I think Mark Wetmore does the running streak thing. I think he strategically scheduled a minor surgery to maximize his recovery within a 24 hour period so he could keep it alive.
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I think Mark Wetmore does the running streak thing. I think he strategically scheduled a minor surgery to maximize his recovery within a 24 hour period so he could keep it alive.
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If I wanted to run one mile at the top of every hour, how long would I have to go before you'd be impressed? 12? 24? 40? 50?
New Question wrote:
If I wanted to run one mile at the top of every hour, how long would I have to go before you'd be impressed? 12? 24? 40? 50?
Why are you asking me? I don’t have any problem with running streaks or the one mile thing. I was just reporting on a famous coach who does it too.
I’m impressed with anyone getting out the door.
HRE wrote:
How is running a single mile affecting his family? How did running that mile affect his daughter? It took what, 6, 8, 10 minutes? He could have been on the can for a longer stretch of time.
The fact that you are asking this question tells us you are as ill as he was.
We had a coach in high school who was really hardcore and did legitimately inspire a lot of kids to work hard, and keeping a record of consecutive running days was something he really emphasized. I can see the benefit to that since a lot of kids aren't naturally self-motivated enough to run on weekends even in-season, but the mentality really messed up some kids too as keeping their record going became more important than, say, recovering from a serious injury. One of my teammates in particular just kept running every day through progressively worse and worse knee pain until he got to a point where he could not run anymore and the doctors told him he had permanent knee damage and shouldn't run anymore... ever.
Take days off when you need them.
Taking a day off or dealing with an injury without making a drama is part of the running experience. Streakers are mentally ill like junkies.
Starting lame threads to condescend others is lamer.
gone during surgery wrote:
HRE wrote:
How is running a single mile affecting his family? How did running that mile affect his daughter? It took what, 6, 8, 10 minutes? He could have been on the can for a longer stretch of time.
The fact that you are asking this question tells us you are as ill as he was.
So you have no answer.
HRE wrote:
gone during surgery wrote:
The fact that you are asking this question tells us you are as ill as he was.
So you have no answer.
I could explain how a parent should be as close as possible while a child has emergency surgery but you wouldn't be the type of parent to get that.
You'd rather be away doing some frivolous activity that could wait.
Gone during surgery wrote:
HRE wrote:
So you have no answer.
I could explain how a parent should be as close as possible while a child has emergency surgery but you wouldn't be the type of parent to get that.
You'd rather be away doing some frivolous activity that could wait.
How is sitting in a waiting room while the operation is going on different from running up and down the street outside the hospital for 5-10 minutes during that time? He couldn't have been in the operating room. People waiting at hospitals for family members to have surgery do not always spend the entire time in the waiting room. There's actually a lot of time to kill in some instances. They go to the hospital cafeteria, which is not "as close as possible" to the child as they'd be in the waiting room. They go to the gift shop, also not as close as possible. They go to the toilet.
I always found that a run when I was particularly anxious about something a run relieved the anxiety to a significant degree. If I was worried about an operation a loved one was having, streak or no streak, I might find a run a good thing to do. So please, explain to me why going for a run is going to have a negative affect on the daughter;s surgery. What good was the dad going to do in the waiting room as opposed to a half mile up the street?
Too many "runs" in the first sentence of the last paragraph but with no edit function they have to stay.
My personal minimum is 1/4 mile a day. I haven't missed a day in 8 years. Hey, it's my streak.
HRE wrote:
Gone during surgery wrote:
I could explain how a parent should be as close as possible while a child has emergency surgery but you wouldn't be the type of parent to get that.
You'd rather be away doing some frivolous activity that could wait.
How is sitting in a waiting room while the operation is going on different from running up and down the street outside the hospital for 5-10 minutes during that time? He couldn't have been in the operating room. People waiting at hospitals for family members to have surgery do not always spend the entire time in the waiting room. There's actually a lot of time to kill in some instances. They go to the hospital cafeteria, which is not "as close as possible" to the child as they'd be in the waiting room. They go to the gift shop, also not as close as possible. They go to the toilet.
I always found that a run when I was particularly anxious about something a run relieved the anxiety to a significant degree. If I was worried about an operation a loved one was having, streak or no streak, I might find a run a good thing to do. So please, explain to me why going for a run is going to have a negative affect on the daughter;s surgery. What good was the dad going to do in the waiting room as opposed to a half mile up the street?
You've nailed it. If it was a 15mi that would be very different, but it takes 6 minutes.
HRE wrote:
Gone during surgery wrote:
I could explain how a parent should be as close as possible while a child has emergency surgery but you wouldn't be the type of parent to get that.
