Men in women's mini marathon

The J Stands for Jay · 17-09-2018 7:51am

Sassygirl1999 wrote: »

I've run ten mini marathons , way more than you

3 X 42 > 10 X 10

Sassygirl1999 · 17-09-2018 7:55am

McGaggs wrote: »

3 X 42 > 10 X 10

are you multiplying my waist size and comparing it to yours?

The J Stands for Jay · 17-09-2018 8:05am

Jimmy. wrote: »

Are they running it in hope of showering with them afterwards

They're in for a surprise then. The usual post race routine is to go straight to Dundrum Town Centre to proudly display your medal and sweat.

The J Stands for Jay · 17-09-2018 8:06am

Sassygirl1999 wrote: »

are you multiplying my waist size and comparing it to yours?

I don't like talking about my 10 inch waist.

pjohnson · 17-09-2018 8:09am

Sassy is a great parody addition to AH :pac:

suicide_circus · 17-09-2018 8:24am

I lived 5km from school as a kid, when I had no bus fare or bike, i did 10km there and back with about 15kg of books in my bag

professore · 17-09-2018 9:05am

Yer Da sells Avon wrote: »

I've never understood why people object to it being called a mini marathon.

"But a marathon is 26 miles"

Yeah, the clue is in the word 'mini'.

I've run many 100 meters. Are they pico marathons?

Sycamore Tree · 17-09-2018 9:07am

professore wrote: »

I've run many 100 meters. Are they pico marathons?

Did you hit the wall?

B-D-P-- · 17-09-2018 9:08am

:pac::pac::pac: This thread is great read for monday

professore · 17-09-2018 9:09am

suicide_circus wrote: »

I lived 5km from school as a kid, when I had no bus fare or bike, i did 10km there and back with about 15kg of books in my bag

Sure that's nothing. When I was a young fella I ran 40 miles up and back to school. No fancy kilometers in those days. And a hot spud in my pocket with 15 feet of snow in my bare feet. Happier times. And no sex or gays back then either. The youth of today are soft with their jPhones and Instabooks.

endacl · 17-09-2018 9:25am

DebDynamite wrote: »

It really irritates me when someone calls a 10k run/walk a “marathon”

I’m training to beat the half a high jump record.

endacl · 17-09-2018 9:27am

Sassygirl1999 wrote: »

talk to the hand, im running

Like you left the immersion on?

Sassygirl1999 · 17-09-2018 9:51am

endacl wrote: »

I’m training to beat the half a high jump record.

congrats, the majority of women are not as strong as the majority of men that's a given , but any man who runs a marathon and gets beaten to the finish by woman needs to look in the mirror

endacl · 17-09-2018 9:55am

Sassygirl1999 wrote: »

congrats, the majority of women are not as strong as the majority of men that's a given , but any man who runs a marathon and gets beaten to the finish by woman needs to look in the mirror

You’re really not one of the internet’s great thinkers, are you?

Sassygirl1999 · 17-09-2018 9:58am

endacl wrote: »

You’re really not one of the internet’s great thinkers, are you?

I'm just saying , don't feel too proud guys , you lost to a 'weaker ' sex

17-09-2018 10:24am

Can trolls even be sassy girls?

B-D-P-- · 17-09-2018 10:32am

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Can trolls even be sassy girls?

Apparently so...

Zadkiel · 17-09-2018 10:33am

Sassygirl1999 wrote: »

I'm just saying , don't feel too proud guys , you lost to a 'weaker ' sex

Your posting style is very familiar. Can't quite put my finger on it.

Never mind it DONTMATTER.

Sassygirl1999 · 17-09-2018 10:55am

Zadkiel wrote: »

Your posting style is very familiar. Can't quite put my finger on it.

Never mind it DONTMATTER.

A Strange One

ohnonotgmail · 17-09-2018 11:03am

professore wrote: »

Sure that's nothing. When I was a young fella I ran 40 miles up and back to school. No fancy kilometers in those days. And a hot spud in my pocket with 15 feet of snow in my bare feet. Happier times. And no sex or gays back then either. The youth of today are soft with their jPhones and Instabooks.

was it uphill both ways?

