I coached a former Team Eugene member and he certainly is a nice guy. Did you ever think that maybe it is you that is the asshole? You seem to be the common denominator. If you are so sure that all of them are arrogant jerks, I would be willing to bet that they probably got together and singled you out as one to avoid!!! You sick prick!
Dude, if you lived in Eugene you would be an a-hole as well.
Think about it....living in Eugene Oregon.
Jesus H. Christ....Eugene is a miserable place to live.
I expect anyone living in that awful place to at the very minimum be an arrogant jerk.
If he/she behaved in any other than an assholian manner, I'd think something is mis-wired in their brain.
Think about it...Eugene: Rains a ton, high unemployment, practically NO industry, working at IHOP across from the University is considered prestigious, etc etc etc.
I wish Kilgore or another good writer were here to even mildly communicate the infinitesimally cruddy existence that people in Eugene must be living.
Have some sympathy for the folks living in Eugene.
hey, snobs are snobs, screw 'em. Their behavior speaks for itself. Like my grandma once told me--boy, don't try to turn an asshole inside out...even if you are careful, it won't change the shit-flow direction and you'll wind up with feces under your fingernails.
stansky wrote:
I visited Eugene recently for a couple of weeks and came upon a very unique group of runners. They ran decent times and usually won the local road races (against high school runners). but something bothered me about them. They showed up together, raced together and left together. Meanwhile never saying a word to anybody that wasnt a sub- elite local runner. They give the Eugene running community a bad name. All other runners there would be somewhat friendly before races. They think they are "big stuff" or Hot shots but in reality they are big fish in a little pond. I'm writing this in hopes of them reading this and maybe reaching out to the local highschool kids or older runners or anybody and just start being nicer and/or less arrogant.
P.S. One other thing bothered me....The Bald One.
A behemoth of a runner with a shiny bald head. He is like an animal, before races he would grunt and snort. He also produces amazing amounts of saliva that by the end of the race ends up in his beard that is one of the manliest beards I've ever seen. (I'm suspecting a hair transplant from head to face)
stansky wrote:
They ran decent times and usually won the local road races (against high school runners).
And you apparently
stansky wrote:
They showed up together, raced together and left together.
So you're saying they have team comraderie?
stansky wrote:
Meanwhile never saying a word to anybody that wasnt a sub- elite local runner.
I'm sure there's only so many 5k runners that smashed the 20 minute barrier that they can be cordial to in spite of not making the team per race.
stansky wrote:
All other runners there would be somewhat friendly before races.
So you're saying they treat the race like a race and not a social outing? Blasphemous!
stansky wrote:
I'm writing this in hopes of them reading this and maybe reaching out to the local highschool kids or older runners or anybody and just start being nicer and/or less arrogant.
No you aren't. You're pissed that none of them patted you on the back for your latest PR. I'm willing to bet that they'll keep taking races seriously, just like anyone else that puts in the miles and wants to do something else at the local 5k besides shoot the shit about their old high school running days.
stansky wrote:
and the bald guy with those ridiculous looking lime-green shorts, I couldn't control myself when I saw him wearing them not once- but twice in a row.
So what could you not control? The excretions of your vagina? So he doesn't give a shi t what he looks like when he runs and can still kick your ass?
stansky wrote:
They are jerks, and I'm not the only one who thinks so,
You're right here. I'm sure there's plenty of other weekend warriors who couldn't make the team out there.
stansky wrote:
I dont' know how good they are with their customers at the running stores they work out, which is kind of sad but that's not the point,
Sorry you hate your job and make assumptions. That's not their fault.
I am not directly connected to Team Eugene in any way. You just sound like your fragile ego was offended by a bunch of hard working guys who show up to race, not to shake hands and bring home the age division trophy.
Willie Viviani is one of the Team Eugene runners and I can vouch for him. He is pretty phat. If you have a problem him then you have a problem with me.
http://www.teameugene.com/Members/willv.htm
'A real man makes his own luck' - Billy Zane
Man this is bullshit to call out people you know absolutely nothing about on a public forum. You were in town for a couple of weeks and they rubbed you the wrong way because why? They didn't talk to you? Cry me a F-ing river.
I'm a longtime recreational runner and running/T&F supporter in Eugene that doesn't personally know any of the Team Eugene members, and they never talk to my sorry old lucky-to-break-20 -minute 5K ass either - but I don't give a rats ass about whether they talk to me all nicey nice or not at local races (or out on the trail), I'm just glad they're here and show up at local road races and help bring some badly needed credibility back to the local road running scene. It's a great town to be a runner in - fast or slow - and for you to say that after a couple weeks in town that these "meanies" who didn't talk to you before a race (hmmm, maybe they were focusing on the race and not the raffle and ice cream social at the end? you think?) give the local running community a bad name here is hilarious. Just stay where you are, man. Please.
