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To think Katie Price should have finished more of the marathon?

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Purplerain101 · 23/04/2018 13:43

She was running it for her mum who is dying of a lung disease.
She only walked for 6 miles and then bailed. People saw her going straight to a restaurant afterwards so it’s not as if she needed urgent medical help.

I get that she had a sore knee and it was a hot day but I think it’s bad for her fans who sponsored her and she could only manage 6 miles. She fully admits she did no training for it either

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RunMummyRun68 · 23/04/2018 22:07

er, what injury? why are you so rude?

Fairylea · 23/04/2018 22:08

I apologise.

I was only reporting back what some of my friends who were running had said.

There is no need to be nasty. I was actually being supportive in my comment about her and saying that I believed she had done it with good faith and the intention to raise the profile of the charity which is a good thing.

I wasn’t intentionally lying. Hmm

bonbonours · 23/04/2018 22:41

As far as the places are concerned, charities can get guaranteed places that they pay for, and you (or any celebrity or normal person) can get one of these but you have to agree to raise several thousand for the charity, and if you don't you would have to pay it yourself. Of course celebrities can a) afford to pay it themselves and b) raise awareness and therefore money more easily than ordinary bods (plus they have rich friends)

So yes, Katie Price's place would not be a ballot one. But I still think it's a bit rubbish to say you are doing a marathon and get people to sponsor you for that but have no intention of doing it. There are plenty of other ways she could raise money for the charity.

Everyone going on about she did well because of her costume, did you not see other people who completed it with a fridge on their back / dressed as a gorilla/storm trooper etc. The key is you have to train in your costume. KP just didn't train at all.

YippeeTipTap · 23/04/2018 23:14

bonbonours. Why do you think she never had any intention of running the race? Surely it’s more likely she intended to but other things such as injury and being busy with their things such as her disabled child and her dying Mum just got in the way.

Unless you actually know for sure what her intentions were I think it’s spiteful to assume the worst.

Katie Price has done some questtionable things in the past but trying to raise awareness and money for IDP isn’t one of them.

Slag her off for her fake boobs and tan if it makes you feel better but why the need to pretend you ‘know’ that she never intended to even try and run the marathon.

Her mother is dying how about showing some compassion.

ilovewelshrarebit123 · 24/04/2018 15:51

The bitching about her on this thread is just vile.

Her mum and my mum are both dying of the same illness. Just try to imagine what it's like to watch your mum fight for every breath, be plugged into oxygen full time and not be able to even eat a meal without gasping for air.

Knowing in two years you'll be dead and there's nothing you can do about it.

Shame on a lot of you who've slated her, at least she tried. I wouldn't have managed 3 miles.

Karigan1 · 25/04/2018 09:07

I just find it astonishing that people are criticising her for doing only 6 miles on a day when people were advised not to run in that heat, when athletes died during the heat. She did well to go that far and as for going into the restaurant you try running walking 6 miles in the boiling sun. First thing you do when you stop is replace the calories and drink as much as you can. I don’t actually like Katie price but on this one I’ll back her all the way

19lottie82 · 25/04/2018 10:00

welsh so because her mums get a terminal illness nobody is allowed to say anything against the fact that she signed up for a marathon with absolutely zilch intention of finishing it, and raised an absolutely pathetic amount for her chosen charity, considering her celebrity status?
It seemed to just be about her rather than the charity!

PS my mum also died of a lung related disease last year. If I was to enter a marathon in her honour I would have put a lot more effort into it that KP did.

AjasLipstick · 25/04/2018 10:04

19 yes! That's it exactly! You sound fucking mental the lot of you.

The poor woman is facing the death of her Mother who she's very close to! She won't always behave in a particularly sensible fashion! Cut her some slack and worry about your own lives.

AjasLipstick · 25/04/2018 10:05

In fact...this thread is NOT in the "spirit of Mumsnet" as they say so I am asking for it's removal.

qwertyuiopy · 25/04/2018 10:08

“If” being the operative word Lottie.

RunMummyRun68 · 25/04/2018 10:17

karigan people were not 'advised not to run'

Where did you get that from?

Frosty66612 · 25/04/2018 10:22

Over 40,000 finishers medals were given this year. And since 1981 only 12 people have died doing the marathon (which is truly tragic but shows it’s not a common occurrence for the millions who have ran it).
She didn’t need to finish it but 6 miles of walking is poor

Frosty66612 · 25/04/2018 10:28

And it’s not as if she woke up on the day with an injured knee. If that were the case then I’m sure people would be a lot more sympathetic. She’s had a bad knee for ages (read an interview with her about 2 months ago where she was saying her knee was damaged but she’d crawl to the finish line). If she knew back then that her knee was going to really bother her then why did she sign up to do it?! There are so many other ways to raise awareness for the charity that don’t involve running a marathon.

