“I mean, in college I was never a shoo-in for anything. I was okay, but I was never really a top competitor ever in college. I was a two-time steeplechase All-American, but I was never on the top of that podium." Olympian, Val Constien
yeah, she should have given up and just gotten a 9-5
Dare you to share your view with Joan Benoit Samuelson to her face.
Poltergeist wrote:
Dear Reid Harter (Ghost of Igloi)
Don’t you think it’s time to move on with your life of posting here for hours straight arguing with anonymous people?
I also wonder where your arrogance comes from as your 2:19 (Boston, net downhill) is not very good. You were never even sub elite, basically just a hobby jogger. 2:19 is slow. You also never even broke 30 in the 10k hahaha. Slow.
You brag about your college coaching yet I’ve literally never heard of any of the schools you coached at.
On top of all this you look a mega dweeb. Do those horse teeth come in human size or no? Not to mention the gigantic nose. One ugly guy.
After learning more about you I now understand why you live your whole sad life on here bragging about your super trash times from 50 years ago hahaha.
Horse teeth, and long nose! At least I still have hair! Anyway, my crappy times are still better than your hobby jogger times. 🤡
the media is corrupt wrote:
Igy -
You are right. But today’s woke crowd don’t want to hear that one should work and contribute to society. Any one that old still “chasing the dream” is either delusional or simply unwilling to start acting like an adult.
Defund the Democrats.
Interesting how a dose of reality sets their hair on fire. I wonder how they will cope when all the freebees disappear.
AW Red and White wrote:
Dare you to share your view with Joan Benoit Samuelson to her face.
Be happy to, why?
You'd tell an Olympic gold medalist to "move on" because you've done so much more with your life than she has with hers.
You live in a world of your own making. Good luck son.
Poltergeist wrote:
Dear Reid Harter (Ghost of Igloi)
Don’t you think it’s time to move on with your life of posting here for hours straight arguing with anonymous people?
I also wonder where your arrogance comes from as your 2:19 (Boston, net downhill) is not very good. You were never even sub elite, basically just a hobby jogger. 2:19 is slow. You also never even broke 30 in the 10k hahaha. Slow.
You brag about your college coaching yet I’ve literally never heard of any of the schools you coached at.
On top of all this you look a mega dweeb. Do those horse teeth come in human size or no? Not to mention the gigantic nose. One ugly guy.
After learning more about you I now understand why you live your whole sad life on here bragging about your super trash times from 50 years ago hahaha.
Too true, you don't see the Joe Vigils of the world wasting good time on this stuff.
Fact is, Igy (along with everyone he ever coached) posted middling performances compared with anyone in today's OT, regardless of shoes. We all know a dozen guys who ran that fast, and a lot of us didn't see a point to bother with road racing just to continue to be a distant placer against real competition. Igy might have got down to 2:18 with supershoes and that's squarely day job runner territory, same as many who post here and can't qualify for the OT. No doubt that would earn an "attaboy" from those who were actually in contention for wins and team spots at significant races. He'd still be looking up at Ian Butler and Noah Droddy types.
And then coaching at glorified JUCO pit stop schools that were little more than intramural programs? You really thought choosing to work the underpaid Cheap Tiny State U coaching circuit was going to impress us, do you really have no talent for any higher earning job? Hell, construction workers in your town outearned you, as did middle school principals. Then again, what else do you do with an Okie State degree, go into animal husbandry or drilling equipment sales?
And yet, whatever you think of his postings here, he's achieved much more in the sport than the vast majority of us who post here.
Ghost of Igloi wrote:
the media is corrupt wrote:
Igy -
You are right. But today’s woke crowd don’t want to hear that one should work and contribute to society. Any one that old still “chasing the dream” is either delusional or simply unwilling to start acting like an adult.
Defund the Democrats.
Interesting how a dose of reality sets their hair on fire. I wonder how they will cope when all the freebees disappear.
Freebies?
https://www.ft.com/content/3031e45f-0d95-4c1b-8b54-a4f8bd9a4ae5Posting photos of awards from 50 years ago is a sure tell for a profound sense of self loathing and insecurity. In fact, this whole thread was created for the sole purpose of bragging on the meager gruel of athletic accomplishment displayed here. Those who indulge in such pathetic trolling are more to be pitied than disliked.
Yessiree Bob wrote:
Posting photos of awards from 50 years ago is a sure tell for a profound sense of self loathing and insecurity. In fact, this whole thread was created for the sole purpose of bragging on the meager gruel of athletic accomplishment displayed here. Those who indulge in such pathetic trolling are more to be pitied than disliked.
Igy’s favorite subject is Igy. Just ask him. Or better yet, take a look at a couple of the other threads that he regularly participates in. He loves to talk about himself and misses no opportunity to do so. He tends to be the dominate poster in those threads (and this one). For him it is an ego booster and feeds his narcissism.
Yessiree Bob wrote:
Posting photos of awards from 50 years ago is a sure tell for a profound sense of self loathing and insecurity. In fact, this whole thread was created for the sole purpose of bragging on the meager gruel of athletic accomplishment displayed here. Those who indulge in such pathetic trolling are more to be pitied than disliked.
Fortunately unlike youI have never felt the need to have people on social media love me.
Gruntz wrote:
Yessiree Bob wrote:
Posting photos of awards from 50 years ago is a sure tell for a profound sense of self loathing and insecurity. In fact, this whole thread was created for the sole purpose of bragging on the meager gruel of athletic accomplishment displayed here. Those who indulge in such pathetic trolling are more to be pitied than disliked.
Igy’s favorite subject is Igy. Just ask him. Or better yet, take a look at a couple of the other threads that he regularly participates in. He loves to talk about himself and misses no opportunity to do so. He tends to be the dominate poster in those threads (and this one). For him it is an ego booster and feeds his narcissism.
So says the guy the registered a dozen LRC names for the express purpose of harassment, including using my family member names. You are the guy who always makes this about Igy.
Ghost of Igloi wrote:
Gruntz wrote:
Igy’s favorite subject is Igy. Just ask him. Or better yet, take a look at a couple of the other threads that he regularly participates in. He loves to talk about himself and misses no opportunity to do so. He tends to be the dominate poster in those threads (and this one). For him it is an ego booster and feeds his narcissism.
So says the guy the registered a dozen LRC names for the express purpose of harassment, including using my family member names. You are the guy who always makes this about Igy.
Not true, but not surprising that you think so given what I write above.
I may be a narcissist but that subject certainly is your obsession, which puts you in the bat crap crazy category.
Ghost of Igloi wrote:
Yessiree Bob wrote:
Posting photos of awards from 50 years ago is a sure tell for a profound sense of self loathing and insecurity. In fact, this whole thread was created for the sole purpose of bragging on the meager gruel of athletic accomplishment displayed here. Those who indulge in such pathetic trolling are more to be pitied than disliked.
Fortunately unlike youI have never felt the need to have people on social media love me.
Says the guy who posts photos of his trophy collection LOL.
LOL to you hobby jogger…,
agree w ghost wrote:
I think if the athlete is self sustainable (or even just gets money from mommy and daddy) then it’s no harm no foul.
There was a local club of subelites near me (think 14:00/2:18 Marathon Types) in college. They told teammate of mine they were collecting social security/Medicaid trying to run “pro” at 27/28 years old. That seems like a burden on society to me.
How are they collecting Social Security? Not possible at age 27/28.