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HYPERASHEL
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 Posted: 09/27/06 - 08:27 Post subject:
| j1miller wrote: | I'm slow.
shoot me. I don't deserve to live. |
Don't tempt me woman...
yeah i think author needs to get off his high horse. if he's as good as he makes himself out to be he should be far ahead of the OPEN categories. while some are having tendonitis and stretch fractures others are on the couch becoming dietary induced diabetics. tell me which cost more to the public?
the "slow" folks are out and working hard as well. maybe better education in regards to overhydration, stretching and such....OH that;s right, that's wha t e myriad of coaching staff is there for.
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airehead
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 08:30 Post subject:
Maybe Phar is right. Maybe it was tongue in cheek. Maybe PH is right--because it sure has increased readership. (I know my Slate reading is up by at least 63% a number pulled out of my azz )
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purple hayes
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 08:31 Post subject:
| HYPERASHEL wrote: | | stretch fractures |
There's a joke in there somewhere.
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HYPERASHEL
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 08:38 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | HYPERASHEL wrote: | | stretch fractures |
There's a joke in there somewhere. |
 late night, first cup of coffee.
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megawill
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 11:36 Post subject:
i don't agree with the writer's opinion...but i have serious reservations with what the 'glamour' of running a marathon has done to the 'sport' of running...
i understand the draw of running a marathon, because of the training involved to do one correctly and the completion of the distance is a challenge...and is something that each individual that completes should rightly be proud of... my concern is that too many runners succumb to this challenge rather than seeking to become 'better runners'.
marathons are bad for a number of runners...after you've accomplished the feat, what next???...far, far to many runners quit running after running their 1-2 marathons...and that is bad for both them and the sport...many develop overuse injuries that become chronic... while they may not necessarily hinder them from running their marathon they can and will prevent them from putting in consistent mileage afterwards...
again don't misread my intentions, everyone needs to make their own choices and i support anyone who wants to run whatever distance...i just wish there was as much emphasis as running a 10k under 40 minutes as there was for completing a marathon...all to often they goal of pursuing the of lifetime sport is interrupted by the 'feat' ... and i'd advise anyone to seriously consider how the marathon fits into their lifetime running goals before pursuing...
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robp
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Posted: 09/27/06 - 11:47 Post subject:
| megawill wrote: | i don't agree with the writer's opinion...but i have serious reservations with what the 'glamour' of running a marathon has done to the 'sport' of running...
i understand the draw of running a marathon, because of the training involved to do one correctly and the completion of the distance is a challenge...and is something that each individual that completes should rightly be proud of... my concern is that too many runners succumb to this challenge rather than seeking to become 'better runners'.
marathons are bad for a number of runners...after you've accomplished the feat, what next???...far, far to many runners quit running after running their 1-2 marathons...and that is bad for both them and the sport...many develop overuse injuries that become chronic... while they may not necessarily hinder them from running their marathon they can and will prevent them from putting in consistent mileage afterwards...
again don't misread my intentions, everyone needs to make their own choices and i support anyone who wants to run whatever distance...i just wish there was as much emphasis as running a 10k under 40 minutes as there was for completing a marathon...all to often they goal of pursuing the of lifetime sport is interrupted by the 'feat' ... and i'd advise anyone to seriously consider how the marathon fits into their lifetime running goals before pursuing... |
I would consider a sub 40 10k a way greater achievement than finishing a marathon. The percent of marathon finishers that could go out and run a sub 40 is miniscule.
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karlene
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Posted: 09/28/06 - 10:35 Post subject:
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karlene
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Posted: 09/28/06 - 10:35 Post subject:
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