19lottie82 · 25/04/2018 10:31

“If” being the operative word Lottie.

qwerty, please don’t beat about the bush - what are you trying to say exactly?

PatriarchyPersonified · 25/04/2018 10:40

I ran the London Marathon this weekend. It was 23°C FFS. It wasn't that hot.

There were people from other countries in the start area laughing at the Brits flapping about the 'heat'.

Katie Price signed up for the run without the slightest intention of completing it, she raised a pathetic amount (I'm willing to bet her hair and beauty treatments for a month come to more than the sum she raised) and then dropped out at the 10km point. 10km! She didn't need any medical attention and just went for a coffee with her mum.

It's embarrassing and the reason that people like Katie Price never change is because others fall over themselves to make excuses for them.

YippeeTipTap · 25/04/2018 10:42

I’m astounded at how nasty some posters are. It’s really unkind to be so scathing about Katie Price in this case. She hasn’t hurt anyone! She was trying to raise some money and some publicity for a very worthwhile charity. Sneering about it is really mean. 19lottie - you can’t possibly KNOW that KP never intended to run the race, you have made that up.

...and I’m someone who doesn’t have any time for her usual shenanigans ..

differentnameforthis · 25/04/2018 10:43

Purplerain101 Did you do the marathon, then?

I don't like KP, but the fact that she tried, and was beaten in the end doesn't warrant abuse and criticism.

PatriarchyPersonified · 25/04/2018 10:44

Differentname

Walking 10km in two hours isn't 'trying and being beaten'.

Dungeondragon15 · 25/04/2018 10:46

The point was to get publicity and raise awareness which she achieved. If she has injured her knee then attempting to run 26 miles would have been stupid, particularly as it wouldn't have further helped her cause.

differentnameforthis · 25/04/2018 10:48

PatriarchyPersonified It isn't your interpretation, no.

qwertyuiopy · 25/04/2018 10:50

19lottie82 that you are being very unkind and rude about someone who walked in the London marathon to raise awareness for her mothers condition on Sunday but you didn’t.

It’s very easy to be an armchair critic and say “IF I were to do it blah blah blah”. You didn’t or you would have said so. You’re all talk.

Do you want more explanation or can you understand that?

mostdays · 25/04/2018 10:53

I don't think she should have entered, but I'm not going to bitch about her not finishing it, ffs.

I ran the London Marathon this weekend. It was 23°C FFS. It wasn't that hot.
Congratulations on your marathon. I'm glad the heat didn't impact you- a friend of mine ran it and said the heat really took it out of him.

It was the hottest ever London Marathon, a number of stands reportedly ran out of water for later starters in the earlier stages of the course and runners were advised to forgo running in costumes and drop their goal times. As many people have pointed out, most people trained for the marathon solely in the UK, though the long, cold months of winter- and the weather change was very sudden, meaning few people had had a chance to acclimatise to it.

19lottie82 · 25/04/2018 10:57

qwerty, wrong! It’s your opinion I’m being unkind and rude. My opinion is that I’m being factual.

However, it is very unkind and rude (and also wrong!) for you to assume I am an “armchair critic”. There are more ways to raise money for a charity than to (not) run a marathon. I can assure you I have put in a lot more effort and raised a lot more money for related causes, than Miss Price has!

PS yes I do understand, and no further explanation required. I just wanted to double check that you were jumping to conclusions and making assumptions about me, before I went to the effort of explaining myself - cheers!

RunMummyRun68 · 25/04/2018 11:08

My dd friend is a celeb ( whose parent recently died) she was approached by the charity and asked to run and raise awareness.... they offered my dd a place to do it too

The charities aren't stupid!

I also ran on Sunday.... it wasn't too bad heat wise (for me)

PatriarchyPersonified · 25/04/2018 11:09

She dropped out at the 10km point at 2hrs. That's slower than a fast walking pace.

She didn't seek medical attention, she went for a coffee and cake with her mum.

She had spent the night before in a nightclub.

She raised far less than any other charity runner (usual minimum is £2k) despite her celebrity status.

Blaming the 'heat' or a 'hurty knee' (which she has had for months apparently) just doesn't cut it.

People with real commitment and causes to support apply for years and years on end to even get a place. She might not have directly taken one of their places, but it's an embarrassment and she should be ashamed of herself.