A Marathon of Double Standards...

I cant help thinking that this is yet another example of the media selling stories that appeal to the people that want them. Given the odds, in terms of numbers who entered, and given the facts that death is a reality (we all die) why is it so important to hear about this kind of stuff. In my opinion its the usual sensationalist garbage that the media in this country love to generate and will be forgotten about in the two week window to the world that is "the media."

Don't care to know about the facts here, its just not important enough to know.

i think marathons aren't as long these days. not as long as they were in the 70's when i was a kid

and i think you'll find they've been re-branded as Snickers

I hope you find the above information of use to yourself(ves)

[rictus01]

another opinion from a slighty different perspective, I've no idea whether this guy was a "fun runner" or serious athlete, but having done a lot of these things in my youth at world class standard, there is the personal goal angle,achieving that which is just beyond your reach, when you're talking about physical endurance then you're talking about using everything your body has to give and getting to the stage of your mind driving it beyond, yes you are damaging yourself, but it's a choice the difference between winning and not, sure you don't mean to kill yourself or anything like that, but you do become very single minded, it's called focus and all good atheles have it and it can kill, I've seen people cross the line and collapse and need CPR on more than one occasion.

Think of it this way, what makes a great GP bike rider ? after all they have basically the same bikes, tyres on the same track as everyone else? sure there's skill involved, but the big one is focus, the one who takes the risk, he's the one who either wins or goes down in flames trying.

Just a different perspective, no right or wrong, it's just in some and not others

Cheers Mark.

I haven't seen the press kicking off about this poor chap at all.

Granted they've said someones died, which is sad in its self, but nowhere have I heard calls to ban the marathon.

[Viney]

I couldnt run a bath!

Originally Posted by DanDare

I haven't seen the press kicking off about this poor chap at all.

Granted they've said someones died, which is sad in its self, but nowhere have I heard calls to ban the marathon.

The press haven't kicked off, that's my point.

Yet they did when Hammond choose to pursue his own goals, by pushing his own boundaries.

I'm bored of being villified because I like things with engines.

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by Viney

I couldnt run a bath!

Hey one up on me, I can't even walk properly

I thought the point here was that Hammond's jet car run was criticised but the marathon wasn't, and that it was the wrong thing to do regarding the jet car crash, not that it was the wrong thing to not criticise the marathon.

Sounds like most posts think the original post is criticising the marathon rather than the jet car crash??

Can't they just ban Richard Hammond from the tellie?

Originally Posted by Steve H

Can't they just ban Richard Hammond from the tellie?

What's wrong with the Hamster???

He is also a fellow biker!