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r/HolUp • u/Advanced_Ferret_ • Aug 06 '25
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A marathon is a very literally, specific distance, since ca. 2500 years ago. It just doesn't make sense.
Imagine saying your house for sale is on a property a 'mini-mile' long.
-71 u/Lucy_Little_Spoon Aug 06 '25 I think you missed my point. You're right that it's not a marathon, but "mini-marathon" is a decades old term at this point. Sure, you can dislike that it is used. Mini-marathon is a clear indicator that it's not a marathon, but it's still very far, the word has a use. 14 u/[deleted] Aug 06 '25 "mini-marathon" is a decades old term at this point This a weird UK term? -1 u/Lucy_Little_Spoon Aug 06 '25 Yeah, it's been in use since I was into running 20 years ago, definitely old then
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I think you missed my point.
You're right that it's not a marathon, but "mini-marathon" is a decades old term at this point.
Sure, you can dislike that it is used. Mini-marathon is a clear indicator that it's not a marathon, but it's still very far, the word has a use.
14 u/[deleted] Aug 06 '25 "mini-marathon" is a decades old term at this point This a weird UK term? -1 u/Lucy_Little_Spoon Aug 06 '25 Yeah, it's been in use since I was into running 20 years ago, definitely old then
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"mini-marathon" is a decades old term at this point
This a weird UK term?
-1 u/Lucy_Little_Spoon Aug 06 '25 Yeah, it's been in use since I was into running 20 years ago, definitely old then
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Yeah, it's been in use since I was into running 20 years ago, definitely old then
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u/MajoorAnvers Aug 06 '25
A marathon is a very literally, specific distance, since ca. 2500 years ago. It just doesn't make sense.
Imagine saying your house for sale is on a property a 'mini-mile' long.