Would you sell your medal?
May1120106 p.m.
Managed a few short outings over the last few weeks to try and get the legs moving again, but fair to say they still feel like lead post-VLM. Even running a couple of miles it feels like I'm starting all over again.
I'm hoping there is still fatigue in the legs and that is the reason for how crap I feel when running lately. I've read a few articles saying that you shouldn't run after a marathon for at least a month, but I'm not sure whether to take this too seriously. Think I might cross-train for a few weeks to try and keep the fitness at a decent level but allow the legs to recover.
Dismayed to see the prices for the official marathon photos as many of you have already commented. I can't really say I'm too bothered about buying them, but it's other family members that seem to want a picture of me struggling through the marathon. I'm sure I read somewhere that some of the proceeds do go to charity so maybe it not too bad after all.
I was even more dismayed the other evening to notice a few Virgin London Marathon finishers medals for sale on ebay. Why would you really want to run it and then sell your medal? I could understand people wanting to give it to a family member but to just sell it seems sooooo sad. How much would you have to be offered to part with your finishers medal?
Like many of you, I'll be waiting for the ballot results in October. I think no-one will be awaiting them more keenly than my girlfriend who I kindly entered into the ballot as a surprise! First she heard was the email notification saying 'you have been entered into the ballot for the Virgin London Marathon'. She told me she would rather have had flowers.
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Comments (7)
Johnf 'I think its don't race for a month Simon, just need to be gentle to your legs for a time. But after a month is the time to go for a half marathon PB. Yep not sure how anybody can sell any medal, not as though they are particularly rare and valuable except to the owner. Nice present! At least she hasn't said no.' added 11th May 2010
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TheFridayGang 'Hi Simon! Yes, most articles I've read agree that you probably shouldn't race for a month, but just gradually get back into your running. Some say that the extra strength you gain from marathon training mean that you can expect a 5k and 10k pb, too! There's a good article on runnersworld.co.uk about post-marathon recovery. There's absolutely NO WAY I'd sell my medal - it's too precious to me! All the best! Mandy (Friday Gang) :-)' added 11th May 2010
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Keith_L 'I think if you do a hard race then it takes a day a mile to get over it. So for a marathon thats a month more or less. Half two weeks. But depends for me how hard you ran it and how generally fit you are. If its your first marathon then is likely to take longer, if you had a hard tim ditto etc. Sell my medal? Dont think so but probably not as definite as I was about the first one. Had teh first one framed but now even the marathon medals just hang on the side of teh first frame. So perhaps it comes with repeats. Also are they actually finishers medals - in previous years they gave medals to helpers but they had a different reverse and some of these ended up on ebay.' added 11th May 2010
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nooby2shoes 'no way to selling my medal, people will sell anything on e-bay though. thats funny what your girlfriend said...' added 11th May 2010
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Nick 'I always am surprised to see London Marathon medals being sold on E bay, but then it's possible that these are 'leftovers' bearing in mind the marathon has to order more medals than there are people completing the race. I would never sell my medals. Well I might for a million quid, but you know what I mean!' added 11th May 2010
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jamieB 'Yet another thought provoking post from the King of Blogging. I've given away medals to my Mum and Dad, to my Niece and to friends. Remember my old Facebook profile picture with my Niece? You'll notice a Bupa Capital Run medal around her neck as a baby. I saw that one when I was down in London for the VLM hanging on the back of a door. We all talked about it and ha a laugh. I gave them away because they were part of it, they enjoyed it and they supported me. I was thinking about giving away the VLM medal - not in a disrepectful way to this great race - to my Mum or to Mother-in-Law. I also remember Liam Brady throwing a losers medal at the Cup Final and I think José did the same at Chelsea. My point is that it's not always about the piece of metal. It's the getting there and the memories that make up the experience. It's about those people you run with and those who support you. This is especially true at the moment for me. Firstly, I laid my Dad to rest a couple of years back with some GMR and Robin Hood half medals. Not because they were worth anything but because of the connection they gave us - he loved to find out how I did, loved me taking part and loved to try to spot me. Secondly, I think that the kiss and the hug I had on the line from Amy is worth more than any medal - just look at the picture to see what I mean. I also feel like my legs have gone - got the GMR on Sunday on my Dad's anniversary so it's going to be tough in a number of ways. But wouldn't swap it for the world. Here's to the memories and the friendship - officially better than metal...' added 11th May 2010
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TheFridayGang 'agree....no-one can take away your memories...and that applies to the medals...and to losing those you love....my memories of London will not be the medal around my neck but the whole day and the faces of those I love - my family and great friends who were there on the day and the faces of those gone who I thought of when the going got tough.' added 12th May 2010
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