London Mom plans to run a marathon in high heels...

[adcobe]

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2835017/If-shoe-fits-Mum-five-vying-person-world-run-marathon-HIGH-HEELS.html

she is nuts, and i think a bit full of herself

what do you all think of this?

[kams]

It's great that she is raising money. And, she's training in them & doing extra strength stuff.

But, her claim that she would run her first marathon in under 4 after one 2hr17min half is ridiculous. I think under 5 in heals for a first timer with that half time is a bit ambitious, but I guess if her training paces fit the bill...

And she wears 7inch heals 12hrs a day anyway? Wtf?

[adcobe]

I was rolling my eyes at the times she predicted as well. My fastest half is a 2:18 and an under 4 hour marathon is so not happening anytime soon. I think the money raising is great but man she is gonna hurt the following day!

[jene]

I am curious to see if she able to finish that quickly. That sounds awful

[katyintx]

This sounds like a terrible idea. And her first marathon in 5 in heels after a 2:17 half once? I mean, good luck to her but I agree with kams - seems ambitious. 

I can't imagine this is good for her long term, either. Her feet, tendons, toes, etc have got to be hating this idea!  

[clseale]

It's not that I want her to fail, I just want her to be really freakin humbled. She's annoying me. I find it very hard to believe that the heels will only slow her down less than 1 min per mile (which is what would have to happen, to run under 5 hrs based on that half time.)

ETA: I want to know what kind of heels she's running in, because I probably need to get a pair.!

[runaways]

No.

[Mushe]

Good lord. Just no, is the appropriate response, from others!

I wonder if the mention of her 2hr17min half in relation to a 4hr marathon is just journalistic license? Like, maybe she said she ran that half time a while ago, but is faster more recently?

[polarbearfans]

I couldn't walk a marathon in heels...

[zoidberg]

Sounds like a fun way to break an ankle.

[gt7301b]

Nov 17, 2014 22:11:59 GMT -5 clseale said:

It's not that I want her to fail, I just want her to be really freakin humbled. She's annoying me. I find it very hard to believe that the heels will only slow her down less than 1 min per mile (which is what would have to happen, to run under 5 hrs based on that half time.)

ETA: I want to know what kind of heels she's running in, because I probably need to get a pair.!

Yeah, I'm not going to lie, I want her to fail.

[shauni27]

nutter.

[libbygrl109]

5-inch heels? No. That has to truly mess with your legs big time. And she is normally in 7-inch heels? What does she do? Isn't like practically en pointe?

clseale - They showed a picture. It looks like some type of mary jane. It has to have amazing cushioning.

[IndiaInk]

That's a terrible idea. I am still dealing with what I suspect may be a stress fracture I incurred years ago when I wore heels for a week straight for a standing sales position. I also did a lot of running to catch buses and taxis that week. The pain tends to crop up when I'm training for races and it makes my life miserable. She is dumb to take that risk.

[mrshandy]

Not smart in the least. Seriously that is a terrible idea and a good way to ruin your ankles.

Yeah I hope that they failed to mention that she was a lot faster. I had a 1:53xx for a half and I ran my marathon in just over 4. Otherwise she is just delusional.

[Deleted]

I wear heels every single day.

And this sounds like a nice tall glass of nope.

[lb2006]

i'd hate to see what kind of injury she sustains during/after the race. It would definitely mess up your stride, not to mention your feet!

[bullygirl979]

Nov 17, 2014 21:49:37 GMT -5 adcobe said:

I was rolling my eyes at the times she predicted as well. My fastest half is a 2:18 and an under 4 hour marathon is so not happening anytime soon. I think the money raising is great but man she is gonna hurt the following day!

This is where I'm at. A marathon is twice the distance of a half. So, given her half time is 2:17, not sure where double that equals less than 4 hours. 

[bostonmichelle]

I can barely stand in heels. I made it down the church aisle and for my dances at my wedding in 3-4" heels and wanted to die. So this is a whole lot of nope in my book.

[itsme]

Ouch. Why?!

[osulori]

yikes. No thank you.

[pixy0stix]

Sounds like a fun way to lose a toe.

[Susie]

This is just stupid.

[arch01]

yeah, no. sounds like a great way to mess up your body.

[thebulldog]

Heels are the shoes

Heals are what her feet will need to do after the race.

i be typing from me phone. typos and grammer dont count.

[skwcm80]

I love my heels like no other, but I can think of a million things I'd rather do other than run a marathon in them.

[clseale]

Nov 18, 2014 15:30:01 GMT -5 Mrs.flang said:

Ridiculous.

This is the first thing I found as an example of 7 inch heels.



And the ones in the pictures where she's training don't even look like they are 5".  These are 5 inch by the way...

I thought the same thing! The picture looks like 2" heels.

[CallingAllAngels]

All I can think is: play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[secretlyevil]

This woman is an AW who is looking to cause some serious long term damage to her body.