If the violence in Kenya keeps up, this could (and probably will) have a huge impact on running in Kenya. If you track the running success since the early 60s there is a connection between a stable government (even if that government is not what I would consider to be ideal) and running success. If you are having wars it is awfully hard to train or go to school.
Where was your post on the effect on running for people working in the WTC?
Get your priorities in order.
You Have a Heart? wrote:
Where was your post on the effect on running for people working in the WTC?
Get your priorities in order.
you win the award for most nonsensical response to a post. good job.
I will be glad to report that the running scene in NYC is booming, thanks!But, anyway, now that we have cleared that up... back to the OP: it doesn't sound like this violence is predicted to be sustained. Let's hope stability is accomplished quickly.
You Have a Heart? wrote:
Where was your post on the effect on running for people working in the WTC?
Get your priorities in order.
You Have a Heart? wrote:
Where was your post on the effect on running for people working in the WTC?
Get your priorities in order.
I am not sure they have anything to do with one another. The 9.11 attacks (I assume that is the reference) were horrific, but let's face it the impact on your daily life (unless you fly a lot) has been minimal. In fact, that is one of the strange things about the "war on terrorism" is that we are just supposed to go about our business.
A tribal or civil war carries far more impact. If the US broke out into civil war, then I would make the same argument that the ability to produce athletes would be severely impaired.
You Have a Heart? wrote:
Where was your post on the effect on running for people working in the WTC?
Get your priorities in order.
Over the years, I have read some bizarre things around here, but this is a real gem.
What. In the hell. Are you talking about? Are you a turpentine sniffer in recovery or something?
That you Rudy?
many more kenyans have taken up running due to the violence.
I feel kind of bad that this made me laugh...
djäveln wrote:
many more kenyans have taken up running due to the violence.
it was so fn obvious, i had to post it.
Pathetic. Chuck, you normally post some reasonably intelligent things on here. Do you think it is appropriate to be discussing the impact of running when there are people at this very moment holed up inside their homes listening to gun shots outside? Some of us don't live in a bubble, and have friends (international runners... if that helps answer the ridiculous question of the OP) that are unable to leave their homes and are praying for their lives. Will it have an effect on the running in the country? If a runner dies then of course it fu@&ing will. Exactly the same as if they died in the WTC, and equally irrelevant in the bigger scheme of things. I couldn't care less about what most of the kids on here are responding, but Chuck you should know better than this. And you all wonder why Americans are considered to be so arrogant and oblivious to the outside world?
appropriate? this is a running board. kenya is a running powerhouse. i see no reason why luv2run's post is inappropriate. protracted civil war/unrest would have the exact impact he asserts. i'm sorry you're touchy about the subject and prefer people to limit their discussion of the situation in kenya to the topics you think appropriate. it's been noted, though perhaps you could make your dissent a little bit clearer in the future instead of making tenuous and nebulous analogies.
if he suggested prioritising running that would be a different matter, but it does not seem unreasonable to discuss running on a runner's forum. What are you doing wasting your time on a running forum when people are dying....etc....
I spent the whole on november in eldoret and found it to be a peaceful happy and friendly place. I am shocked by what has happened. I saw one minor incident where stones were thrown at an election bus and thought there might be few incidenta after the election, but nothing like this. Many of the runners i spent time with were worried about election fraud and all supported odinga, who ran on an anti-corruption platform (and was of their tribe, crucially). Very sad. My friends there are either hiding indoors or have got out of the area, but are very worried about family and friends.
wasn't luke kibet attacked?
Chuck, you won't be disbarred for admitting you made a mistake. There is nothing tenuous or nebulous (why use words that you know all your supporters on this thread don't understand?) about my analogy. You think no runners died in WTC? Of course it would be ridiculous to have discussed this after 9-11, and it is equally insensitive to discuss it now. How would you feel if it was your friends/family that were fearing for their own lives over there?
P.S. If you didn't get the analogy I am a little worried about you as a legal professional. It wasn't complicated.
You guys still whining about 9-11 after 7 years. Only 4000 died, that's nothing compared to to 1,000,000 murdered in Iraq by the U.S. or the 1,000,000 Semetic people murdered in Palestine by the Zionists from Europe.
You Have a Heart? wrote:
Chuck, you won't be disbarred for admitting you made a mistake. There is nothing tenuous or nebulous (why use words that you know all your supporters on this thread don't understand?) about my analogy. You think no runners died in WTC? Of course it would be ridiculous to have discussed this after 9-11, and it is equally insensitive to discuss it now. How would you feel if it was your friends/family that were fearing for their own lives over there?
P.S. If you didn't get the analogy I am a little worried about you as a legal professional. It wasn't complicated.
i'm not the only one who couldn't figure out what you were getting at with your original post. i guess they're all dumber than me, though, so you wouldn't expect them to. you weren't clear. sorry i didn't get it. you were working from a completely different premise - that this discussion was inappropriate - than everyone else reading this thread. i'm happy that you think it was obvious but when your audience doesn't get it perhaps you should consider that there might be some other problem than the audience being dumb.
Ironically, I don't think you OR I would argue that you are NOT smarter than the rest of my "audience." That is exactly why I was annoyed by your petulance and not theirs. Nevermind. I am actually one of the few people on here that generally appreciates your contributions so lets just agree to respectfully disagree on this. Agreed?
P.S. WTC Whiner, are you really more confused than everyone else?
sure, i understand your point now. don't agree with it but feel free to have it.