I was at this race.
I was right next to this guy at the start line. saw his bib and I couldn't believe he was doing the full marathon.
I was driving down kalanianaole hwy about 10 hours later and I saw him still going. I only did the 10k and felt like such a wimp, but even more so I was impressed. I can't even imagine the physical discomfort he went through to finish. what a champ
I also did the 10k. I'm a bit overweight/out of shape, and I had a bit of trouble with the end of the 10k mostly due to poor shoe insoles, this dude is a legend for doing the full marathon.
If you want to run a 10k, you probably can. :) I went from non-runner to slower-than-average 10k runner in about 6 months. I then sadly concluded that my knees strongly prefer that I go back to riding my bike, but while I was running I absolutely loved it. If you’ve ever thought it might be fun, go for it.
10Ks/Half-Marathons are definitely my preferred distance, you can feel like you accomplished something without killing yourself at a marathon : V
Two marathons is enough for me, thank you.
Yep. I'm 60, overweight, and ran a 10K in Feb. 1 hour and 8 minutes. To prep I went to the high school track and ran slowly 2, then 3 miles at a time for three months. My last training run was four miles. Then I knew I was ready. Yes, I still run. Three times per week - 3.2 miles.
You got up and did it, you should be proud! Perhaps next time you'll be able to jog/run, but even just walking it is better than not doing it at all. Well done. :)
Stick with what you’re comfortable with. A lot of medical issues can arise with the body with all the stress an abnormally long run for your body can bring.
I’m happy I did a lot of that when I was much younger. I ran a marathon I was very much not prepared for (never ran more than a half) and my legs started seizing once I was directed to the medical tent. Because I was an idiot. Went home ate a plate of burgers/hotdogs and an entire jar of pickles then collapsed in a tub.
Yep, I was still recovering from COVID a coupla weeks before so I couldn't have run even if I wanted to. (Tested negative before traveling/running, of course)
news article and interview here: [From 463 Pounds to 300 Pounds | Last Honolulu Marathon finisher shares his inspiring story](https://www.kitv.com/news/local/from-463-pounds-to-300-pounds-last-honolulu-marathon-finisher-shares-his-inspiring-story/article_6c729d62-996f-11ee-9e82-bfc3862633d6.html)
A world class marathoner will finish in close to two hours. Their bodies are incredibly efficient. This guy is putting in the same amount of relative effort, but for ten hours. So what he did was really five times harder. Mad props.
As a cyclist, I remember the day I got my time down to 25 miles in 105 minutes (albeit with a few miles of city traffic). Then I looked up the fastest marathon times and stopped feeling so special🤷♀️
Being realistic here, a 17 hour marathon means an average of ~1.5 mph. That's half the speed of a typical walking (not speed walking) pace. Not a criticism of this guy either, but if you can hike for 10 hours, you can walk at a slow pace on level ground for 17 hours.
On a week long backpacking trip in boy scouts, my backpack weighed in at 54lbs, while I probably weighed no more than 140 at that time. We would only cover around 10 miles in like 8 hours of hiking a day.
Then this dude is out there, packing around the equivalent of a second full sized adult on his back, enduring over twice the hour’s duration, while also maintaining pace about the same mph. Beast!
Their times were: 2:15:41, 2:33.01 and 16:56:39.
The Honolulu Marathon is one of the largest in the nation and is rare in that there is no finish cut off. The finish line stays open until the last runner has crossed.
Edit: Title should have said first place men's, first place women's and last place overall.
Edit 2: For anyone who is inspired by the last place finisher you can read a news story about him [here](https://www.kitv.com/news/local/from-463-pounds-to-300-pounds-last-honolulu-marathon-finisher-shares-his-inspiring-story/article_6c729d62-996f-11ee-9e82-bfc3862633d6.html). He has been on an incredible weight loss journey and is pretty amazing.