Zadkiel · 17-09-2018 11:05am

Sassygirl1999 wrote: »

A Strange One

Certainly

Sassygirl1999 · 17-09-2018 11:19am

Zadkiel wrote: »

Certainly

have you reported me to the DA?

ArrBee · 17-09-2018 11:39am

CinemaGuy45 wrote: »

What were the other 68%?:D

They found an easier "marathon" to do. Only takes a fraction of the time so they can spend more time afterward on important stuff...

TheShow · 17-09-2018 12:34pm

suicide_circus wrote: »

I lived 5km from school as a kid, when I had no bus fare or bike, i did 10km there and back with about 15kg of books in my bag

You could probably call that a mini ultra marathon.

Bunny Colvin · 17-09-2018 1:14pm

I often wondered what distance these 'marathons' were! I looked up the website that was hositing one in my area and it never specified. 10k?! As the Scottish would say, Get Tae Fucck

TheShow · 17-09-2018 1:18pm

My commute involves c7km of cycling daily and a short walk to trains. So in effect I complete an Ironman every day.

Bunny Colvin · 17-09-2018 1:20pm

TheShow wrote: »

My commute involves c7km of cycling daily and a short walk to trains. So in effect I complete a mini Ironman every day.

Drop the word mini and you're correct.

Sassygirl1999 · 17-09-2018 1:22pm

TheShow wrote: »

My commute involves c7km of cycling daily and a short walk to trains. So in effect I complete a mini Ironman every day.

you are the archetypal hero, are you married?

WinnyThePoo · 17-09-2018 1:34pm

Sassygirl1999 wrote: »

you are the archetypal hero, are you married?

I don't think he'd be allowed marry a young teen here.

dxhound2005 · 17-09-2018 1:40pm

moonage wrote: »

I did a mini 10km run today. It was 2km.

I set a new personal best in the 100 metres today. 60 metres.

Sassygirl1999 · 17-09-2018 1:59pm

WinnyThePoo wrote: »

I don't think he'd be allowed marry a young teen here.

as you can work out from my username with your calculator I'm legal

FishOnABike · 17-09-2018 2:01pm

Are Am Eye wrote: »

Some of them, not all of them, but some of them might have been women dressing as men dressing as women.

Wooah Ted! This is all getting like the plot to inception.

iwillhtfu · 17-09-2018 2:07pm

TheShow wrote: »

My commute involves c7km of cycling daily and a short walk to trains. So in effect I complete an Ironman every day.

You'd need to get wet first to claim that so at least a shower if not a bath before hand and you're away. Although a quick rinse of the hands may qualify in the scheme of things

donaghs · 17-09-2018 2:16pm

LeinsterDub wrote: »

I agree. We need to increase women's participation in sport but how is calling a 10k a marathon going to achieve that goal?

New York did the first. Again, women's participation in running was tiny, so efforts were made to encourage greater participation. Fred Lebow doesnt get a mention in the wikipedia article, but he was the driving force behind promoting the NYC marathon, which helped create the marathon boom. I think he was behind promoting this race.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Mini_10K

Clearly, something worked, and lots of women are involved in running now.
Interestingly, they don't call the NYC one a "mini-marathon" anymore.

Jokes aside, there's a lot of negativity in this thread though. If this race encourages participation, its a good thing.

Men mostly run this in drag for charity. Probably a few to show their mates how "mad" they are.

As an aside, perhaps all the recent debate on sex/gender could see this kind of dress up fun as being on the wrong side of political correctness.

FishOnABike · 17-09-2018 2:21pm

professore wrote: »

Sure that's nothing. When I was a young fella I ran 40 miles up and back to school. No fancy kilometers in those days. And a hot spud in my pocket with 15 feet of snow in my bare feet. Happier times. And no sex or gays back then either. The youth of today are soft with their jPhones and Instabooks.

Pure luxury that! When I were a lad I had to run uphill both ways. A hot spud in your pocket? Lucky b*****d! Didn't even have trousers to have a pocket in, never mind a hot spud.

Tell me how · 17-09-2018 6:13pm

Zadkiel wrote: »

Your posting style is very familiar. Can't quite put my finger on it.

Never mind it DONTMATTER.

Yeah, I thought the same.
Something....I'm not sure...rebellious about it?.

Men in women's mini marathon

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