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They finally did it! Give em a pat on the back and purchase one of their t-shirts!
They finally did it! Give em a pat on the back and purchase one of their t-shirts!
Who cares?
I agree. These guys are a joke.
You could not do it so don't knock em - you idiot!
Buy a f'ing t-shirt? Those two clowns should send an apology letter to every person they stayed with and mooched off of. Now they're hustling t-shirts? Good riddance to the "Two Rich White Kids Walking, Running, Flying, and Freeloading Their Way across America" tour.
Yeah, like I can't jog and walk for 5 miles, hang out in a Burger King for an hour, walk and jog for another 5 miles, take a nap, then jog and walk for 10 miles. Have someone pick me up, hang out in the air conditioning all day, play video games, take a nap, eat, watch tv, go to bed, then do it again. Boy, that's real tough stuff they pulled off.
It's no wonder one of them or their stupid webmasters is here begging people to buy their pathetic t-shirts. Besides mommy and daddy, who in the hell wants one of those things? What's wrong? Business a little slow? What a surprise.
Hey, guys, cut them some slack. I know, lots of walking and mooching...but heck--it was still across America! You ever driven across and noticed how far it was? Man, that is a long way on just 2 feet no matter how you do it. That was part of the adventure.......finding a new place to stay each night.
Cudos and congratulations!
Scott & Dave, congratulations doesn't seem like a strong enough salutation to recognize your runtheusa. Reading your log has been fun and a vicarious way to connect. You've certainly had a well-rounded experience on the roads and byways this spring/summer. NICE GOING!
I was wondering when one of them or someone associated with their freeloading tour would come here and try to get them recognition. One of those freeloaders was on here the other day and no one praised him for his efforts so I knew it was a matter of time before someone came here trying to drum up business.
NO ONE WANTS YOUR FREAKIN SHIRTS. IF THEY AIN'T SELLIN ON YOUR WEB SITE, THEY AIN'T GONNA SELL HERE!
Now go get a freaking job.
Congrats Dave and Scott. To you guys knocking them, I bet none of you have the mental capacity or the physical ability to say anything. Plus I bet they could kick your a**es with a few speed workouts with the base the have.
WEJO, look up my ip address...you know who I am and who else I post as regularly on here. I AM NOT ASSOCIATED with these guys like "tools" said I am. Just wanted to give them some good publicity. BAN ME FOREVER IF I AM ASSOCIATED WITH THEM!
Congratulations to them. What they did is, unfortunately, so far beyond the comprehension of most it will remain unappreciated--as noted by several of the previous responses.
I don't care how it was financed, doesn't really matter what the run/walk/shuffle/jog proportions were--they crossed the nation on foot.
What did you do that places you on the "find fault with them" pedestal? Drag your lazy butt out the door and do 25-30 miles a day for the next week to find out how easy it is.
Good job, guys.
I consitently RUN 100 mile weeks and peak at 120. I have a job, a family and the rest of the stresses of life. I RUN very close the weekly mileage that these chumps did by walking, napping, hanging out in Dairy Queens jogging. Anyone who thinks these two did anything spectacular are the lazy freaks who need to get out and do some running. I wish my training for 4 months could be as easy as theirs.
I think it's hilarious that these two geeks expect a pat on the back.
Golly, gee, and shucks. I can't possibly go with you, just too damned old.
I am be a lazy freak who needs to get out and do some running (I'll just add it on to my 200+ marathon, 50k, 50-mile, 100k, and 100-mile runs). One of my sons ran part of a 100k with me. One of the grandkids biked part of a 50k with me. He got mad cause we couldn't stop at Dairy Queen until on the way back.
I will go so low as to think that if someone walked all the way across the U.S. it would be quite a feat of the feet. I happen to know someone who did the Pacific Crest and Appalachian Trail in one year--that is impressive.
Again, haul your butt on out there and stay there for weeks at a stretch. No one is demeaning your effort or chosen task, why jump on them?
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Based on quick email swaps with one of the principals before, during, and after the gig, I get the impression that neither "expect[s] a pat on the back." This was all for their own enjoyment.
Whether people on a message board want to laud them for it is an independent event.
Full disclosure: I am one of the numbskulls who lauds S&D for such a big undertaking, and if I were younger and in a different life situation, I might have asked to join them. I also have undergone the type of training & lifestyle that you are in now. Hope it works out for you.
Are you telling me these two kool-aids couldn't afford to a)stay in a motel every night, b)stay in a campground, c)sleep behind a dumpster(or somewhere). That's a real adventure: Going out and fending for yourself, supporting yourself, and crossing the country on foot. Staying w/ Joe Family every night, eating pasta for dinner, flapjacks and eggs for breakfast every morning, playing nintendo all day, that's not an adventure. That's basically staying w/ your f'ing parents every night. I don't who I feel more sorry for: these two leeches or the dumbasses who put them up every night.
No thanks, I could never pull that off. Just too damn difficult. I'd go nuts having nothing to do for 20 hours hanging out in some stranger's house until it was time to gallonap another 20 miles.
However, I'm glad you're impressed with it. Go buy one of their t-shirts and spread the word.
Ohkeigh, try this one. It will keep you out of the house.
Dude, that honkey's crazy!