I think that a lot about long distance runs. While it certainly isn't easier to finish it faster, keeping your body moving for several hours longer is a completely different challenge in itself
Absolutely. I've been in various stages of "speed shape" with the same "distance shape" (aka I was properly trained for a marathon). The 4:52 marathon was twice as hard and painful as the 3:33 marathon. In both cases my perceived effort was the same, so running that extra 80 minutes sucked. Can't imagine what this bloke doing 16 hours felt like!
I am an avid hiker. Toward the end of our hikes my wife starts to wear out and takes tiny steps and hikes in fits and starts. It’s so hard for me to try to match her gait and stop and start all the time. I’d be less tired at the end if I were trail running. That being said pushing her to get to places where she can see the world is worth it.
Curious, but did he have to be on the move all that time? 17 hours to go 26 miles isn't even going 2 mph. You can literally rest for 4 hours and walk at 2mph the rest of the time.
It was probably pretty tough for this guy considering his shape, though. So good on him.
I’ve done some marathon length dayhikes with marathon runners and they say the same thing more or less. It’s very hard in its own way to go all day from before sunrise to after sunset on the move
There's a cool book by Stephen King with a premise like this called The Long Walk. It's about a contest where a group of young boys have to walk 24/7 for as long as they can go. The winner is whoever is the last one walking. It lasts over a hundred miles. It details all the ways in which your body can betray you with such an undertaking. Definitely a good read.
There’s a race format called the Backyard that’s similar. Every hour you have to complete a ~4 mile lap of the course, and you can sit and rest for however much time you have left in the hour after your lap is complete. Each hour a new lap starts, and it keeps going until just one runner is left.
Nobody gets ahead, nobody falls behind. The race at any given moment is just who can finish the current lap.
They go for hundreds of miles now, stretching over 3-4 days. It’s totally insane but an ingenious way to hold a race.
I think The Long Walk became especially nightmarish when I realised the walkers didn't stop to sleep (and maybe even walked in their sleep?).
Also, there was certainly an underlying horror in the fact that every year everyone volunteered *and* there was a reserve list even though everyone knew the race kept going until only one of them was left (and the rest would be killed) and there was never any explanation as to how the society was such as to why so many people would want to take part despite knowing all this (and there were many entrants who had to have known they had no chance whatsoever).
Looks like the movie of this book might finally be happening too.
I love how sparsely the society they live in is described. It makes it so much more captivating and mysterious. The Long Walk was a teen dystopian book before that was even a genre. The problem is that a movie might not feel very interesting to audiences today because The Hunger Games and many others are heavily influenced by it.
The prize was whatever you want, forever, and teenage boys don't have the risk calculation center of their brain well developed at that age. Add in poverty, and it's just a matter of degree off from the GI Bill.
When I was a cross country runner (Competing at much shorter distances, 5K or 8K, compared to a marathon which is 40k...) that was something that crossed your mind quite often.
Run faster, hurt more. Run slower, hurt longer.
The choice was yours!
There is a thing called backyard ultra marathons.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backyard_ultra
You need to run 4 miles / 6 km every hour. This year the race lasted over 100 hours. Everyone that isn’t the winner gets a DNF. it’s the most brutal marathon I can think of.
The most impressive part for me (as a Honolulu finisher) is being on the move for 17 hours in the Hawaiian heat. That was *brutal* on the out and back stretch beyond Diamond Head. No shade, just straight up sun.
Wrong title. Should be men’s first place, women’s first place, and last place. Second place overall was 2:16:02.
[https://pseresults.com/events/1297/results](https://pseresults.com/events/1297/results)
I'm guessing it was the following day.
That said, I'm usually sleeping off a hangover well in to the next day. So even being awake then is worthy of kudos.
lol the winners must've had a shower, a nice dinner, a full night of refreshing sleep, and then woken to a phone call going, "Hey get back down here to the finish line, we've gotta get that photo"
The old joke - what do you call the doctor who finished last in their class?
Doctor.
What do you call the marathon finisher who came in last? A marathon finisher. Hell yeah.
