Ever spoke with a younger runner?

The kids get very worried when I run without a Garmin, they're not sure if that's even possible.

I think the answer to this is the same with every issue with the more recent generations.

It comes down to parenting.

In this case, parents having meaningful dialogues with their kids. Even though we have more active parents, they are not active in their communication with their kids.

When kids don't have conversations with older people, then they get used to the relationship of teachers or employers (and even parents) when interacting with older members of society.

That idea is, "These older people are not interested in what I think. They are interested in lecturing me. I am not interested in being lectured. This person is a stranger. I am not required by any institution to give them my time or attention. I am going to turn off my brain."

Parents should engage with their kids.

As for you. Keep doing what you are doing what you're doing. You might be the one to bring these kids out of the dark.

It's because they don't care about running and don't have much in common with you - you were fast and are now slow, they've always been slow and will never know anything else unless they start running properly. The young serious runners are presumably running quite a bit quicker - you should talk to them instead.

OP why dont you talk with the younger runners that finished just ahead of you rather than those just behind?

Have something to prove OP?

I have and most of the college fast guys are pretty darn cool... actually pretty positive. It's normally not the fast guys that have an ego.

I get to jump in and train on occasion with them and it's humbling but awesome.

Whrn your 20 you can't see past 30! I couldn't.

Now I look back and laugh at my 20 year old self.

I didn't think I'd ever get older and slower. 60 second quarters were for warming up. A mile in 5 minutes was a jog.

The arrogance of youth is a beautiful thing...i miss it.....if you think to long term you probably would just quit.

Nevereasy13 wrote:

I have and most of the college fast guys are pretty darn cool... actually pretty positive. It's normally not the fast guys that have an ego.

I get to jump in and train on occasion with them and it's humbling but awesome.

Whrn your 20 you can't see past 30! I couldn't.

Now I look back and laugh at my 20 year old self.

I didn't think I'd ever get older and slower. 60 second quarters were for warming up. A mile in 5 minutes was a jog.

The arrogance of youth is a beautiful thing...i miss it.....if you think to long term you probably would just quit.

A mile in 5 minutes was a jog? Are you Steve Prefontaine?

You have a selective bias of which runners to approach with conversation. You may also not notice that your own affect and general approach to the interaction might be off-putting. Gathered solely from your post - thus far from complete information - I would guess you're a gentleman with a bit of a chip on his shoulder that expects (or hopes) somebody slower and younger might lift up your ego a bit. Failing that, you criticize the entire generation, without even an ounce of self-reflection. Pity that!

Sprinter Type wrote:

You have a selective bias of which runners to approach with conversation. You may also not notice that your own affect and general approach to the interaction might be off-putting. Gathered solely from your post - thus far from complete information - I would guess you're a gentleman with a bit of a chip on his shoulder that expects (or hopes) somebody slower and younger might lift up your ego a bit. Failing that, you criticize the entire generation, without even an ounce of self-reflection. Pity that!

I see the word "you" a lot here.