therefore makes the above comment seem silly?
I can see this being very tough mentally and physically, does it actually matter whether or not I run it in 5 hours a day or 24 hours a day, isn’t the end result the point, I believe it is the point and therefore if I run 42.2 in six hours then that is the way it will be and I will be damn proud of doing that for 5 days.
I think their claim that it is 5 marathons in five days is justified and I would be proud to wear the T-shirt.
In fact I have been looking at getting my own printed with the RWFL logo on the front and a caption “If I can’t run faster, I will run longer “ and on the back
George Archer 2010 5 Days…5 Marathons.
Wow, it's nearly here! Wonder what the grass will look like after the race...? I hear it gets very warm there. Good luck with the final preparations!
ReplyDeleteI don't know so much about the after BUT during the race, there are 55 competitors, one little rain and we have a very sad chain of events. Trail shoes and gators are being packed in for sure.
ReplyDeleteThanks Johann I admit to being a little nervous as the time creeps closer.