Does any of your family members know your mile PR?

Just be happy that you know your mile PR. My parents have been watching me run for 5 years and they still know nothing about the sport. My mom thinks I'm too thin even though I'm the biggest guy on my team; my dad thinks I'm dying anytime he smells bengay in the house. My junior year of HS I was going for the state record and set that as my goal my sophomore year. Any time I talked about it my mom would ask me what it was. I probably told her 20 times or more, but I never could seem to remember.

That's just how it is for some reason. As long as your family supports you, you should be happy. They'll never understand running so don't worry about it.

I remember readin about how Jim Ryan ran in some professional race when he was 16 or something. I probably have the details a little off but he ran 1:53 for 880yds and got 4th. When his mom asked how he did he told her he got 4th. She replied, "Don't worry Dear, you'll do better next time." Classic.

whos Jim Ryan??

ive heard of Jim Ryun, but never Jim Ryan.

the43Omiler wrote:

Who is the43Omiler?

I have heard of the430miler, but not you?

How lame do you have to be to take on another posters persona?

Get your own personality.

the43Omiler wrote:

whos Jim Ryan??

ive heard of Jim Ryun, but never Jim Ryan.

I guess I was in hurry.

That's a damn good question. I ran in college after a good h.s. career - 7 brothers and sisters, none of them could tell you anything about my PR's etc.

I was your garden variety sub 31, sub 15 guy, but if you asked them, their answers would range from "Olympic caliber distance runner" to "I think he runs the 100".

Sooner or later you young guys will get it. Nobody cares about your running but you. Parents may sort of care; spouses and significant others may pretend to care. Ultimately, it's really not important to anyone but us.

(And I don't even mean that your running is important to the rest of us, only to you as an individual.)

My older brother would at least know pretty close to my times. My dad might have some idea, but pretty vague. I do not really have all that notable of times, either, from about 4:40 in the mile to 26:36 for 8k.

RE: Does any of your family members know your mile PR?

Nope. Including me. I honestly didn't run it much and have only a vague idea what it is.

mcgato wrote:

RE: Does any of your family members know your mile PR?

Nope. Including me. I honestly didn't run it much and have only a vague idea what it is.

I hate people like you. How the hell can run seriously and not know your PRs?

"Conspire", and everyone else who is concerned if others know your PR or other stats;

Running is primarily an individual sport. (Yes, there are team scores, and relays, but that is not the point of this post.) As such, we know when we did well, and when we could have done better. No one else really cares.

Over the years, I have run with informal groups, and been in conversations with others (runners and non-runners). When someone asks what distance or races I have run, I tell them the distance or race, without mentioning my time. If they care about my time, they will ask. If they don't ask, then either they don't care, or they wouldn't know if it was a world-record or last-place. I don't care if they know or not. I know, and that is all that matters to me.

Some of us have aged, and with age comes self-confidence. I would imaging the original "OldXCGuy" also doesn't offer his time, but only shares it when asked. We old runners don't get offended if others don't share our interest, or care about our times. We know our accomplishments, and that is what is important.

I hope all runners (whatever your age) come to accept that no one else cares about your times or accomplishments as much as you do, and the sooner you come to this realization, the better (for your own peace of mind). If you have family or friends that come to the race to cheer you on, celebrate! But, don't expect them to understand what you did in that race, or how it impacts your perception of your performance. Only expect their cheers, and be grateful for them.

Happy, anonymous running to all.

I guess I'm a rare case on these boards. My entire family knows a good bit about running. My mom and dad went to almost every race they could in HS, actually payed attention, and mostly knew my times and who was going to challenge me at most races. My brother and sister also knew alot about my running. I guess when everyone but my mom runs or ran competitively, though, theres a greater chance of that happening

6pj wrote:

Who is the43Omiler?

I have heard of the430miler, but not you?

How lame do you have to be to take on another posters persona?

Get your own personality.

this is the430miler.

my other name had been banned ever since geb broke Tergats record.

my mum doesn't know my best times and if i asked her to guess i'm not sure what she'd come up with!