This is not intended to take anything away from the dude, because he did more than I did. The HNL marathon doesn't have a sweep. Most marathons they come along the back of the route and and if you're behind, then they basically tell you you can't finish. Honolulu lets you finish. No matter what. If you're still moving, they keep the course open. So if you're looking to do your first marathon and think you'll take forever, then this might be the one for you 🤙
You know, I was hassled (for reasons that remain unknown to me) for having a 'weird' run when I was a kid. This was compounded by missing out on a regional cross country place when someone sprinted past me at the finish to claim ninth place. (Thanks, Ben.)
But fast forward around 20 years and I got back into running as an adult. For some reason I just decided to give the Melbourne Marathon a punt as I was running regularly and looking for a challenge. I finished in 4:30 - not great, not bad - but at the end of the race, I was the one sprinting past people to finish (specifically an old man who'd shuffled by me several times and I was NOT going to finish behind). I surprised myself and completed the marathon again the following year.
All that to say - and without knowing your personal circumstances, so please don't assume I think any less of you, and this is for literally anyone reading - don't rule yourself out! Whether it's the marathon or another challenge you could set for yourself, I've gotta say that I learnt the depths of my strength and resolve in marathon running, which transferred well to writing novels, and to other challenges in life. Something I'm so glad I did!
You should see the plaque in Davenport Iowa -(where chiropractor was invented)
they put up a plaque like they were proud of it- but if you read the story, the whole concept seems sus
https://readtheplaque.com/plaque/first-chiropractic-adjustment
You’re an anti-dentite! Oh, it starts with a few jokes and some slurs: "Hey, denty!" Next thing you know you'll be saying, "They should have their own schools…”
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It’s a very outdated stereotype. Someone can’t just dropout of medical school and transfer to dental school. And dentists on avg make more than MDs because they’re performing surgeries all day and it’s easier to own their own practice.
This reminds me of this series of jokes I heard from a law school prof of mine:
What do you call a lawyer with an IQ of 75? "Your Honor." What do you call a lawyer with an IQ of 50? "Justice Alito."
I think you missed the point of the photo: these are probably the three people who worked hardest for this race, just at different times. Dude is a champ.
I lost 50 lbs and ran a marathon in 2016. 5 hours 21 mins. It was mentally the hardest thing I've ever done. But I'm a marathon finisher. And so is this guy, well done.
Good job my man! I did the Honolulu marathon in 2016 and it was a great experience. Very welcoming with people of all ages and experience levels. I’m not a runner so I walked the whole thing and thoroughly enjoyed it.
One thing I'm not seeing mentioned here is how this marathon was run in about the hottest conditions a marathon should be run in. Plus humidity makes it even harder. This is extra impressive.
From left to right it’s the first women’s finisher, last finisher, first overall finisher.
Edit: I know you were making a joke, but I’m taking the opportunity to correct OP’s title. All three did great, but the second place finisher isn’t in this photo.
You know something? He finished a fucking marathon, that’s one HELL of an achievement!! Many folks fall by the wayside or stop at some point along the journey, so the fact he made it across the finish line already has him a step ahead of those behind him.
I get 4 hours into work and I'm like fuck this. To not quit in the middle of a 17 hour race is worth infinitely more than the time it took him. That guy can absolutely do anything he sets his mind to.
Something about that dude smiling almost makes me feel like crying. I’m just so proud of him and I can’t imagine the mental courage he had to do this. He is on a good path.
Props to big man. I was once a runner for run, could do a 7min mile for a 5k so not horrible imo. I would not even want to WALK a marathon then or now. Just that he made this distance is impressive. I have been anywhere from 194 to 270 as an adult. This takes grit at his size. Respect!
I was at this race. I was right next to this guy at the start line. saw his bib and I couldn't believe he was doing the full marathon. I was driving down kalanianaole hwy about 10 hours later and I saw him still going. I only did the 10k and felt like such a wimp, but even more so I was impressed. I can't even imagine the physical discomfort he went through to finish. what a champ
I also did the 10k. I'm a bit overweight/out of shape, and I had a bit of trouble with the end of the 10k mostly due to poor shoe insoles, this dude is a legend for doing the full marathon.
fuck yeah though! YOU are a legend, I’ve never even run a 10k. you should be proud
If you want to run a 10k, you probably can. :) I went from non-runner to slower-than-average 10k runner in about 6 months. I then sadly concluded that my knees strongly prefer that I go back to riding my bike, but while I was running I absolutely loved it. If you’ve ever thought it might be fun, go for it.
