...you watch the episode of How I Met Your Mother when Marshall trains for the marathon and then Barney runs in his place, and you can't help but think of all of the inaccuracies involved.
- It's hard to just decide to run the New York City Marathon. A lottery with thousands upon thousands of entrants ensures that only a fraction who want to run it will actually be able to do so.
- Since when are liquid breakfasts considered "runner style?"
- It's the day before the marathon. Why is he running long enough to chafe his nipples? Why isn't he tapering?!
- Who applies vaseline after running to relieve chaffing? It's supposed to go on beforehand to prevent it.
- And for that matter, who uses Vaseline anymore? It's all about the Bodyglide...
- Barney walks perfectly fine directly after the marathon, only to have his legs 100% shut down a few hours later while riding the subway. Not likely.
And then you start to think, "Damn, I wish I could have been an extra in that episode."
So I am doing a youtube search on the philly marathon and I stumble on your 3:10 to Boston video. Watched it. Got inspired. Found your blog, read the first page. Found your first blog post ever, and realized My wife and I ran that 5k in central park with Ben Davis and you. What a small world. Anyway just wanted to let you know your blog inspires me. My wife and I are running our first marathon this year. Philly 2012. Maybe if we are down in s. jersey sometime this summer we could go for a run together. Artie and Danielle, L.I. New York. acatrain@optonline.net
ReplyDeleteArtie and Danielle, it means a lot to me that you find inspiration in my blog. Thank you for reading, and definitely let me know if you make it to the South Jersey/Philly area. Best of luck in your marathon training.
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