How would you life be different if you never started running??

I would still be morbidly obese.

I wouldn't have cheated on my wife (no regrets)

I would be still miserable

Running changed my life for gooooooooot

I wouldn't be on Letsrun and I wouldn't have to put up with your daily bunch of crap threads.

By the way, you never answered the other guy. How long ago did you move from the US? Did your family come with you from India?

trhjtyj wrote:

I wouldn't be on Letsrun and I wouldn't have to put up with your daily bunch of crap threads.

By the way, you never answered the other guy. How long ago did you move from the US? Did your family come with you from India?

To my understanding, mr dahl (430miler) is half east Indian and half American Indian. Which kinda explains his last name and forte in mathematics.

[quote]the430miler wrote:

1. How you be heavier?

10-15 pounds more due to lifting and being really into martial Arts before I got into running. As when I competed I was in the lightest weight class for grappling competitions. And if I competed in MMA I would have to put on a little mass just to compete in the lightest division.

2. Would you have gone to a diff college?

No

3. Would you have gotten a diff degree?

No

4. Diff career?

No

5. Would you have married someone else?

Never been in a long term relationship. I've only had one girlfriend.

6. Would you own less shoes?

Yes

7. Would you own less socks?

Yes

8. You would be in less physical pain?

No, competing and training in martial Arts hurts.

9. Would you be overall happier?

I don't know.

How else would your life be different hath you not had started running competitively?

I'd probably be a purple belt in BJJ(I was a blue belt in BJJ before I quit.). And have fought in MMA.

1) I was overweight until I started running and it has brought me back into healthy weight several times, so I would definitely be heavier without running.

2) I didn't run for my college team, so I could have gone to the same college regardless of running.

3) My degree had nothing to do with athletics.

4) Career had nothing to do with athletics.

5) My first interactions with girls were primarily through running. First kiss and high school sweatheart each ended up being from cross country/track teams. The person I'm with today has nothing to do with that running background, though.

6) I would absolutely own fewer shoes. Running made me obsessed with shoes.

7) I would also own less socks. I have socks for every occasion.

8) I would be in worse health, though not necessarily pain. I had rapid heart beats occasionally when I was larger and those really scared me. Have never had them since paying better attention to my health.

9) I feel like my best self when I'm healthy, so I can't imagine being happier without running.

I'm not competitive, though. I imagine others are even more deeply into it than I am. But I won't ever "retire" from this level of the sport. This is a lifestyle. Some competitive runners seem to retire and then it's like running was more of a phase.

Shoebacca wrote:

This is a lifestyle. Some competitive runners seem to retire and then it's like running was more of a phase.

Truth! Fake mother effers!

1. How you be heavier?

Yes. I've run since primary school, and always just thought I was naturally skinny. Some time off for injury for a few months last year made me realise that I do put on weight like everyone else if I'm not running 100-120 miles/week

2. Would you have gone to a diff college?

Probably not. I'm not in the American system so this wasn't a massive decision for me, but the city I moved to for Uni did have a good running club/coach, although the Uni was the main draw card.

3. Would you have gotten a diff degree?

No. Chose to stay away from the sports area in my studies.

4. Diff career?

After a few years in the working industry and I've gone back to university. I think running outside of work made me realise there is more to life than work, and that I really didn't give a sh i t about my career. I'm now working towards a career that I care a bit more about, might pay a bit worse, but will have a better work like balance (no more 70 hour weeks that cut out my double run days, but more a 9-5 standard job with plenty of holidays).

5. Would you have married someone else?

Not married yet, but met my partner through running, although he only competes at the recreational level. It's a nice balance - he's interested and supportive of my passion, but also sometimes brings me down from the obsessive level. We also have good couple time during recovery runs and post run coffees together :)

6. Would you own less shoes?

Yes, but I'm not a shoe geek. 4 pairs of trainers per year, spikes usually last me 2 seasons, racing flats 1-2 seasons.

7. Would you own less socks?

My socks would just be in better condition.

8. You would be in less physical pain?

No. Despite what many people say, all the evidence shows regular physical activity is good for you joints. I have no back pain, knee pain, never get head aches etc. The only pain I have had is one serious injury last year, but that doesn't bother me anymore.

9. Would you be overall happier?

No, although maybe I could find a happy medium between where I am and being a more recreational runner. Running takes over my life, but I'm getting to the age now where although I've always showed talent/potential, that Olympic uniform is maybe just a bit out of my reach, and I'm finding it really tough coming to terms with that. I also don't really earn any money and have sacrificed a bit of my social life for the sport. In short, running makes me happy, but I think I've gone slightly past the optimum running-to-happiness ratio. I still enjoy it though.

How else would your life be different hath you not had started running competitively?

Different friends, probably live in a different country, different hobbies that might have affected my degree choice. I think enough little small changes that would amount to a completely different life direction that I wouldn't know.

1. How you be heavier?

Maybe by 5-10 pounds.

2. Would you have gone to a diff college?

No.

3. Would you have gotten a diff degree?

No.

4. Diff career?

No.

5. Would you have married someone else?

No.

6. Would you own less shoes?

Maybe no. Many non-runners have a lot of fashionable shoes. As a runner, I would wear my running shoes everywhere.

7. Would you own less socks?

No.

8. You would be in less physical pain?

No. Almost never injured.

9. Would you be overall happier?

No.

the430miler wrote:

Shoebacca wrote:

This is a lifestyle. Some competitive runners seem to retire and then it's like running was more of a phase.

Truth! Fake mother effers!

Why don't you call Billy Mills a fake mother effer?

erwqeh wrote:

the430miler wrote:

Truth! Fake mother effers!

Why don't you call Billy Mills a fake mother effer?

I have said that to his face.

I NOT like him and never have.

We are not in good standing. He is a quitter. I dont give a crap about his age. He is a quitter.

hey 430miler, you are the absolute worst. stop posting

Currently, a sophomore in college. I go to a top 30 ranked school, I am really stupid. I never tried, and i ended up in a really good situation.

the430miler wrote:

1. How you be heavier?

2. Would you have gone to a diff college?

3. Would you have gotten a diff degree?

4. Diff career?

5. Would you have married someone else?

6. Would you own less shoes?

7. Would you own less socks?

8. You would be in less physical pain?

9. Would you be overall happier?

How else would your life be different hath you not had started running competitively?

I probably would never have gone to college. Nobody in my neighborhood had a college degree, and none of my friends parents were college grads, none of my family went to college. The only people I knew that went to college were my teachers. The goal of getting a scholarship to run in college was a big driver for my in HS and put me on a different path than others I grew up with.

I would have had a less than memorable time in HS. I'm still friends with some of the guys I ran with 30+ years ago. Running gave me a connection to the school that made school important. My friends that co-oped (left early to work) had no connection and also very few HS memories.

I easily would have ended up marrying someone else. I met my wife in college, no running=no college=different wife.

I would not be as fit as I am now at the ripe age of 50. None of my classmates are as fit as I am... none. They are fat, dumpy, and many are having health problems. I can still take my shirt off at the pool and feel completely confident.

I could still be happy, but it would be a completely different lifestyle. If I hadn't become a runner I would be a working class guy doing working class guy stuff. Maybe I'd be attending more sporting events instead of participating in them, but that can still be entertaining.

I'd be fatter and much happier.