Local Runner’s Girlfriend Sick of Hearing How Everything Is Marathon, Not Sprint
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A local woman today heard her live-in boyfriend use a familiar metaphor for at least the 20th time in their two-year relationship, when the man told her getting through the coronavirus pandemic will be a marathon, not a sprint.
Jackie Lemmon, 31, sat mutely as she heard the words, staring at a series of cracks in the ceiling of the couple’s one-bedroom apartment.
The couple had been discussing their meal plan for the week, sources said, and were debating whether to order groceries online or to visit the supermarket in person. Lemmon was lamenting their situation and wondered aloud when they would “get back to normal.”
“Babe,” said her boyfriend, Walt Matthau, 34, a physical therapist and longtime runner. “We’ve got to get used to it. This is gonna be a marathon, not a sprint.”
“We’re in this thing for the long haul,” he added needlessly.
It’s a metaphor Lemmon has heard from her partner many times before. Sources said Matthau has used the expression in conversations about investing, learning to play guitar, education, his career, weight loss, and life itself.
Reached for comment, Lemmon told Dumb Runner that she understands the expression all too well.
“It’s week five of shelter-in-place for us,” she said. “And yes—it does feel like a marathon.”
