Doonst wrote:That said, the term "marathon" can be confusing to non-runners. I mentioned said to some friends that I haven't done a marathon in two years. One said, so you're just taking it easy? I responded that, no, in fact this year I've done 16 races including PBs in the 5 and 10 K, an olympic triathlon, an ultra, and a series of 6 trail races from 25-32 K. Just no actual marathons. I got a glazed look as response.
Yup, that's the Muggle response, alright. As far as non-runners are concerned, there's sprint distances (anything you can describe as 'meters' - so 100m up to 10,000m) and anything over that is a 'marathon' - again, "run really far for really long".
Try telling them next time that you PB'ed in the 5000m and 10,000m. Bet you that will resonate more, since most people have seen those distances on tv at the Olympics. (And if that works, you can say your trail races were like the 10,000m x 3 times in a row. )
Sandra...Air Force wife & Professional Kid Wrangler...I knit to stay sane, I run to eat!
2012 - year of perseverance, endurance, survival, and earning blackmail material for life.
My running log:
http://www.runningmania.com/forum/viewt ... 18&t=44092
PB's:
Army Run HM (Sep 18, 2011) - 1:55:14