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  1. September 29th, 2008, 02:10 PM #1
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    Default New world record in the Marathon!

    No, it wasn't me.....

    It was Haile Gebresalassie -again! Gebrselassie clocked 2:03:59, knocking a massive 27 seconds from his previous World record, set in Berlin one year ago.

    http://iaaf.org/LRR08/news/newsid=47856.html

    2:03:59 is DISGUSTINGLY fast!
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    And that is to run 24 miles? That is sick.

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    26.2 miles, dear Spud.
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    I have run 26.2 miles, and my very best time, which I did not think was so bad, was and hour and seventeen minutes slower than that, give or take. That is freaking amazing. Ok Robert, now you have your goal.
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    How does he DO it

    Makes me tired just thinking about running 26.2 miles

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robert
    26.2 miles, dear Spud.
    See that's my point. Why the extra 2.6 miles? The whole thing can be done on a bike anyway. Why would anyone run that far? That's just silly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudman
    See that's my point. Why the extra 2.6 miles? The whole thing can be done on a bike anyway. Why would anyone run that far? That's just silly.

    No, whats silly are the bathroom breaks
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    Consider this. That's an average pace of just under 4:44 per mile for 26.2 miles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spudman
    See that's my point. Why the extra 2.6 miles? The whole thing can be done on a bike anyway. Why would anyone run that far? That's just silly.

    Hmm, my math would figure 26.2 miles as 2.2 miles more than 24. Just sayin' It is a traditional distance that varied in the early days, but was standardized in 1921. The original marathon, according to legend, was run by Pheidippides, a Greek messenger. The legend states that he was sent from the town of Marathon to Athens to announce that the Persians had been defeated in the Battle of Marathon. He reportedly ran the distance without stopping, delivered his message, and died on the spot. According to legend.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sunvalleylaw
    Hmm, my math would figure 26.2 miles as 2.2 miles more than 24. Just sayin' .
    Ya I know. Numbers are hard to read with bugs in my eyes.

    Quote Originally Posted by sunvalleylaw
    He reportedly ran the distance without stopping, delivered his message, and died on the spot. According to legend.
    See, running just ain't right.

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