Marathon: Harder to run or wheelchair?

[Uglyowl]

I have never been in a wheel chair... so assuming you are going to train for a marathon,.... which is harder... to train to run or wheelchair 26.2 miles?

[kerssens]

How could it be hard to wheel for 26.2 miles? Unless you are under time contraints.

[istewart]

Let's just prepare for everyone to tell us their sob stories of helping cripples.

[jakethebake]

Clearly this depends on how much of it is up- or downhill.

[pshreck]

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Clearly this depends on how much of it is up- or downhill.

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I laughed really hardly at this.

[jesusarenque]

Wow. I had this exact debate with friends today at lunch.

[Dynasty]

Dick Hoyt not only runs the Boston Marathon every year. He pushes his wheelchair bound son the whole way.

[Voltron87]

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Clearly this depends on how much of it is up- or downhill.

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POTD

[tdarko]

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How could it be hard to wheel for 26.2 miles? Unless you are under time contraints.

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yeah cause pushing your body weight for 5 hours is really easy. [img]/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]

[Uglyowl]

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Dick Hoyt not only runs the Boston Marathon every year. He pushes his wheelchair bound son the whole way.



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Well in this case I would say it is harder for Dick