You'd rather be away doing some frivolous activity that could wait.
How is sitting in a waiting room while the operation is going on different from running up and down the street outside the hospital for 5-10 minutes during that time? He couldn't have been in the operating room. People waiting at hospitals for family members to have surgery do not always spend the entire time in the waiting room. There's actually a lot of time to kill in some instances. They go to the hospital cafeteria, which is not "as close as possible" to the child as they'd be in the waiting room. They go to the gift shop, also not as close as possible. They go to the toilet.
I always found that a run when I was particularly anxious about something a run relieved the anxiety to a significant degree. If I was worried about an operation a loved one was having, streak or no streak, I might find a run a good thing to do. So please, explain to me why going for a run is going to have a negative affect on the daughter;s surgery. What good was the dad going to do in the waiting room as opposed to a half mile up the street?
You typically missed the point. It was the run for the sake of the streak that's selfish and sick mentally. It took priority. A person just running to relive stress would wait until it was more appropriate even if it was after midnight.
I don't think I've missed the point at all. I think the point is that you don't like the idea of a running streak and are casting around for examples that support your dislike
Do you know the run DIDN'T relieve stress? If so, how do you know? And how do you know when it's "appropriate" to relieve stress? Why would relieving stress after midnight have been okay in this situation but doing it before isn't? But leaving stress relief aside, what logical reason is there for not going for a run of ten minutes or less? As someone else said, a fifteen mile run would be a whole different thing but 5 to 10 minutes? How does that take priority over the kid's operation? How do you know that he didn't prioritize the surgery buy shortening his normal run to a mile?
The guy couldn't do the surgery himself. He had to wait while it happened. He had to fill in time while he waited. Why not have a short run as opposed to looking at his phone or going for a cup of tea in the cafeteria?
Gone during surgery wrote:
HRE wrote:
How is sitting in a waiting room while the operation is going on different from running up and down the street outside the hospital for 5-10 minutes during that time? He couldn't have been in the operating room. People waiting at hospitals for family members to have surgery do not always spend the entire time in the waiting room. There's actually a lot of time to kill in some instances. They go to the hospital cafeteria, which is not "as close as possible" to the child as they'd be in the waiting room. They go to the gift shop, also not as close as possible. They go to the toilet.
I always found that a run when I was particularly anxious about something a run relieved the anxiety to a significant degree. If I was worried about an operation a loved one was having, streak or no streak, I might find a run a good thing to do. So please, explain to me why going for a run is going to have a negative affect on the daughter;s surgery. What good was the dad going to do in the waiting room as opposed to a half mile up the street?
You typically missed the point. It was the run for the sake of the streak that's selfish and sick mentally. It took priority. A person just running to relive stress would wait until it was more appropriate even if it was after midnight.
Are people really this stupid? Cool hypothetical argument, team.
Question to old school college running experts.
Do_they_still_do 20 or 24 _hours_of_1_mile as a college team competition?
That’s old school
Does anyone know?
I know a guy who does this. His streak is at 1263 days. He's so lame.
GBohannon wrote:
Are people really this stupid?
Yes they are. Apparently one guy follows every thread about "streaking" and complains about Ron Hill every time. Look up some of the old threads on this, it's hilariously sad.
HRE wrote:
I don't think I've missed the point at all. I think the point is that you don't like the idea of a running streak and are casting around for examples that support your dislike
Do you know the run DIDN'T relieve stress? If so, how do you know? And how do you know when it's "appropriate" to relieve stress? Why would relieving stress after midnight have been okay in this situation but doing it before isn't? But leaving stress relief aside, what logical reason is there for not going for a run of ten minutes or less? As someone else said, a fifteen mile run would be a whole different thing but 5 to 10 minutes? How does that take priority over the kid's operation? How do you know that he didn't prioritize the surgery buy shortening his normal run to a mile?
The guy couldn't do the surgery himself. He had to wait while it happened. He had to fill in time while he waited. Why not have a short run as opposed to looking at his phone or going for a cup of tea in the cafeteria?
Are you a parent? If so i pity your children for they must come second in more ways than one.
The point is, it's widely accepted by most rational people that going for a run during a childs surgery for the pure sake of simply keeping a running streak going is selfish in many ways. I can't see how it would be acceptable in any way that running would be more important than being there in the waiting room hoping your childs surgery is going well and impatiently waiting for a doctor to come out and tell you how the surgery is going. To put a stupid running streak on the forefront of your mind and be numb to the idea that your kid is getting opened up on an operating table is ill minded for sure.
If you're trolling i give you 9/10.