Watching biggest loser last night

I was totally thinking the same thing! In the past, on the marathon episodes, they always show them training. But there's no way they could have gotten out there and done anywhere close to 26 without spending some major time on the road. I just think it was a poor choice on the part of the producers not to capture (and emphasize the importance of) training.

I was thinking the same thing. I know since I am training for a half right now. I was kind of upset about it, because I think the need to show the importance of proper training for a marathon. It left it open where someone who is a non runner would think they could just go out and run one because people on the biggest loser did, and that isn't the case. I am ok with them showing them in the gym, but talk about them training for the marathon with their running plans or something.

Cameramen are too fat to run.

I frequently watch the show myself. Sometimes they do have weird editing decisions, such as showing them lifting and working out in the gym and then running a marathon. As other posters have mentioned they do show the contestants doing lots of cardio exercises. Like a previous poster said I guess they think its not interesting showing someone out running and getting there roadwork in. Although they missed an opportunity for a "Rocky' like video mantage in my opinion.

You can't do both?

no reason to be mean

I agree with everything said on this post and then some. I posted last night on my profile page that I was upset because not only did they not talk about training, but they did not talk about hydration or fueling. I only ever saw 1 contentesant drinking water (and only one mentioned hydration) you saw there was a sign that said hydration station but then they showed the contestant running right by it. They never talked about electrolytes, sugar etc thus giving the average person the idea that they need to just "suck it up" for 26 miles because some person on the Biggest Loser did it?

And some of those people had no business even going past the half way point ... what about having those people with injuries etc run a half what was the benefit of pulling someone off at mile 20 ...

Depends "how much" you saw of the show, yeah they didn't show the 15 contestants running but Ramone did SAY that he'd been hitting miles of pavement to get ready for this. Most of these guys aren't going to spend life as distance-runners but to have form for doing weight-lifting and other "things" that they will do through life... each of us that is mobile is going to be lifting something somewhere, proper form will prevent injury (speaking from experience here, there IS a reason for lifting close and using the legs not the back).

Plus they show us a LOT of footage when they are "on campus" of them on treadmills and similar equipment, sometimes too much as you know with a "week" (what are they on there up to 12 days?) they have a ton of footage to choose from. Just before this all the contestants were at home, not quite as easy to tape 15 people training AND show footage on the short time frame they have when they're not all in one spot.

The one change I liked about this season was the fact that they actually showed the people who had to drop out for medical reasons because in the past there have always been people that don't complete it and they choose to ignore them. I have always said that the marathon episode is misleading because they never really show the people training enough and they don't really explain what training they are doing. The assumption to me has always been that if I go to the gym every day for 4 hours...I will be ready for a marathon.....that's so wrong on so many levels.

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My wife loves that show and I usually end up watching it. I believe the workout they showed and the marathon didn't really correlate with each other. Those contestants train hard in many different ways throughout the show's course, and that lady's trainer thought that squats were a proper thing for her to do to help with weight loss. I think a connection was made (probably through fault of editing) that didn't really exist.

I agree with you...

From my (pretty limited) experience watching this show, it has never been interested in teaching its viewers proper training or nutrition for weight loss. It simply entertains. Unfortunate, as this probably gives people who are less knowledgeable about fitness and nutrition very inaccurate expectations and ideas.

Does it matter, what they choose to show or not show on that show....The only thing I was thinking as the Marathon took place was WOW, how incredible is this. 5 months ago these 15 people almost fell over trying to start the show with a 1 mile run, now here it is 5 months later and 12 of the 15 people finished the marathon!!!!! thats Incredible, right there!!!!

This is true. But I think it is equally as important for the producers to show that this was not done without a lot of support because in reality...it is not safe (or possible) to lose 154 lbs in 12 weeks without a lot of support.

In previous seasons there was usually at least one finalist who usually got bit by the "running bug" on the show, and that is who they really focused on for the running...as well as the other finalists, to some extent training for the marathon. Keep in mind too that this is also the first time the entire cast has run the marathon, and I'm sure it would have been a bit harder for them to get footage of each and everyone of them training for this event. And I'm sure editing and making it TV friendly had a lot to do with it also.
Personally I was encouraged watching it since I'll be running my first marathon on 3/4!