What the strangest thing anyone has said to you about the big one

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Derby Tup Apr 2017 2:27pm, 22 Apr 2017 22,762 posts	0 Derby Tup After completing a 105 mile walk, "yes, that's good. But it's not a marathon is it?"
Surrey Phil Apr 2017 3:50pm, 22 Apr 2017 1,934 posts	0 Surrey Phil Anyone who says that London is the best marathon in the world. And then, it's only said by Londoners (or Brits) who don't even realise that there are many other excellent marathons anywhere else.
gladrags Apr 2017 11:54am, 24 Apr 2017 24 posts	0 gladrags back in 2001 when I did my first one - a colleague asked if I had practiced running on cobbles so that I could manage the stretch near the Tower of London........
Atonal Miserabilist (AFKA TRO) Apr 2017 12:10pm, 24 Apr 2017 14,713 posts	0 Atonal Miserabilist (AFKA TRO) I remember a colleague who I had repeated conversations with about my doing Ironman. I explained what it was many times, including the 'and then a run a marathon' bit. After doing the Ironman she congratulated me heartily and suggested: 'you should enter the London Marathon - I reckon you could definitely finish it'
Hills of Death (HOD) Apr 2017 9:15pm, 24 Apr 2017 33,348 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Definitely you can do it