Am I the only one who thinks ogling elite runners after age 23 is pathetic?

For me the worst thing is the 22-30 age crowd who are sub-sub elite (Like 63-70 min half marathon) who basically devote their lives to doing what once was the foundation of their identity. They started running in middle-school and haven't been able to form a unique person outside of running, so they are forever chained to it.

Depends if those elites are named Laura Roesler, Jenny Simpson, or Maggie Vessey.

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Dial it up wrote:

Depends if those elites are named Laura Roesler, Jenny Simpson, or Maggie Vessey.

If you have run 63:XX, there is nothing wrong with spending from 22 to 28 running. You have a shot at making an Olympic team once Meb and Abdi decide to hang them up. Even if you have to wait until 2020.

dsplfkei905t wrote:

If you have run 63:XX, there is nothing wrong with spending from 22 to 28 running. You have a shot at making an Olympic team once Meb and Abdi decide to hang them up. Even if you have to wait until 2020.

Says the 22-28 year old who doesn't get it. You don't have a chance bro.

how about ogling any elite sports athlete at any age of one's life?

awful :( wrote:

For me the worst thing is the 22-30 age crowd who are sub-sub elite (Like 63-70 min half marathon) who basically devote their lives to doing what once was the foundation of their identity. They started running in middle-school and haven't been able to form a unique person outside of running, so they are forever chained to it.

Because running is not about the times- it's about the journey. The experience, the place you go, and the people you meet. The journey only gets better after college-- more traveling, more challenging, more fun, and more people to meet. Running is a lifetime sport too, so nothing wrong with it being part of someone's "identity".

I should make a spoof thread called "Am I the only one who thinks making a spoof thread on a thread I didn't read all the way through or understand is pathetic?"

Then you can spoof that and we will totally waste our days.

doo doo wrote:

I should make a spoof thread called "Am I the only one who thinks making a spoof thread on a thread I didn't read all the way through or understand is pathetic?"

Then you can spoof that and we will totally waste our days.

And I think "totally waste our days" is the operative meaning here. Is running an hour, two hours every day a total waste, is reading a book?, seeing a movie? trolling on LetsRun? But the start of all this was video games & the countless hours spent all day 'playing'. Of course, to each their own, but don't these folks have any obligations outside of collecting cows for Farmville? It seems to be more of a compulsion, addiction even (not unlike running is for some of us) and it takes up WAY more time over the course of a week, month, year, whatever than does any other observable 'hobby' out there. For those who can't see this, perhaps it's a case of not seeing the forest for the trees. For sure you don't have kids or are a teacher like me as it's ubiquitous among kids today. Not a value judgement, just an observation.

awful :( wrote:

For me the worst thing is the 22-30 age crowd who are sub-sub elite (Like 63-70 min half marathon) who basically devote their lives to doing what once was the foundation of their identity. They started running in middle-school and haven't been able to form a unique person outside of running, so they are forever chained to it.

Why does it bother you? Does it hurt you? Does it take money from you?

There are things that bother me, but how someone lives their own life when it has no impact on mine is not one of them.

I guess I'm just curious about that?

Ah...no.