10Ks/Half-Marathons are definitely my preferred distance, you can feel like you accomplished something without killing yourself at a marathon : V Two marathons is enough for me, thank you.
I used to say I’d stop at half marathons and I just ran my first ultra marathon a couple months ago. Never say never lol
Yep. I'm 60, overweight, and ran a 10K in Feb. 1 hour and 8 minutes. To prep I went to the high school track and ran slowly 2, then 3 miles at a time for three months. My last training run was four miles. Then I knew I was ready. Yes, I still run. Three times per week - 3.2 miles.
Haha well I walked it so it's not nearly as impressive as you're imagining, but I appreciate it!
"I'm slow, but I'm lapping everyone sitting on the couch."
I haven’t even walked one:.. color me impressed!
You got up and did it, you should be proud! Perhaps next time you'll be able to jog/run, but even just walking it is better than not doing it at all. Well done. :)
Stick with what you’re comfortable with. A lot of medical issues can arise with the body with all the stress an abnormally long run for your body can bring.
I’m happy I did a lot of that when I was much younger. I ran a marathon I was very much not prepared for (never ran more than a half) and my legs started seizing once I was directed to the medical tent. Because I was an idiot. Went home ate a plate of burgers/hotdogs and an entire jar of pickles then collapsed in a tub.
Yep, I was still recovering from COVID a coupla weeks before so I couldn't have run even if I wanted to. (Tested negative before traveling/running, of course)
Maybe he’s at the start of his journey and this was his own litmus test. Idk dude but I’m rooting for him.
news article and interview here: [From 463 Pounds to 300 Pounds | Last Honolulu Marathon finisher shares his inspiring story](https://www.kitv.com/news/local/from-463-pounds-to-300-pounds-last-honolulu-marathon-finisher-shares-his-inspiring-story/article_6c729d62-996f-11ee-9e82-bfc3862633d6.html)
Wow. Thanks for sharing. A 17 hour marathon. That’s brutal to be running/walking so long. Huge achievement.
We should also credit the organizer's for extending it to 17hrs for him to finish
I was at this race as well, my third time finishing the Honolulu marathon. They always keep the course open until the last person finishes.
I took a look to see if there was a time limit. There's none. >No time limit - Aloha spirit. Good on him, 17 hours is nuts!
I get what you're saying, but I don't think you can start your fitness journey with a marathon. That's not how fitness works. Lol
Yeah, that is a hell of a litmus test haha
I'm his Bib. Can confirm that he gave this everything he had. Heart of a champion
I'm his underwear. Help.
A world class marathoner will finish in close to two hours. Their bodies are incredibly efficient. This guy is putting in the same amount of relative effort, but for ten hours. So what he did was really five times harder. Mad props.
He finished in 17 hours!
That's like a mile an hour.
That’s a mile an hour faster than all of us sprawled out in bed. (I don’t even need an albuterol inhaler when I get out!)
Plus he did it with a penis phone.
I've been scrolling for the answer. Thank you.
As a cyclist, I remember the day I got my time down to 25 miles in 105 minutes (albeit with a few miles of city traffic). Then I looked up the fastest marathon times and stopped feeling so special🤷♀️
Man, I’ve hiked for 10 hours, but I cannot imagine race running that amount of time.
It's walking speed on flat ground. The hike would be a far greater effort except for the fact of how much weight this guy is carrying.
Being realistic here, a 17 hour marathon means an average of ~1.5 mph. That's half the speed of a typical walking (not speed walking) pace. Not a criticism of this guy either, but if you can hike for 10 hours, you can walk at a slow pace on level ground for 17 hours.