I don't know who Team Eugene is and I don't really care.
troll. Hes probably mad that they wouldn't let him on their team....or maybe they just kicked his a$$ in a race. Anyway, who cares? I've raced some team eugene guys (and I beat the ones I raced), but I was never offended by them. They took the race seriously....I'm sorry they didn't offer to warm down with you and give you a ride home :(
For one thing, you are just giving your opinion and expecting everyone to take it as correct, not a good way to try and win an argument, and another thing, I was under the impression that Eugene was all about the running thing, so I would expect people to be friendly to one-another, no matter how fast or slow they are. I will be in Eugene for a long time and I just dont get a good vibe when those guys/jerks are around.
slug queen wrote:
Man this is bullshit to call out people you know absolutely nothing about on a public forum. You were in town for a couple of weeks and they rubbed you the wrong way because why? They didn't talk to you? Cry me a F-ing river.
I'm a longtime recreational runner and running/T&F supporter in Eugene that doesn't personally know any of the Team Eugene members, and they never talk to my sorry old lucky-to-break-20 -minute 5K ass either - but I don't give a rats ass about whether they talk to me all nicey nice or not at local races (or out on the trail), I'm just glad they're here and show up at local road races and help bring some badly needed credibility back to the local road running scene. It's a great town to be a runner in - fast or slow - and for you to say that after a couple weeks in town that these "meanies" who didn't talk to you before a race (hmmm, maybe they were focusing on the race and not the raffle and ice cream social at the end? you think?) give the local running community a bad name here is hilarious. Just stay where you are, man. Please.
that guy looks like a Gay.
The only teameugene runner I've met is Christina Doherty, and man is she sweet. Now if I can only get her to POSE.....
so leave then. If they're sooooooooo mean to you, don't run races they're at. Otherwise, shut up and deal with these guys lapping you every weekend, chester.
Also, I took a minute and checked out teameugene.com. these men and women all have fairly strong PR's for a club team and I saw more than a few PhD candidates listed as occupations, along with numerous full-time positions. hradly the losers working 20 hours/week at a shoe store you paint them to be. I suppose you think running a 30:15 10K while studying post-grad physics is sad, too??
u know what u guys are all losers
the name says it all team eugene... in otherwords team crap
nothing against the team this is against eugene
nothing good has ever come from there i dont know why everyone loves it. so why dont u hipppies get over your little running problems
I see someone's still stumped on that Hooked on Phonics CD.
boulderguy wrote:
u know what u guys are all losers
the name says it all team eugene... in otherwords team crap
nothing against the team this is against eugene
nothing good has ever come from there i dont know why everyone loves it. so why dont u hipppies get over your little running problems
Look who is calling the kettle black. boulder is the suck!
The people, and their profiles make'em look like a fairly talented and hardworking bunch. Leave it.
stansky wrote:
A behemoth of a runner with a shiny bald head. He is like an animal, before races he would grunt and snort. He also produces amazing amounts of saliva that by the end of the race ends up in his beard that is one of the manliest beards I've ever seen. (I'm suspecting a hair transplant from head to face)
I am still trying to figure out if this is a compliment or an insult. I think it is rather flattering, to be honest.
In all seriousness though, I think you are all replying to a troll. This cannot be a serious thread.
I am not a troll, you can't just go that route everytime you think something can't be true or legitamete. Beleive it or not, I don't like Team Eugene, and I should clarify that it's the guys I dont' like , the women are fine.
heck ya the women are fine
fast and foxy
stansky wrote:
I am not a troll, you can't just go that route everytime you think something can't be true or legitamete.
I think you are a troll b/c you are not giving any examples of why you do not like them. Why would anyone seriously go to a message board and whine about a group of runners not talking to her after a race?
I have no idea what Team Eugene is, to be honest. I am just having trouble trying to understand why you think they should talk to you. Did they do something mean to you?
Talk about mean and hateful, you are the one insulting people's features and clothing decisions on a public forum.
If you must know, I've said hello to the jerks about three times, and they act like you don't even exist, it's kind of creepy, theyr'e like robots. I mean a head nod or acknolodgment would suffice, but nothing at all 100% of the time is a little much. And those lime-green shorts are out of this world. They are overwhelming.
Another Interested Party... wrote:
stansky wrote:I am not a troll, you can't just go that route everytime you think something can't be true or legitamete.
I think you are a troll b/c you are not giving any examples of why you do not like them. Why would anyone seriously go to a message board and whine about a group of runners not talking to her after a race?
I have no idea what Team Eugene is, to be honest. I am just having trouble trying to understand why you think they should talk to you. Did they do something mean to you?
Talk about mean and hateful, you are the one insulting people's features and clothing decisions on a public forum.