Re: Race report
Serene
> I was in San Francisco to run in the half marathon portion of the Nike
> Women's Marathon on Sunday. I've been running for about a year and a
> half, and this was my first half marathon (13.1 miles). In fact, it was
> my first race longer than ten kilometers--6.2 miles--and I've done only
> one of them. I've been running only a year and a half.
I'm so impressed!
<snip>
> I more than met my goals and expectations in the race.
>
Good job!
> What I do not understand is why men will enter a race that is
> advertised as a women's race. California law prevents the race
> organizers from restricting the race to women only, but the
> organizers can keep men from starting with the elite runners, and do
> not have to award any prizes to men. But men who finish the race do
> get the finisher's tee shirts and necklaces.
Baffling.
Serene
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Kathryn Burlingham
> Serene <ser...@serenepages.org> wrote:
>
>>>What I do not understand is why men will enter a race that is
>>>advertised as a women's race.
>>
>
> Actually, I can understand why they do it; what I do not understand is
> why they can't realize that their reasons are invalid.
I'm guessing there're a number of reasons, some of which might be
related to wanting to run with a female partner--training together for
the same competition. In which case that's likely a joint decision.
Serene
> In article <1./7ljn...@panix.com>, Serene <ser...@serenepages.org>
> wrote:
>
>> I'm so impressed!
>
> Honestly, I don't know why so many people say they're impressed. Anyone
> can do it; all it takes is dedication and practice--lots of practice.
And are people customarily unimpressed with dedication and practice?
Serene
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