Comments on: The Marathon Chronicles, Part II: Wanna Make a Bet?

By: zbsports

zbsports — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:27:56 +0000

awesome marathon chronicles…That is a great record…thanks for sharing such a great post…:D

By: Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » Surviving a Mile at a Time (The Marathon Chronicles, Part V)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:08:47 +0000

[...] Those of you who bet or otherwise incentivized me (you’ll find your bets here), please click here to donate to my 2010 Seattle LiveStrong Challenge. [...]

By: Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » Ruminations on Prime of My Life (The Marathon Chronicles, Part III)

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:10:27 +0000

[...] next part of my optimism comes from a pretty serious incentive I’ve rashly given myself: I have made $3902 worth of bets that I will beat my previous time (4:39, seven years ago) at this [...]

By: Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » Spin Class

Fat Cyclist » Blog Archive » Spin Class — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:41:24 +0000

[...] should have been the source material for Part III of The Marathon Chronicles (read Part I and Part II here) — the part where The Runner dragged me on a fifteen mile [...]

By: Laurie

Laurie — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:22:35 +0000

Training helps, but a marathon is truly a mental test.

You’ll do it…and after you do, get thee into an ice bath, pronto. It works wonders!

By: anji

anji — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:22:52 +0000

Hey,
Most of my friends are being the same way. Last June, I was almost 270 pounds. I decided to join the army. I’ve since lost 50 pounds and hoping for an intake date of April/May/June. A lot of my friends aren’t supportive. A lot do not understand. In the past year, I’ve had a gun/machete pointed at me, I had to quit my job (that was in my classroom, I was a teacher at the time) just to arrive back from the isolated community to discover my ex was cheating on me. Then, I ended up losing that relationship and my home. I’m now living with my “mommy” again … then, two days after Christmas, I survived what I was told, could have been a fatal accident. I was lucky. Beyond luck, actually.

I’ve been blessed. But, I’m not giving up despite having lost everything I worked hard for… even my car which was a total loss and all I had left over.

So, now it’s me, my dog and my cat… versus the cruel world. But, I’m still going on.

And, I’m doing the impossible over and over.

You go do your impossible, okay?

I’m sorry, I don’t have any money to donate (but have donated in the past to your stuff)… until things get settled here, I have not a dollar to spare. But, I promise I will one day, when the money is flowing again.

Until then, think about the 220 pound Canadian girl who is STILL going to join the army… who will be with you in spirit as you cross your impossible finish line. And, when you turn around and say, “I told you so”, to people… remember they may not truly realise how much “hope and faith” can get you through anything. Instead of gloating, use it as a teaching tool :) I know I will be!!

Double-time!

By: rookieroadracer

rookieroadracer — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:30:47 +0000

Fatty,

I’m sort of broke these days, so I can’t bet much. That said, I think you can do it, and beat your previous time. I’ll bet you $25, if you beat the previous time, I donate it to your livestrong. If you don’t do it, you can either donate $25 to your own livestrong, or if you are too bombarded with debt from all these bets, I’ll just let it slide. Game?

-ddk

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:39:15 +0000

You’ll do it. When I ran my first marathon, I had never run more than 25 miles in a week, and had run more than 6 miles in a day exactly once. I finished the marathon in 3:43 and felt great. The reason was simply that I was already had a good cycling base before starting to train for the marathon. So like I said, you’ll do it. Just remember that, on every training run, you must be prepared to bail in order to stay injury-free!

By: Andy R

Andy R — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:57:12 +0000

Cyclists and runners….two very different animals. I love riding, despise running. You gotta lotta guts, bro. But I think that you’ll pay for this one. In more ways than one. No matter if you make your time or not, I’ll chip in 25. Good Luck!

By: Sunny

Sunny — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:33:19 +0000

I believe in you! I’ll donate $25 if you make it, and another $25 if you beat your previous time AND another $25 if you beat your previous time by more than 15 minutes. Good luck!