13.1 tattoo

Haha, YO (super cereal) wrote:

My cousins sister in LAW did get a winged foot on her right breast however.

Mr. Haha, Yo (super cereal), you have been around here long enough, you know what we need.....

it's funny this post came up as i just saw a dumpy fatass girl with an ironman tat on her calf, and did about three different takes just to make sure i saw it correctly - you could tell from her body type that she had just recently fallen out of shape either

and i am seeing way way too many 26.2 and 13.1 stickers on cars as well

wish people would just go about their business and not have to advertise it

RunningPT12a wrote:

I thought the same until two weeks ago - then I passed a car with a "10k" sticker on the back.

That was you?

Fayward Hield wrote:

MICHAEL T. SMITH wrote:

The one tatoo I respect is the Olympic Rings tats sported by Amy Begley and Nick Symmonds, among others, I'm sure.

They will never be embarrassed about having them.

I think this is the only tattoo that I would have ever considered getting.

Act like you've been there before. Besides hardware on the neck is much cooler than ink on the arm.

K Bekele wrote:

Fayward Hield wrote:

I think this is the only tattoo that I would have ever considered getting.

Act like you've been there before. Besides hardware on the neck is much cooler than ink on the arm.

Only 2 running related tats should be allowed:

(1) Olympic rings for Olympians

(2) Mile PR for sub-4 milers after they retire

some crazy runner guy wrote:

Sorry half marathons are cool and all but if you get a tattoo that says 13.1 you are not cool. Even if you are the WR holder you should not get a 13.1 tat no questions.

Eh, I think WR holders are allowed.

Korova Milkbar wrote:

Only 2 running related tats should be allowed:

(1) Olympic rings for Olympians

(2) Mile PR for sub-4 milers after they retire

I agree with the thought - you have to be elite - but what about medalists or WR holders? Surely El G deserves a tattoo that trumps the tattoo of Christian Smith or some other guy who didn't make it out of the first round.

It's simple: Hicham has two tats

(1) Olympic rings

(2) 3:43.13

Korova Milkbar wrote:

It's simple: Hicham has two tats

(1) Olympic rings

(2) 3:43.13

Hicham is a Muslim and is not allowed to desecrate his body in that way.

F***ing yes. Although I'd be willing to expand the list to include elite 5k, 10k, marathon guys too.

Sorry but a 3:59.6 tatoo has more cachet than a 13:19.7

jamaicanmecrazy wrote:

F***ing yes. Although I'd be willing to expand the list to include elite 5k, 10k, marathon guys too.

Give all these people a break. If they are proud enough of being a participant in an event or proud of a particular time they ran -- no matter how it stacks up to your own PR -- they should be able to wear that pride (via sticker or tat) however they want.

It's pretty admirable that you all can look down your nose at these runners... (I'm hoping you picked up on the sarcasm, if you didn't you're an even bigger d-bag than I had thought).

If someone wants a 13.1 or 26.2 tattooed on their body, who really gives a shit.

Runners are always looking for validation from the rest of the sporting world, as if they're some under appreciated children that work so much harder than any other athlete yet get no credit... and making fun of people for having a bumper sticker or tattoo that signifies some accomplishment is a perfect example of it.

Most people have no context of what it takes to be an elite runner or will ever know who the likes of Chris Solinski, Ryan Hall, or Kenny B are... and they don't care, they just want to accomplish a goal they set out for themselves. To me, that type of behavior should be applauded, not mocked.

I think we forget that runners and joggers do not share the same context of what running and racing is, but runners love to point out to joggers how much better they are than them. In the end, all joggers do is make you all look better and faster.

If you're against tattoos in general, well that's one thing... but drilling someone for being proud of achieving an important accomplishment is just stupid and belittling their accomplishment by pointing out how easy it is just makes you look like a pompous dope.

I know lots of people, some of them pretty good runners, with 13.1 and 26.2 magnets on their cars or with running related vanity plates. Probably 1/3 of the folks in my master's swim class have a trithlon or swimming realted magnet on their car.

Tattoos? Now that's taking it to a whole new level. I noticed watching the Pan Pacific meet on Sunday that many of the swimmers had the Olympic rings tattoed on somewhere.

A 13.1 tattoo? Hmmm. It screams "I'm half done!". Maybe I'm too old fashioned about tattoos, but if you served on a battleship in a war zone by all means tattoo that on your arm. I can't imagine a 1/2 marathon being the one thing you want to immortalize in flesh.

I will say years ago when my then teenage niece decided to get a tattoo of a butterfly on her abdomen I said "That's Great! You won't ever get pregnant!". Her reply was "a tattoo won't make you sterile" and my reply was "I know, but if you get knocked up that'll look like a bug on a windshield". She didn't talk to me for a while, but years later after 3 kids she doesn't wear many midrift baring tops.

Awwwwwww people!!!! So much judging!!! I just turned 70; been running since Thanksgiving; completed my first half marathon and YES!!! I want to tell the world!!!

No way you're 70 and A.) Know how to use a computer/internet and B.) Know how to use the search function to find a post about 13.1 tattoos from 5 years ago.

Keith Stone wrote:

I will say years ago when my then teenage niece decided to get a tattoo of a butterfly on her abdomen I said "That's Great! You won't ever get pregnant!". Her reply was "a tattoo won't make you sterile" and my reply was "I know, but if you get knocked up that'll look like a bug on a windshield".

I bet you felt like a badass when you said that. I'm sure you NEVER did anything stupid when you were young too.

Jane Mergle is trying for Troll of the Year with the 5 year bump and getting people to quote earlier posts from people that are probably MIA.

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