tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post357663691554615813..comments2024-03-26T12:58:14.587+00:00Comments on Running in Cork, Ireland: John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-72739469310968687922009-10-03T15:25:42.795+01:002009-10-03T15:25:42.795+01:00You say that it requires "significant amount ...You say that it requires "significant amount of training" to complete a marathon. <br /><br />I would not agree with you there. I know that plenty of people could run a full marathon with little or no training. They might not finish with a winning time but all it takes is a bit of determination on the day. I personally know of 2 guys who ran the Dublin marathon with next to no training.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-72657286583988609652009-09-27T14:47:10.359+01:002009-09-27T14:47:10.359+01:00Excellent article David. The race is not even 4 m...Excellent article David. The race is not even 4 miles in Cork but 3.8. If women want to be taken seriously as runners I suggest they boycott this glorified charity walk and concentrate on some real racing.<br />Paul CotterUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16878768128549601257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-8539727776328832292009-09-26T23:21:52.807+01:002009-09-26T23:21:52.807+01:00Great article, well put. As a female training for ...Great article, well put. As a female training for the Dublin Marathon at the moment, the points made resonated with me. <br />I don't see why this race is for women only, if the whole purpose is to raise money for charities aren't they omitting a significant percentage of the general population that could also run and raise funds?<br />As devils advocate though if the phrase "mini Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-57930599713455940502009-09-26T22:08:37.245+01:002009-09-26T22:08:37.245+01:00I agree totally with David, it's not a maratho...I agree totally with David, it's not a marathon. Why can't it be renamed as "Munster's Premiere 4 Mile Women's Charity Race"?! The word 'marathon' should be dropped. <br /><br />Already I've had many women bragging to me that they're doing a marathon this Sunday. When I ask which one, they say the race in Cork. When I then say; "It's ONLY 4 Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-39399053213445797082009-09-25T14:24:15.664+01:002009-09-25T14:24:15.664+01:00It is incorrect to say that "marathon is just...It is incorrect to say that "marathon is just an arbitary distance, something we made up". If you read David's article you would see that many many years of history have contributed to the fact that a marathon is 26.2 miles - no more, no less. Anything more is an ultra marathon any thing less see previous comments!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-32274989660785474222009-09-25T11:47:02.463+01:002009-09-25T11:47:02.463+01:00Don't see much uproar in London with their min...Don't see much uproar in London with their mini marathon .. <br /><br />The Virgin Mini London Marathon course is 3 miles long, running from London’s Old Billingsgate to The Mall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-45550122056714182252009-09-25T09:50:46.619+01:002009-09-25T09:50:46.619+01:00I have to agree with David on the whole 'mini&...I have to agree with David on the whole 'mini' thing alright..its absolutely silly word to have in front of the word marathon.Its gone from a 5 mile race to a supposed 4 miles but is actually a 3.8 mile race(even thought its advertised as corks premier 4mile road race).A few people have said to me 'am I doing the marathon'..what marathon i ask and I have to tell them that they Niamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139294665212203018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-68364151187481106502009-09-24T17:46:50.063+01:002009-09-24T17:46:50.063+01:00John,
I always wanted to send in an Irish Times st...John,<br />I always wanted to send in an Irish Times style letter, so "imagine my surprise" when I logged on to see David's article!, " I am alone" in seeing the irony of the Mercy hospital advert just to the right of his first paragraph?<br />"Something must be done" about these 'wimmin' claiming to be running a marathon.<br /><br />Enough of that, <br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-50687573531162524172009-09-24T15:32:30.339+01:002009-09-24T15:32:30.339+01:00Fully agree Dave. Having done 6 marathons myself t...Fully agree Dave. Having done 6 marathons myself the term mini-marathon drives me nuts!! Especially when I hear women around the place saying "Are you doing the marathon ?" when they are in fact talking about he mini-marathon. I don't see what's wrong with calling it what it is. It just leads to confustion. What really drove me nuts when I started doing marathons was something Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-72471670261344335842009-09-24T15:01:58.532+01:002009-09-24T15:01:58.532+01:00It is called the mini marathon. The work mini mean...It is called the mini marathon. The work mini means "Something that is distinctively smaller than other members of its type or class". Placing the adjective mini in front of the noun marathon transforms its meaning much like the adjective half. Would people prefer if it was called the 0.15 marathon. I am quite happy to see people getting off their asses and doing some exercise. The wordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-17239447014239060362009-09-24T10:31:40.200+01:002009-09-24T10:31:40.200+01:00I totally agree with David (and not for the first ...I totally agree with David (and not for the first time!). A good article with his point made perfectly.<br />A few years go I answered the door to a woman who was collecting money for a 'marathon' she was running the following day, after chatting to her I realised her so called marathon was a 4 mile fun run...I gave her the money anyway but boy was I annoyed!!Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00493700019231867890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-64953597025471197102009-09-24T10:13:29.800+01:002009-09-24T10:13:29.800+01:00While I agree with David, this subject has already...While I agree with David, this subject has already been discussed to death.<br /><br />These days I merely roll my eyes whenever my mother-in-law asks how my most recent "marathon" went, which to her is any road race from 5K upwards.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802380462713592586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-58739138589227456722009-09-23T22:36:35.607+01:002009-09-23T22:36:35.607+01:00I Agree with David! If one more person asked me, w...I Agree with David! If one more person asked me, when I said I was doing the Blarney half-marathon 'oh, yeah, is that the mini-marathon?'... The result of calling it a mini-marathon has led to me saying, 'no no the mini-marathon is ONLY 4 miles.' Even this as a description is an injustice to the women training hard to complete 4 miles, or, perhaps more importantly, fundraising Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com