26 miles is a marathon.
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Zach Dunn
If you get tired while swimming, there's actually a risk of drowning. Running just lets you pass out!
likeaboss4222
just float but that also does depend on your body type but still
Brandon
Also, swimming is hard for a runner...
Salamat
I want to run a marathon.
Conor Begley
I can't float so I can't really swim
Conor Begley
I cycled 13 miles in 2 hours so running 26 miles will take 8 hours
Jason Doherty
So lets say you cycle 30 kph you can walk 15 kph fuck logic
FistofStalin
Quite.
Samuel Metcalf
26 miles in 8 hours? that makes no sense. If you're running, let's say you average at 8 mph, even though it is very possible to run faster. That should only take 3 hours and some change. In order to "run" it in 8 hours that would mean your going about 3 mph...That's a walk not a run...maybe a slight jog....I just had to say that. :)
Meowcats
Actually, you could go into cardiac arrest.
Franklin Chen
@likeaboss unless you insist on swimming 5 miles using backstroke you're gonna drown
Trace Hilbun
I'm a long distance runner and a swimmer. I have swam 2 miles before and almost died. But I have ran 15 miles before and felt like I could go on further.
Rainbow
Swimming 5 miles isn't that hard.
Sanic Hegehog
Gotta Go Fast
gills
funnily enough swimming is easy for a swimmer, and there is always side stroke for when you get too tired
John Rodack
I had to swim that much nearly every day when I swam competitively but running seems more fun lol
Kristers Stepanovs
You could just slowly swim... like you know, no pressure at all just float till you get there. running is much harder
Mouhammad Row Toukhy
Nobody said the water was deep.
Jenski Slommers
Not if you have a heart problem. My sister does and she can only run two miles and her chest starts to hurt.
thehottie_fromIreland
Zach, what if when you fall you seriously harm your self
ASHLEII13
Fuck yea it does!!!
PaperlessPaper
@Zach What if you pass out over a lake?
adi
i am fat so i float and i do not give a damn
Alpha
Well, I don't swim because of bindings. I have complete crap lungs because of the bindings, and I'd get winded and pass out either way. But with running I wouldn't drown.
theboss
Depends how cold the water is, most people freeze to death.
Alexandre Serra
just fucking go slow
thatguyyouknow
I can't do either one, so
SoyMilk
fit as fuck!
Mike Buonomo
Ware a life vest!
NewYorker
Your shoulders and arms would be dead from just a half mile, well that's just my opinion
Witherful
Doesn't say the water isnt 2 feet deep and it doesn't say that you couldn't take a break.
Carlos
Shallow water bro shallow water
alyssa
I do swim and yes you could do swim but if you were smart you would pace yourself. I pace my self in practice so i wont get tired and after practice is over i feel like i could go and run a mile or 2
omg_what
maybe it's in a pool??
optickunzy
I dont swim very well..
Jacob Dittmer
I'll take 10 minute breaks every 5 minutes
kitty
I suck at swimming I'm gonna just keep running and running and running
kitty
I suck at swimming I'm gonna just keep running and running and running
WintersMan123
@Conor_Begly 2 hours**
Patrick
Mr. Dunn brings up the excellent point of dying in the swimming event. Passing out only results in minor scrapes and bruises in the running option.
zrayz0123
Its funny how your name is patrick but you picked running
zrayz0123
Its funny how your name is patrick but you picked running
Alison
Doesn't say how deep the water is. It could be, like, 3 feet. And there could be life guards, too.
Cassmonsta
Im taking lifeguard courses and already swim a couple km sometimes... This was really a no-brainer for me.
Jackie680015
Love swiming where you on a competitive swim team hmm
Oscar Oliver Olsson
Well, as a swimmer I'd obviously choose the 5 miles...
Madi60517
Run a marathon or swim a little...I could at least stop if I wanted too.
Evan Marsh
Five miles is not that hard at all, with a combination of different strokes and floats it could be done easily. In swimming you can use different parts of your body to move you through the water there for giving the other parts a rest, unlike running where it's the constant use of your legs and feet.
thestralpixie
I can't run for the life of me, but I'm a pretty good swimmer.
secretsonicfangirl
Same here.
Z-Day Survivor
Why not both?
Patrick
Worst part is you CAN'T say you ran a marathon haha
NikWillOrStuff
hey look at the URL, this is the 3d post ever!
shotgun
i'd chuck in my ipod and go for gold bitch
MoistWipes121E
is this even a debate right now.. running or anything else? obviously running lets be serious!
