Resilient runners finish Chicago Marathon at their own pace

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While the pros were finishing the Chicago Marathon in just over two hours, some resilient runners spent nearly 12 hours on the race course before crossing the finish line.
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[@Runner8617]

I'm glad they gave medals for people who finished even after the cutoff time! They did finish the entire race, so I think they deserve it. 👍

[@sammym5142]

A lot of these folks do this for charities close to their hearts and/or to challenge themselves to doing something they never thought they could do or other people told them they could never do. Congratulations to these guys for pushing through for a great cause and for themselves! You guys can do anything and are a marathoner in my book! I ran on Sunday and am still sore, I'm sure they are even more sore moving that long! ❤

[@kevinlance1813]

Congratulations to all the runners. The great Eliud Kipchoge once said "Everyone who completes Marathon wins Marathon." Knees up chin up keep going.

[@Conejoblanco-7726]

While the elite runners doing the race around 3 hours is incredible, what’s also incredible is continuing on your feet for 6+ hours, that’s amazing endurance 🎉

[@johnmccracken3473]

Three hours is very good but not elite. Try sub 2.30 for guys and 2.45 for gals

[@Tritiuminducedfusion]

@@Conejoblanco-7726 3 hours is approaching sub elite. Elites are the fastest, much faster than 3 hours.

[@beansandrunning]

​@@johnmccracken3473 that is still not elite😂 more like sub 2.30 for women and something like sub 2.20 for men. I am pretty sure I should be able to go somewhere near 2.50 with some more training in a few years and I am a woman- definetly not elite tho.

[@667illin]

Years ago I handed out medals had to finish line of the Illinois Marathon. My favorite part was seeing people finish right as the course was closing (around 5 hrs). They were all saying it was a bucket list item that they checked off to finish a marathon and I couldn't have been more proud of them!

[@karenmicinski3028]

That’s awesome that people stayed for the last runners to finish. All runners need that support

[@evanalexandr]

This is honestly SO HARD, props to them. Moving for 12 hours is intense, doesn't matter what distance is covered in the end.

[@CTYeung]

Warms my heart that runners finishing after cutoff are celebrated. Chicago is a city of great people.

[@chuckd5819]

how do you qualify for the chicago marathon if it takes you 12 hours?

[@Lambmjfavoritenumber]

lottery system

[@MNP208]

I won an entry through a sponsor.

[@marknowak]

Congratulations!

[@NKim-gj9vk]

Good job! 👏🏾

[@JaniceTaylor-it3ed]

Good job 👏

[@robertcretu4363]

Hey as long as you got the “well deserved medal “

[@FanboyCantina]

Well done

[@clemdane]

So resilient = slow?

[@codecaine]

👏👏👏

[@repairdrive]

🎉🎉

[@OmahaTonyG]

Take a good look at the final finishers. They obviously walked the entire distance and did very little training. They are very heavyset. Keeping that in mind, good for them for finishing.

[@stefanierunz]

❤❤

[@jesussalas2407]

How can you still be obese after “training” for months?

[@Tritiuminducedfusion]

@jesussalas2407 That obese person ran a marathon while you never will. 🫢🤡

[@renatonascimento9306]

positive... compulsive eating dwarves any amount of calories one can burn through exercise

[@leonardmilcin7798]

It takes me 7.5-8h to walk marathon distance at lazy pace, just for perspective.

[@Justin-uc8sc]

Bullshit. I run 2 marathons per year, and walk 1 at a fast pace. Fast pace is 7.5 hours. A lazy pace would be 9 hours.

[@Runner8617]

Unless you have long legs and your stride is longer..

[@Runner8617]

For me, fast paced walking is also around 7.5 hours for a marathon distance, but I've had two very long legged people keep up with my fast jog by just walking at a leisurely pace. That experience really opened my eyes at how body structure makes a difference.

[@Runner8617]

I lied. I just did the math, for me a fast pace walk would be a 6:45 hour marathon, and a leisure pace walk would be 7.5 hours. Jogging at 4 MPH would make me finish at 6 hour cut off

[@ericandbeethoven]

Were you out there yesterday? That's the only valid perspective that matters.

[@JaniceTaylor-it3ed]

Corgst

[@NoNameNumberTwo]

Awesome. 😎

[@PatriciaB-d8x]

I’m more impressed with her than the ones who came in first. Good for her!

[@iDesper]

WTF 😂😂 try running 100m at the winner pace and youll cry

[@PatriciaB-d8x]

@@iDesper Triggered?

[@iDesper]

@@PatriciaB-d8x not at all but being more impressed than the first seems a bit off when you actually try running

[@PatriciaB-d8x]

@@iDesper I’ve tried running and know exactly how hard it is. It’s hard for someone like this woman to run a race, knowing she won’t come in first, knowing there will be no cheering section for her, but she did it anyway. She finished anyway. That’s what I’m impressed with. If you are confident in your abilities, you’d be okay with someone like her getting a bit attention.

[@iDesper]

@@PatriciaB-d8x yeah yeah sure but the amount of work put in by the top runners (including females) cannot be underestimated for someone who walked most of the race

[@MNP208]

12 hours? Amazing! I thought that my 6.25 was a long time!!

[@jamalhendricks3978]

That's not running. Most people walk faster than that.

[@bahskskffkgk]

It's running for them and that's all that matters, not anyone else opinion

[@jamalhendricks3978]

@@bahskskffkgk Then your opinion doesn't matter.

[@jamalhendricks3978]

And also, it's not an opinion; it's kinesiology. When you have at least one foot on the ground, it's definitionally walking. They walked.

[@Tritiuminducedfusion]

​@@jamalhendricks3978You realize you are allowed to walk, right?

[@judymoffett6799]

First place or last place……same distance.

[@sydneyrene2014]

Well she walked a marathon but good for her

[@ericandbeethoven]

And what did you do yesterday?

[@Tritiuminducedfusion]

What is your current marathon time? 🤔🤔🤔

[@reformed_attempt_1]

why not just be happy for her? She put some training into it and it was surely not easy

[@garlicpiggy]

undertrained runners