did anyone else notice?

MissAnjy
MissAnjy Posts: 2,480 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
That they didn't do a marathon with the final 4 on the BL this year?

That was one of my favorite parts!?

BOOOOOOO!!!

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  • KZOsMommy
    KZOsMommy Posts: 854 Member
    I did notice that. I wonder why not, this is one the skinnest groups going into the finale I have seen I think.
  • MissAnjy
    MissAnjy Posts: 2,480 Member
    I did notice that. I wonder why not, this is one the skinnest groups going into the finale I have seen I think.

    I agree. totally. I hope Irene gets in the top 3 because Jay is a dead giveaway for the winner if he does. The girls don't have enough to lose to even compete with that. They are already at perfect weights IMO.
  • cccathyyy
    cccathyyy Posts: 207 Member
    I noticed that too... One of my favorite parts as well... but I think we all know that they could have completed it easily, so maybe that's why?
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,951 Member
    Woooooo I'm from australia & it finished about a month ago here. I know who wins ;)
  • funkyspunky871
    funkyspunky871 Posts: 1,675 Member
    Woooooo I'm from australia & it finished about a month ago here. I know who wins ;)

    I will kill you.
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,951 Member
    dw i wasn't going to say anyway :/
  • funkyspunky871
    funkyspunky871 Posts: 1,675 Member
    dw i wasn't going to say anyway :/
    :bigsmile:
  • lisapickering
    lisapickering Posts: 374 Member
    Woooooo I'm from australia & it finished about a month ago here. I know who wins ;)

    How is that possible? I thought that finale was live... no??
  • funkyspunky871
    funkyspunky871 Posts: 1,675 Member
    Woooooo I'm from australia & it finished about a month ago here. I know who wins ;)

    How is that possible? I thought that finale was live... no??

    .... Good point.
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,951 Member
    umm i don't know how it is possible but somehow it is? :S
  • lisapickering
    lisapickering Posts: 374 Member
    umm i don't know how it is possible but somehow it is? :S

    Are you sure you're watching the current season? America is voting now for the 3rd position (Jay or Irene) right now so it hasn't even been decided yet, who will be in the finale.
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,951 Member
    oh don't worry I thought you were talking bout the ozzie one :/ you confused me because there was an Irene in this one in the top 4? :S sowwy :)
  • lisapickering
    lisapickering Posts: 374 Member
    oh don't worry I thought you were talking bout the ozzie one :/ you confused me because there was an Irene in this one in the top 4? :S sowwy :)

    Oh... that makes sense! Thanks for clarifying!
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    Sure it will go to Hanna. Biggest Loser this time has turned into Hanna TV.
  • ColoradoRobin
    ColoradoRobin Posts: 510 Member
    I don't follow the show, but perhaps they didn't run a marathon because of the 2009 scandal where they cheated to get the finish line shot, and then faked the time clock reading as well. The marathon officially closed after 6 hours, and when it became clear that Dane was not going to finish in time to cross the line before then, he and his wife were given a ride for 3 miles, then dropped off to finish.
    http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29490063/ns/today-biggest_loser_on_today/t/loser-castoff-i-should-have-run-not-ridden

    In 2010 they showed a contestant finishing a 5k in an amazingly good time, but it turned out the show had not measured the course properly and it was only 2.8 miles rather than 3.1, based on GPS readings from other runners who participated. That mistake was unintentional I believe.

    The contestants do accomplish amazing things, but it's a shame that the needs of the TV producers sometimes fake things up. It might be more useful to see people give it their best and not quite make it. There is nothing wrong with aiming high and not quite achieving your goal the first time around. You just need to try again. That might be more inspirational than setting up unrealistic expectations that cause people watching the show to feel they have failed when they can't achieve the same results. More reality and less TV. :happy:
  • Buckeye_Jenn
    Buckeye_Jenn Posts: 48 Member
    I noticed that too... One of my favorite parts as well... but I think we all know that they could have completed it easily, so maybe that's why?

