[News] Jade fails to finish Marathon

[stallyon]

Jade fails to finish Marathon? I find this very hard to believe....besides which, didnt they re-brand it to Snickers???

[Dingdell]

   LOL.

[Ironside]

she was interviewed before starting and said she started training by changing her diet but couldnt live without chinnese and pizza and confort food and she did no pyshical training she is lucky she got as far as she did without keeling over

[matt674]

She got approx 18 miles further than i would have!!

[Ironside]

having run many a half marathon in my time and was planning on running both the berlin and london marathon the year i broke my back i know how hard it is to get to run these events and for every jade goodey that doesnt prepare properly some other person who would of treated it seriously misses out not sure what the numbers like turned away are now but i think its something like only 1 in 10 get to run

[turny]

 


getting into these races is a nightmare annd i find it appalling she is just using it for publicity! more serious runners must be cursing her.

[thetank]

Although if no ill-prepared, high profile types ran the thing, would it be as popular?

Just trying to kick up some debate coz I'm bored. No serious opinion on this, or any other issue that I have ever posted about for that matter. (Apart from short stacks and where they should be moved to)

[matt674]

i agree - all that free publicity about some half famous woman who cant hold things together, its the first time the London marathon has been sprawled over front and back page since..........

last year actually and paula radcliffe!!

[The Truth]

getting into these races is a nightmare annd i find it appalling she is just using it for publicity! more serious runners must be cursing her.

It is very difficult for smaller less well known charities to get participants into events of this nature, however if you are a 'name' it seems there is no problem.

I have it on very good authority that TheTank is now officially a 'name', so get your plimsols ready lad 

[Sark79]

I run alot, probably 4 or 5 times a week on average. But too be honest, I don't think I could run a marathon. It looks torture. 10K would be ok, but 26 miles...pain....pain...pain

[The Truth]

having run many a half marathon in my time and was planning on running both the berlin and london marathon the year i broke my back i know how hard it is to get to run these events and for every jade goodey that doesnt prepare properly some other person who would of treated it seriously misses out not sure what the numbers like turned away are now but i think its something like only 1 in 10 get to run

This is in no way meant to be offensive ironside and if you are offended I will remove it immediately. Was just wondering as you were a bit of an athlete before your injury have you or do you participate in any wheelchair sports?

[turny]

having run many a half marathon in my time and was planning on running both the berlin and london marathon the year i broke my back i know how hard it is to get to run these events and for every jade goodey that doesnt prepare properly some other person who would of treated it seriously misses out not sure what the numbers like turned away are now but i think its something like only 1 in 10 get to run

This is in no way meant to be offensive ironside and if you are offended I will remove it immediately. Was just wondering as you were a bit of an athlete before your injury have you or do you participate in any wheelchair sports?

yeah the wheelchair beer drinking olympics oh and the lets bash tikay 5-0 world cup 

[NoflopsHomer]

And now she'll most like appear in crappy magazines again getting the cheques promoting dieting and fitness training and how we should all be aware of it.


Am I too cynical?

[Sark79]

There are alot of celebs who just do it for publicity. But some others do it for charity. They have my respect, although I am not a big one for charities in general, apart from a number of animal charities.

Lance Armstrong is running the NY marathon

[turny]

i agree - all that free publicity about some half famous woman who cant hold things together, its the first time the London marathon has been sprawled over front and back page since..........

last year actually and paula radcliffe!!

paula radcliffe was for the right reasons and for that we should be proud.

jade goody done it for her own reasons though im sure she raised a few quid for her charity but then again so did the other 30k or so runners who dont crave publicity