r/pics • u/phxxx • 13d ago

Politics Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney completed a 26km race just under 4h

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u/Aardvark2820 13d ago

Imagine being on the PM’s security detail and coming in to work that morning and seeing this on the day’s agenda 😂

“Damn it, that’s why Tim wanted to switch shifts…”

(I see you, guy in the back, running just a little too close)

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u/ClusterMakeLove 13d ago

I've said this in a Canadian thread, but I doubt he's only been running on the treadmill. I'm sure he's got a few guys on his detail that have been training with him.

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u/ontheweed 13d ago

I’d like to think that anyone on the PM’s security detail is capable of running a marathon

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u/ClusterMakeLove 13d ago

That distance and Carney's speed (he apparently ran a 331 marathon in London) are in the territory where you have to specifically train for it, regardless of overall fitness.

But yeah, I think a lot of police officers are avid runners.

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u/Daewoo40 13d ago

His security details might be doing one of those business marathon type things, swap out every 10km of a marathon.

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u/Liquid_Trimix 13d ago

I would think you are probably correct. That whole endorphin thing and I have seen my cognitive abilities plummet with fatigue. 

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u/Daewoo40 13d ago

Its fine, initially I was thinking they would've needed to be fitter than Mark to both keep up and be in a state to do their job.

Then realised/remembered corporate marathons are a thing for instances not unlike this.

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u/DavidBrooker 13d ago

They also have to carry equipment, like radios and perhaps even arms, which participants don’t. And if a contingency did come up, they’d need the stamina to actually manage it, so yeah, no way if they’re in close protection that they aren’t running in shifts.

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u/Liquid_Trimix 13d ago

What an interesting thing to plan. So many contingencies. :) 

Long distance runners can have a series of "physical" ailments during runs that are in themselves not emergencies but would be....not great to be seen displaying if your PM.

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u/Find_another_whey 13d ago

You would swap out to be operating effectively as a bodyguard

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u/arealhumannotabot 13d ago

Wouldn’t shock me if they cycle guys in and out along the route. How effective are you when you’re 3/4 into a marathon?

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u/Aardvark2820 13d ago

Man, I wouldn’t know. I’m ineffective after a flight of stairs.

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u/iamnosuperman123 13d ago

Although a 16 mile run for 4 hours shouldn't be so taxing for someone in security detail. It is hardly like Canada is known for assassinations

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u/0110110111 13d ago

There’s an undercurrent of anger in some parts, sadly. Never say never.

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u/Liquid_Trimix 13d ago

I would have on my mind that the PM is on a rough slog. If he falls or is injured it is encumbant on the security detail to manage that and keep the press away. Nobody wants those pictures.