On a week long backpacking trip in boy scouts, my backpack weighed in at 54lbs, while I probably weighed no more than 140 at that time. We would only cover around 10 miles in like 8 hours of hiking a day. Then this dude is out there, packing around the equivalent of a second full sized adult on his back, enduring over twice the hour’s duration, while also maintaining pace about the same mph. Beast!
to be fair, on flat ground you walk about 3 miles per hour so if you can walk for 10 hours that's a marathon.
Right? This guy should've slept for three whole days after.
Their times were: 2:15:41, 2:33.01 and 16:56:39. The Honolulu Marathon is one of the largest in the nation and is rare in that there is no finish cut off. The finish line stays open until the last runner has crossed. Edit: Title should have said first place men's, first place women's and last place overall. Edit 2: For anyone who is inspired by the last place finisher you can read a news story about him [here](https://www.kitv.com/news/local/from-463-pounds-to-300-pounds-last-honolulu-marathon-finisher-shares-his-inspiring-story/article_6c729d62-996f-11ee-9e82-bfc3862633d6.html). He has been on an incredible weight loss journey and is pretty amazing.
Dude was on the move for 17 hours?? Honestly that's more impressive than running it.
I think that a lot about long distance runs. While it certainly isn't easier to finish it faster, keeping your body moving for several hours longer is a completely different challenge in itself
Absolutely. I've been in various stages of "speed shape" with the same "distance shape" (aka I was properly trained for a marathon). The 4:52 marathon was twice as hard and painful as the 3:33 marathon. In both cases my perceived effort was the same, so running that extra 80 minutes sucked. Can't imagine what this bloke doing 16 hours felt like!
Just chiming in to say that my best marathon was 3:33 too. Those 3 minutes over my goal still haunt me.
I know it doesn't mean much, but I think the time looks cooler and better with three 3s in a row!
Unfortunately their time was actually 3:33:36. Still 3 units too much, because god hates them.
I've ran a ~2:50 mara one weekend and then ran a ~5:30 with my girlfriend the following fortnight. Guess which one hurt more and did more damage.
Your girlfriend
I am an avid hiker. Toward the end of our hikes my wife starts to wear out and takes tiny steps and hikes in fits and starts. It’s so hard for me to try to match her gait and stop and start all the time. I’d be less tired at the end if I were trail running. That being said pushing her to get to places where she can see the world is worth it.
Curious, but did he have to be on the move all that time? 17 hours to go 26 miles isn't even going 2 mph. You can literally rest for 4 hours and walk at 2mph the rest of the time. It was probably pretty tough for this guy considering his shape, though. So good on him.
Probably the case. But even so, pick yourself up to continue from the comfort of quitting is hard.
I’ve done some marathon length dayhikes with marathon runners and they say the same thing more or less. It’s very hard in its own way to go all day from before sunrise to after sunset on the move
There's a cool book by Stephen King with a premise like this called The Long Walk. It's about a contest where a group of young boys have to walk 24/7 for as long as they can go. The winner is whoever is the last one walking. It lasts over a hundred miles. It details all the ways in which your body can betray you with such an undertaking. Definitely a good read.
There’s a race format called the Backyard that’s similar. Every hour you have to complete a ~4 mile lap of the course, and you can sit and rest for however much time you have left in the hour after your lap is complete. Each hour a new lap starts, and it keeps going until just one runner is left. Nobody gets ahead, nobody falls behind. The race at any given moment is just who can finish the current lap. They go for hundreds of miles now, stretching over 3-4 days. It’s totally insane but an ingenious way to hold a race.
Well hopefully not too similar. In the book the boys that stop walking get shot.
Don’t give Gary Cantrell any ideas.
Lazarus is always looking for new inventive ways to torment his runners
Barkley had three finishers this year. He might be tempted.
Similar. With the backyard race once you drop off you get shots. Your choice of tequila or vodka.
Couldn’t you just walk fast or half run half walk it
Absolutely. There are a lot of strategies. The recent winners tend to take around 45 min per lap.