    Nobody can easily complete a marathon, no matter how thin or in shape they are. Marathon training takes so much more than just being able to run a few miles. There's a mental component, physical aspects beyond just the running and an emotional barrier that kicks in usually around the 20-mile mark. I'm always amazed by the contestants being able to train for one in such a short time since most people, myself included, spend 5-6 months training for a full marathon. But I guess having the support systems that they do makes it a little easier, but no matter what, a marathon is never easy for anyone.
  • MissAnjy
    MissAnjy Posts: 2,480 Member
    I don't follow the show, but perhaps they didn't run a marathon because of the 2009 scandal where they cheated to get the finish line shot, and then faked the time clock reading as well. The marathon officially closed after 6 hours, and when it became clear that Dane was not going to finish in time to cross the line before then, he and his wife were given a ride for 3 miles, then dropped off to finish.
    http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/29490063/ns/today-biggest_loser_on_today/t/loser-castoff-i-should-have-run-not-ridden

    In 2010 they showed a contestant finishing a 5k in an amazingly good time, but it turned out the show had not measured the course properly and it was only 2.8 miles rather than 3.1, based on GPS readings from other runners who participated. That mistake was unintentional I believe.

    The contestants do accomplish amazing things, but it's a shame that the needs of the TV producers sometimes fake things up. It might be more useful to see people give it their best and not quite make it. There is nothing wrong with aiming high and not quite achieving your goal the first time around. You just need to try again. That might be more inspirational than setting up unrealistic expectations that cause people watching the show to feel they have failed when they can't achieve the same results. More reality and less TV. :happy:

    I had no idea about these.
  • ChRiStA_1983
    ChRiStA_1983 Posts: 380 Member
    Me neither! What the hell?! How did I miss the media attention that this situation got?! lol
  • MissAnjy
    MissAnjy Posts: 2,480 Member
    Me neither! What the hell?! How did I miss the media attention that this situation got?! lol

    hahahahaha i know right. It must have been during the time we were so hardcore into fitness we forgot to check our internet for months. Yup, that didn't happen. How did we miss this?
  • lisapickering
    lisapickering Posts: 374 Member
    I noticed that too... One of my favorite parts as well... but I think we all know that they could have completed it easily, so maybe that's why?

    Nobody can easily complete a marathon, no matter how thin or in shape they are. Marathon training takes so much more than just being able to run a few miles. There's a mental component, physical aspects beyond just the running and an emotional barrier that kicks in usually around the 20-mile mark. I'm always amazed by the contestants being able to train for one in such a short time since most people, myself included, spend 5-6 months training for a full marathon. But I guess having the support systems that they do makes it a little easier, but no matter what, a marathon is never easy for anyone.

    I agree! Having run a marathon I was actually a bit offended the first time they ran the marathon. They made it seem like it was no big deal to get 30 days notice to start training for a marathon. I trained long and hard and I was in shape before I started training.
  • KierstyPants
    KierstyPants Posts: 468 Member
    I KNOW.
    WHAT THE HECK ):
  • 2stepz
    2stepz Posts: 814 Member
    I follow Austin on FB.... earlier this weekend he and Courtney went to get glammed up for the show. (mani pedis and such...)
  • Fat4Fuel2
    Fat4Fuel2 Posts: 280 Member
    I noticed it too. Maybe the producers thought it was getting old as they like to claim they like to change things up. Also, I think the contestants were at the ranch longer than any other season because the starting number was doubled with the two sets of trainers. Maybe it will be a surprise at the finale that they actually had to do one. (jokes)
  • cccathyyy
    cccathyyy Posts: 207 Member
    I noticed that too... One of my favorite parts as well... but I think we all know that they could have completed it easily, so maybe that's why?

    Nobody can easily complete a marathon, no matter how thin or in shape they are. Marathon training takes so much more than just being able to run a few miles. There's a mental component, physical aspects beyond just the running and an emotional barrier that kicks in usually around the 20-mile mark. I'm always amazed by the contestants being able to train for one in such a short time since most people, myself included, spend 5-6 months training for a full marathon. But I guess having the support systems that they do makes it a little easier, but no matter what, a marathon is never easy for anyone.

    I agree! Having run a marathon I was actually a bit offended the first time they ran the marathon. They made it seem like it was no big deal to get 30 days notice to start training for a marathon. I trained long and hard and I was in shape before I started training.

    Oh trust me, I didn't mean the comment to downgrade the training for a marathon, but I think that their training on the Biggest Loser is for "anything", they are just so fit this season. I feel like they could do anything that was put in front of them.
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