A group of my friends and I are planning to run the Boston Marathon in relays while wearing either a burger or a french fry costume. We'll be pulling this stunt to raise money for a nonprofit called Back On My Feet, which provides homeless people with housing and job opportunities if they commit to fitness as well. In addition to a bit of fundraising on our own, we are being sponsored by a local burger joint called b.good.
Yeah, I'm pretty freakin' excited.
Two survey questions:
1) Should I sign up to run in the burger suit or a french fry suit? I was thinking fry, because I don't even eat burgers, but that spare tire is more... classic, you know?
2) More seriously: how should I train for my five-mile leg of the marathon? I can run a 9-minute mile without much difficulty, but I hate doing it, so I always get off the treadmill to do something else after the mile is done. I hate running so much, I've never even finished Week 1 of C25k!
The marathon is in 10 weeks, on April 18th. And I'm kind of determined not to be last place on the team, which is mostly buff, athletic college guys...
3) FINALLY: Should I train while wearing a large tube / box / tire to mimic the suit? For your reference, this is it, modeled by a friend who ran the whole thing in it last year. It's pretty awesome.
