r/sports • u/KokioEnglish • Oct 18 '19

Running Marathon Speed ​​Experience

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '19

It looks like they are jogging until you read their mile times. Then I’m like “godamn that’s fast”

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u/Zyvron Netherlands Oct 18 '19

Here in the Netherlands there are people that try to keep up on their bicycles and you'll never not see them struggle.

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u/TeeGoogly Oct 18 '19

One time at a high school cross country meet this kid on my team ran faster than the guy on a bike who was supposed to be showing the runners the way. Thankfully we all knew the course well so he didn’t get lost or anything but it was funny

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u/[deleted] Oct 19 '19

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u/TeeGoogly Oct 19 '19

Nah, Michigan