Sorry_Darth_Vader_Widebeam_Phaser
Try RUNNING 26 miles, unless you're an Olympian I doubt you can even walk that distance without a break
hey519
@SDVWP, accidentally clicked agree, 26 miles is marathon distance, it's been proven that with just 8 months of training, any average person can do it, you don't have to be an Olympian.
secretsonicfangirl
OK,I think I just nearly choked hearing that. I couldn't even imagine...
SunnyBones
I hear drowning is the most peaceful way to kick the bucket (and swallow its contents).
likeaboss4222
ok try holding your breath or having water go down the windpipe neither are very nice now try both at the same time
Sorry_Darth_Vader_Widebeam_Phaser
Peaceful my ass, gasping for air, most likely freaking out, holding your breath untill you have to inhale and all you have to inhale is water. Yup sounds realy peaceful and relaxing...
Kirsten
Most people who drown actually don't inhale water. The body simply shuts off the esophagus until you suffocate (in most instances)
Mecca Asturias
was that supposed to be a plus because it still sounds painful as shit
bridget huepfel
I'm a swimmer, trust me 5 miles isn't as bad as it sounds
secretsonicfangirl
I would actually ENJOY swimming 5 miles.
Abigail Carroll
There's no time limit, right? I'll finish this sometime next month
.......SUPRISE......
excersize fuck yeah
akudo1
You can just swim slow for 5 miles but you have to run the full 26 miles
Minn23
it never said that it cant be a swimming pool that's shallow and you cant stant and in what time and that you cant take breaks
Nyancat:3
I already swim 5 miles every day so this isnt a problem
Ethan Kalhs
who said u had to do it all at once
Michael Wilson
Swimming 5 miles would be way way harder
secretsonicfangirl
No it would NOT.I would actually ENJOY swimming 5 miles thank you very much.
Wise Octopus
I would walk 500 miles...
inkpensanonymous
And I would walk 500 more.
Jason Doherty
Just be the man who walk 1000 miles
Jason Doherty
Walked *
cerpintaxt
apparently you people don't realize how god damn slow the average human swims... you'd be in the water for hours working far more muscle with far less oxygen.
drizzy
im a cross country runner so ill take my chances in a marathon
0cookiemonster0
swimming is a full body work out.. and it never said you can't do it over a long period of time! ;)
Lewis
You're still swimming 5 miles, regardless of how long it takes.
Seref Kana
I can swim 5 non-stop miles without getting tired, but I can barely run 1 mile. I'm a swimmer..
Anonymous
Swimmers UNITE!
secretsonicfangirl
Yes.same here.and swimming 5 miles would actually be REALLY fun.
xpumpkin<3
no one said where. I can run, stop, and continue on
kokid913
I plain enjoy running more than swimming plus I would like to run a marathon
Gabriella
Swim 5 miles.. dont want to run 25 miles lol this not no marathon..
Mason1027
Lol whys everyone saying you would drown while swimming? Who said you had to swim nonstop? You can take breaks and just float for a while.
cass crit
I'm a swimmer and running is hard for swimmers
Murat Martin Keranovic
i love swimming
secretsonicfangirl
Me too.
Jackie680015
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secretsonicfangirl
Me too!
Bio Wolf64
I am a track long distance and an cross country runner and I run 24 mile marathons so yeah
Aaron.Campbell1
Doesn't matter i can do either!
Anadwen
26 miles? that would take me, running by the average speed of 2 MPH, a 30 minute break for each of 3 meals, and many shorter breaks, about 14 miles a day + 8 hours sleep + another 14 hours running... 2 days.
secretsonicfangirl
What?!you can run that fast?I can barely run 0 mph!so it would probably take me a month to get halfway there. Plus,I would willingfully swim 500 miles.
Laurence Peal
Never said in one go...
SpiffyChrist
Didn't really state that you had to do it non stop. i can Run half a mile a day.
ownthehobo
Running isnt that bad!
secretsonicfangirl
Umm,yes it IS.plus,swimming is fun.
plaidsunglasses
i know what the marathon runners will pick!
skyyxo
I'm the worst swimmer I can't even do 200m without being tired
ato
i don't like to run, simple decision
NinjaCat
I've been a swimmer so I would pull that off easier...
TeslaCoilGirl
I can't swim 50 ft without nearly passing out. I can run quite a distance, actually.
Jesse Williams
Doesn't say you can't swim without an aid or flotation device. :P Loophole. :D
bab1230
Swimming 5 miles is about equal to a marathon and running us safer
NinjaCat
Depends if you're a good swimmer or not
Bocaj Teews
Swimming is fucking difficult.
Joe Mama
I don't like drowning...
Gabriel
I have done both, and swimming is easier.
Anon
Just take breaks.