ext_7970 ([identity profile] mortaine.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] conuly 2005-06-23 11:09 am (UTC)

Re: I have almost as many opinions on this as you do on autism! :)

Well, aren't most marathon runners, etc., stringy, lean, gaunt creatures that don't get up to 200 lbs? (Just a thought)

Hmm... my weight last year at the Portland Marathon was 195, and I stopped losing any weight about 2 months into training. So. No. They're not all stringy gaunt creatures.

In fact, at the Portland, as in many such events, there was a "Bonnie and Clydesdale" division for plus-sized men and women, to acknowledge the extra challenge that running 26 miles with an extra 70 lbs. of fat can be.

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