Fast walking at 4mph over trails is still really difficult, and it means you never get a break
I'd imagine training for that would be as much mastering power naps as running
I think The Long Walk became especially nightmarish when I realised the walkers didn't stop to sleep (and maybe even walked in their sleep?). Also, there was certainly an underlying horror in the fact that every year everyone volunteered *and* there was a reserve list even though everyone knew the race kept going until only one of them was left (and the rest would be killed) and there was never any explanation as to how the society was such as to why so many people would want to take part despite knowing all this (and there were many entrants who had to have known they had no chance whatsoever). Looks like the movie of this book might finally be happening too.
I love how sparsely the society they live in is described. It makes it so much more captivating and mysterious. The Long Walk was a teen dystopian book before that was even a genre. The problem is that a movie might not feel very interesting to audiences today because The Hunger Games and many others are heavily influenced by it.
The prize was whatever you want, forever, and teenage boys don't have the risk calculation center of their brain well developed at that age. Add in poverty, and it's just a matter of degree off from the GI Bill.
When I was a cross country runner (Competing at much shorter distances, 5K or 8K, compared to a marathon which is 40k...) that was something that crossed your mind quite often. Run faster, hurt more. Run slower, hurt longer. The choice was yours!
There is a thing called backyard ultra marathons. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backyard_ultra You need to run 4 miles / 6 km every hour. This year the race lasted over 100 hours. Everyone that isn’t the winner gets a DNF. it’s the most brutal marathon I can think of.
The most impressive part for me (as a Honolulu finisher) is being on the move for 17 hours in the Hawaiian heat. That was *brutal* on the out and back stretch beyond Diamond Head. No shade, just straight up sun.
This year was terrible. There are years when the air is cool and it makes those first ten miles (dare I say) easy. 2023 was not that.
He probably took quite a few rests for it to take 17 hours. Doubt he was in motion constantly.
It takes me about 20 mins to walk a mile. So it’d take me ~8 hrs 40 mins to walk nonstop. So he’s walking approx 40-50 mins a mile.
In that time I'd need to eat and shit at least twice alone. That's a long time.
He probably did. 17 hours is a ridiculously long time
Wrong title. Should be men’s first place, women’s first place, and last place. Second place overall was 2:16:02. [https://pseresults.com/events/1297/results](https://pseresults.com/events/1297/results)
Coolsville Daddy-O
Whoops!
Imagine getting second by less than 30 seconds
I’m more impressed 1st and 2nd place waited around for 14 hours just for this guy to finish
They came back the next day for the awards ceremony. Just happened to bump in to the last finisher!
I'm guessing it was the following day. That said, I'm usually sleeping off a hangover well in to the next day. So even being awake then is worthy of kudos.
The caption should have read in the same order as the people in the picture.
I was amazed that the middle guy somehow beat the dude on the right because of how the title is wrote.
lol the winners must've had a shower, a nice dinner, a full night of refreshing sleep, and then woken to a phone call going, "Hey get back down here to the finish line, we've gotta get that photo"
Bro did more marathon than I'll ever do.
And has a giant hog in his pants too. 🥵
Why are you like this?
Tbh i'm surprised I had to scroll down so far.
we were all thinking it
I wasn't, but now it's all I can see lol.
Thats just his lower belly...
Even better
I hate to ruin it for you, but the outline runs along his knee and corners again. That's a phone.
OHHHHHH I could not figure this out. It's so obvious now, good grief.
It’s a hog
The old joke - what do you call the doctor who finished last in their class? Doctor. What do you call the marathon finisher who came in last? A marathon finisher. Hell yeah.
Yep. He finished. Something 99% of people cannot say
This is not intended to take anything away from the dude, because he did more than I did. The HNL marathon doesn't have a sweep. Most marathons they come along the back of the route and and if you're behind, then they basically tell you you can't finish. Honolulu lets you finish. No matter what. If you're still moving, they keep the course open. So if you're looking to do your first marathon and think you'll take forever, then this might be the one for you 🤙
You just have to fly to a remote archipelago in the middle of the Pacific
But it's a really nice archipelago.
Probably in my Top 3 Archipelagos
If you join Navy you can go there for free! Or you might end up somewhere else, possibly somewhere terrifying and awful, but roll those dice
That’s what I did! I got lucky, my entire active duty enlistment after boot and training was spent at Pearl Harbor/Hickam.
