Wednesday, October 14, 2009
2nd Blog
I knew that running 50 marathons in 50 consecutive days would be unbelievably hard, but i was only thinking about the exertion it would put on you body. As i get further into the book i realize exactly how hard it is on Dean Karnakes, the man running. After running 26.2 miles Dean cant go lay down and nap. Right after he finishes the race, the press surround him and kids are also asking for autographs, and this usually lasts a pretty long time. then he has to go home and eat and take an ice bath and all that post race stuff. since every marathon is in a different state, he has to hop on a bus and drive hundreds of miles to the next location, usually arriving at the hotel around 1:00 am. he averages 4.5 hours a sleep a night during this 50 day time. I never took into account all those little things aside from just running. its pretty intense.
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Ok seriously that sounds like one of thee worst things you could possibly do to yourself. I'm dead after 4.5 hours of sleep on a regular lazy day. I can't imagine getting up and pushing myself to run 26 miles every day for 50 days! I want to know what motivated him to do this out of nowhere. Did his family support him in this? I feel like this is a form of punishment for him... uggh I feel gross even thinking about doing something like this to myself. :P
ReplyDeleteI can't do something like this. it seems to me like he made the impossible possible.
ReplyDeletethis is really unbelievable. i need to sleep at least 8 hours per night to be awake during the daytime. i can't imagine how i would feel my body after 50 days like that.
ReplyDeletewow, that would be so hard for someone it seems like. I would never be able to last 50 days of running and only 4.5 hours of sleep at night. This guy must really love running.
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