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Saturday, 04 January 2014 00:10

ED. We purloined this cool tidbit from a popular endurance lifestyle website called slowtwitch.com. Words and photo by one of the best tri journalists ever: Timothy Carlson.

FAVORITES OF 2013 - The Run

Running comes in many forms and at very different velocities. While the clock can measure time spent, it is far more difficult to assign meaning. Who is to say that Victor Del Corral’s 2:37:29 marathon to win Ironman Florida is better than Mark Covert’s 45-year daily running streak that covered 149, 651 miles? So was Alistair Brownlee’s 28:32 10,000 meter run on a track better than his 29:07 to win the 2012 London Olympic triathlon? Sebastian...

Kienle can dispute with a straight face that the slower men’s runs at Kona this year were every bit as good or better than Mirinda Carfrae’s record-smashing marathon because the men’s bike was more demanding.

It seems likely that all of these examples are better than celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay’s 5:48 run to wrap up his 14:04 Ironman finish.

But was the feeling of accomplishment inside each man’s beating heart much different?

Safe to say, running is its own reward.