YourMom.Com wrote:
Have you tried Cross Fit? it's a much better workout.
Or anyone who claims that you can’t get fit from running and need to only lift. Typically some guy on YouTube jacked up on roids or some fitness instagram chick with a big rear end but couldn’t run a mile without stopping.
Ask how many marathons they won
#FS wrote:
YourMom.Com wrote:
Have you tried Cross Fit? it's a much better workout.
Or anyone who claims that you can’t get fit from running and need to only lift. Typically some guy on YouTube jacked up on roids or some fitness instagram chick with a big rear end but couldn’t run a mile without stopping.
The following gets a bit old..
"God, running ruined my knees" Right, I am sure there was NO other variable other than running..
"You ran 10 miles earlier? Omg I would die" Yeah dipshit, I was running at world record pace the whole time and never ran until this morning, just jumped in and did 10 miles before running 1..
"Just wait until you're my age" Eye roll..
"Idk how you run, no way I could" Says the person who smokes cigs and has never attempted anything physical. Yeah I guess you're right..
"Only place I am running to is the couch" Congratulations..
"You should do something more useful with your time now that you graduated."[/quote]
I think you should actually reflect on this... I am out of collegiate xc/track and still run and training pretty hard, but I think most people need to take some time to reflect on the sport and why they do it. I see a lot of distance guys/gals just continue training when they are done with their last outdoor meet. I think it is because most of us have been doing it for 10+ years and don't know what to do without it.
I think a few months off and really thinking about how much you want running to be part of your life is important.
I have come to the realization that training makes me happy and I really enjoy it for many reasons. I plan on attacking some prs this fall now that I am back into decent shape. I have forced myself to live a more "normal" lifestyle. Meaning, I will take a day off if visiting family, for a holiday, or if getting a run in just makes a big inconvenience for my wife and I.
Advice: have a reason and passion for doing what you do.
Feel bad for anyone who wasted their college years hanging out with a bunch of tracks dorks all just to get mediocre at a sport no one gives a sh** about
"but your knees"
"you should probably do some lifting"
"you ever do a color run?"
"but your knees"
"running isn't a sport"
"but your knees"
I hate it when people complain about running destroying your knees. I'm pretty sure I'll be fine, Betsy.
running is boring
or
what do you think about when you're running
Did you go home from your 5k DEVASTATED?!
"What are you running from"?
theJeff wrote:
All we have are 7” inseam shorts.
This. I once made the mistake of going to Academy Sports in search of nike split shorts. The sales rep told me 'we only carry men's shorts.'
AlSal is a stand up guy who follows all the rules.
"RUUUUUUUUUN FOOOOORREEEEEST!"
I'd rather have poo thrown at me.
I once had a 300lb+ football player tell me that my mile time of 4:48 was okay, but he ran a 4:13 at football practice. I challenged him on it, and he doubled down.
Yeah, okay bud.
Sprinters outwork you distance runners.
why do you runners always look like you are in so much pain when you run ?? Nobody every looks happy when they run!!
Where do you buy your sneakers?
The "running is bad for your knees" is ridiculous. Always comes from someone in a poor state of health.
sbeefyk2 wrote:
“Running isn’t a sport” usually does the trick for any runner to go off on a rant about how every other sport is a game.
+1
A lot of other phrases here irritate the heck out of me but this one pisses me off.
Coffee Monster wrote:
"You should do something more useful with your time now that you graduated."
I think you should actually reflect on this... I am out of collegiate xc/track and still run and training pretty hard, but I think most people need to take some time to reflect on the sport and why they do it. I see a lot of distance guys/gals just continue training when they are done with their last outdoor meet. I think it is because most of us have been doing it for 10+ years and don't know what to do without it.
I think a few months off and really thinking about how much you want running to be part of your life is important.
I have come to the realization that training makes me happy and I really enjoy it for many reasons. I plan on attacking some prs this fall now that I am back into decent shape. I have forced myself to live a more "normal" lifestyle. Meaning, I will take a day off if visiting family, for a holiday, or if getting a run in just makes a big inconvenience for my wife and I.
Advice: have a reason and passion for doing what you do.[/quote]
Thanks for your thoughts - my parents are reasonable most of the time so I should give them more credit than my original post reflected.
I did stop training for about 6-months after graduation, but then I realized that I felt like $hit, so I started running again. I now train as much as I did in college, which is probably the source of my parents' concern. Its not hampering my career (engineer) as far as I know but is probably hurting my social life, which is zilch because I don't go out at night in order to be able train. So - for the time-being I'm searching for a 20-something that wants nothing more than a mate who knows what it takes to train 7 days/week with no potential goals in mind - other than running a good race someday.
You do realize that God only gives you a finite number of heart beats.