John "the Penguin" Bingham

John writes a column for Runner World Magazine. He was one of the speakers at our Pasta Party.

I just thought I'd share some of his insights on runners:

*During a marathon you should never make any life changing decisions!
*During a marathon you WILL experience "Brain Melt."
*During a marathon you will come to the "Bite Me Zone." (This happened to me when I wanted to kick that guy for eating his hamburger and fries in front of me!)
*All long distance runners lie about their time. They tell you what the time would of been if everything had gone right!
*Warning to family and friends - marathoners wake up, on the morning of the race, with the emotional security of a 2 year old.

John's guidelines for telling your race time:

Under 3 hours just tell the actual time.
3-4 hours - round to the nearest 10 minutes.
4-5 hours - round to the nearest 15 minutes.
5+ hours - round to the nearest hour. This is where all the fun people are!