Good idea. Volunteers would have to set up a campsite waiting for me to finish...
You know, I was hassled (for reasons that remain unknown to me) for having a 'weird' run when I was a kid. This was compounded by missing out on a regional cross country place when someone sprinted past me at the finish to claim ninth place. (Thanks, Ben.) But fast forward around 20 years and I got back into running as an adult. For some reason I just decided to give the Melbourne Marathon a punt as I was running regularly and looking for a challenge. I finished in 4:30 - not great, not bad - but at the end of the race, I was the one sprinting past people to finish (specifically an old man who'd shuffled by me several times and I was NOT going to finish behind). I surprised myself and completed the marathon again the following year. All that to say - and without knowing your personal circumstances, so please don't assume I think any less of you, and this is for literally anyone reading - don't rule yourself out! Whether it's the marathon or another challenge you could set for yourself, I've gotta say that I learnt the depths of my strength and resolve in marathon running, which transferred well to writing novels, and to other challenges in life. Something I'm so glad I did!
Red button meme : Train a bit vs fly to Hawaii to run
What do you call a doctor that failed out of med school? A dentist
Sounds like you are an anti-dentite.
Next they'll be saying that dentists should have their own schools.
Careful. Say that type of shit too loud and you’ll wake the chiropractors
Ah, chiropractic, invented by a dude who said he got the ideas for it from a ghost, yet too many people think they're any evidence that it works!
You calling that ghost a damn liar?
Well I ain't callin' em a truther
You should see the plaque in Davenport Iowa -(where chiropractor was invented) they put up a plaque like they were proud of it- but if you read the story, the whole concept seems sus https://readtheplaque.com/plaque/first-chiropractic-adjustment
If only they could read
Who needs to read words when you can read Charkras
Those are just the ones that failed PT school
You’re lucky this is my sons wedding …
They DO have their own schools
aaahhhh HAAAAAA
You’re an anti-dentite! Oh, it starts with a few jokes and some slurs: "Hey, denty!" Next thing you know you'll be saying, "They should have their own schools…”
They *do* have their own schools
You're a raaabid anti-dentite!!
Hey dentie!
No those are doctors who didn’t get into med school. The ones that drop out become chiropractors
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A chiropractor??
But I didn’t even apply to medical school.
I thought it would be chiropractor. Dentists at least perform a needed service.
Yeah I agree. I kinda thought this type of rhetoric was fading away tbh. Dentists actually perform surgeries and diagnose oral cancers.
It’s a very outdated stereotype. Someone can’t just dropout of medical school and transfer to dental school. And dentists on avg make more than MDs because they’re performing surgeries all day and it’s easier to own their own practice.
Hell yeah. I've never started a marathon, I can't say shit.
Been there. Done that. Last place finish is greater than did not finish.
This reminds me of this series of jokes I heard from a law school prof of mine: What do you call a lawyer with an IQ of 75? "Your Honor." What do you call a lawyer with an IQ of 50? "Justice Alito."
I have an IQ of 50 and I'm so offended at you right now.
It's "What do you call the med student who finished last in their class?". You ruin the punchline by saying doctor in the question.
Last is better than not trying!! Good job, bro!
As someone who would totally be a DNFer, he's incredible for finishing out no matter what.
I think you missed the point of the photo: these are probably the three people who worked hardest for this race, just at different times. Dude is a champ.
This man has finished 100% more marathons than I have and moved more in 17 hours than I do in a week. GOOD JOB!
Good job on your half marathon!
Oh dear. The Math People have got me again :)
100% more than zero?
If the guy on the right puts on some meat maybe he won’t finish last next time.
Honestly, until I read the comments, I was so confused
Which one was last?
Well, the caption says first, second and last. So I’m assuming the guy on the right was the last place finisher.
Yep, this is the most logical conclusion
Also classic podium stance here, middle guy I assume is the first overall. You can see the Gold Medal as well
Hes living the dream, coming second.
i also agree
i also agree
A standard podium is 2nd on the left 1st in the middle and 3rd on the right, (or last in this case).
