Guy You Just Met Doesn’t Even Like to Drive 26.2 Miles
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A guy you just met doesn’t enjoy covering the distance of a marathon even by car, Dumb Runner has learned. The revelation came after the man, upon learning that you are a runner, asked whether you’ve ever completed a marathon—a query that you answered in the affirmative.
“Whoa!” the man said. “Isn’t that, like, 25 miles?”
Told that the full distance is 26.2 miles, the man expressed amazement.
“What!” he said. “I don’t even like to drive that far!”
The man’s incredulous response provoked chuckles among those in earshot, presumably as they imagined the man squirming and groaning at the wheel of his vehicle during a 26.2-mile drive, a distance that you have covered on foot.
It is unclear what sort of vehicle the man drives and whether it’s significantly less comfortable or reliable than most others.
You were able to extricate yourself from conversation with the man, sources said, but were drawn back in unexpectedly just minutes later when he approached with a friend. Upon making introductions, the man noted to his friend that you run marathons.
“Wow,” said the man’s friend. “Twenty-six miles?”
“I’ll drive that far,” he said. “But I won’t like it.”
