We can't I meet fat unfit people?

Ok, this is starting to grate on me a little bit, I've mentioned my marathon escapade to a few people, and on a number of occassions it has been met with suprise, shock, disbelief and on the odd occasion, "really, so am I".

However, the "so am I's" all seem to be fit, healthy looking people who weigh about the same as my running top when wet, and none of them seem to be like me.  In fact, at a meeting this morning it went a little further, when one of the people I was meeting with suggested a beer this evening, to which I gracefully declined due to my marathon preparations, then all of a sudden the slip of a lad that was also in attendance perks up and mentiones that he is also running it, when questioned about the sort of time he was aiming for I physically felt the blood draining from my head as he discussed his hope of qualifying for the Boston Marathon, which means he needs to post a time less than 3 hours and 10 minutes. Oh deep joy.

However, my personal trainer (wife) lifted my spirits and told me "some people don't even train for it, mind you, they're the ones who nearly die!"