not snickers

I've read a lot about marathons, I've interviewed a lot of people about marathons, and this is the best description of a marathon I've ever read. It's the honesty about pain that makes you feel like it's a real achievement, something you might want to emulate - not the usual nonsense about runner's highs and breaking through personal barriers and finding yourself.

(I should point out that I'm a long way from emulating this.)

Comments

[Colman]

Thank you Russell.

I've had quite a lot of neutral or even negative reactions to the post and the news of the run. It seems hard to understand for some people. Quite a few thought I included too much detail - especially in terms of bleeding. But in my view the truth is what made it worth remembering, for good or for ill.

Could you ever see yourself emulating?

[olly]

Try 'The Curse of Lono' by Hunter S Thompson for a perfect description of a marathon (the Honolulu marathon to be precise).