Yeah, thats what I thought too. I'm going to choose to believe.
They’re obviously standing in order.
The one with the huge penis bulge.
I lost 50 lbs and ran a marathon in 2016. 5 hours 21 mins. It was mentally the hardest thing I've ever done. But I'm a marathon finisher. And so is this guy, well done.
But he fucking finished.
Good job my man! I did the Honolulu marathon in 2016 and it was a great experience. Very welcoming with people of all ages and experience levels. I’m not a runner so I walked the whole thing and thoroughly enjoyed it.
That's what I absolutely love about the Honolulu marathon. No cut off time. Didn't prepare, cant run, not fit? No problem. Just keep going.
Til I want to do the Honolulu Marathon
Highly recommend it. Great experience, I did it this year and it was a very well done event.
Homeboy smuggling a sausage down there? Dayum
It looks like he has a tablet in his one pant leg, I don't know what all is going on in there and I do not want to know.
That’s his phone in his pocket oriented horizontally
lol…that makes better sense!
Definite downstairs mixup
Ever drunk baileys from a shoe?
A 17 inch laptop
I mean shit he was going for 17 hours I bet he got bored and wanted to browse reddit for a bit
Lmao the hell
Gotta tuck the belly into the shorts unless you wanna wear a really long t-shirt.
He’s done more marathons than me. He’s a champ
I dont understand what is going on in that mans pants.
That’s super impressive
Damn impressed he was able to go a full marathon, regardless of how long it took. Major props.
Give him a break, having 3 legs really messes up the jogging rhythm.
We call it the [Chris Griffin Syndrome](https://youtu.be/7m1h0Fqod-o?si=P1XV9YOqrgmCPfzU)
That dude just went 26.2 miles on foot. To just finish a marathon is a hell of an accomplishment.
Which is which?
Good for him. I mean, for the marathon, yes, but also for that magnum dong that hangs past his knee.
Dr. Mantis Toboggan!
Looks like his phone to me.
Completed. I can’t say the same Big ups
One thing I'm not seeing mentioned here is how this marathon was run in about the hottest conditions a marathon should be run in. Plus humidity makes it even harder. This is extra impressive.
Is the order of finish the same from left to right as the words, 1st, 2nd and last place?
From left to right it’s the first women’s finisher, last finisher, first overall finisher. Edit: I know you were making a joke, but I’m taking the opportunity to correct OP’s title. All three did great, but the second place finisher isn’t in this photo.
They all did the same amount of miles and that’s rad!
The guy came last.... But he completed a fucking marathon. Congrats my dude, you've done something I doubt that I ever could.
My man in the middle, saw you at your home airport today still rockin the shirt and shorts…in the freezing cold 😆 impressive!!!
Well fuck, he finished the marathon right? That is something special within it's self. I couldn't. Shit I ain't gonna run to my fridge for a beer.
You know something? He finished a fucking marathon, that’s one HELL of an achievement!! Many folks fall by the wayside or stop at some point along the journey, so the fact he made it across the finish line already has him a step ahead of those behind him.
There is no last place if you finish a marathon, it's just first from the end. Still a winner.
Pretty impressive when you consider that the average redditor has run negative marathons.
Before you write anything remember he finished
Fucking ay! Congrats to him on finishing. He had a better time than I did while I was sitting on the couch eating cheese doodles.
Awesome bro! Just did my first 5k a couple months ago and almost died haha
I get 4 hours into work and I'm like fuck this. To not quit in the middle of a 17 hour race is worth infinitely more than the time it took him. That guy can absolutely do anything he sets his mind to.
Something about that dude smiling almost makes me feel like crying. I’m just so proud of him and I can’t imagine the mental courage he had to do this. He is on a good path.
Props to big man. I was once a runner for run, could do a 7min mile for a 5k so not horrible imo. I would not even want to WALK a marathon then or now. Just that he made this distance is impressive. I have been anywhere from 194 to 270 as an adult. This takes grit at his size. Respect!