Running or Sniper? This board needs priorities

I can easily discuss the serious stuff with everyone else I work with or socialize with. This board is where I go for diversion and serves as one of the few outlets to talk running with others.

I ran on September 11th, 2001 also by the way. Went to work that day and class at night.

I'm guessing you live in that area. Be careful, my man.

Scooter I agree that the sniper tragedy is indeed horrific, but if I want to read about that I can go to CNN.COM or any other news website and get my fill, this is lets(RUN).com, and maybe, just maybe this is an outlet to get away for a minute or two from the real world? If I had it my way we would all pray in our own way, for the families that are so tragically being assasinated, and for the innocent people that are being murdered in these attacks....

we cant really get away if we dont know where what we are trying to get away from is hiding.

I feel ya brotha, weird thing about death is you never really do know where it is coming from or where it is hiding on any other given day, what makes this day any different? Sorry if that sounds cold, because I do care that people are being murdered in cold blood, and who is to say that this is not an isolated incident that others may start at other places copy cat style?

scooter wrote:

we cant really get away if we dont know where what we are trying to get away from is hiding.

Don't you think that in the back of this person(s) mind that this is indeed the terror that they want to unleash?

of course ... if only we knew what death felt like before it happened ... its not that bad though i suppose ...its just the inverse of conception ... should be just like before you were born .. nothingness

I agree, save the sniper stuff for CNN.com.....i mean how often does anyone here run on 234? or 28? or Rt 3? nobody!!!!!! if youre worried about this whole thing then just stick to your usual neighborhoods and campuses, and you'll be fine. i live right in the middle of all of this, and while you will rarely see any cars at gas stations on busy roads anymore, you still see plenty of people out running.............dont let this ass keep us from doing what we love!!!!!!!

You know, there's still the conspiracy theory floting around regarding the death of JFK. And these killings are occurring near the anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Hmmmmmm.

I know, I know. It's floating.

As scary as this sniper thing is for residents of the D.C. area, you still have a better chance of getting killed by some drunk driver or a wrecklessly driving, cell phone jabbering moron while training. I don't mean to downplay the tragedy but let this site continue to be an escape hatch and a source for something that is life affirming.

we should drop running all together! forget that paula demolished the world record, forget that a US marathoner had an amazing debut. Forget that we actually have a middle distance runner in the top 10 in both the 1500 and the 800! lets all talk about the sniper and include our conspiracy theories on who it could be, and how sad life is. please man, this is a running webpage, not a forum to discuss todays social events. Im sure somewhere on this big wide world web you can find a page that will be sympathetic to your needs to talk about this outragous situation in DC. Besides, just as the terrorists before, all they want to do is change your life, and have people talk about them, to gain recognition. Why appease that and let them take over this forum?

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...Tonite, a woman was fatally shot while her husband looked on...

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Bet theres more than a few of us who wouldn't complain.

latest reports are that the woman was an FBI employee

this board is only about running, @ssholes. Who cares about snipers, what about Adler!

I think that speak for my fellow NoVa runners. Yes this sniper problem is terrible and it sucks becuase we cant go anywhere with out ducking our heads and wondering if I, my mom , sister, brother, best friend are going to be the next one. For all of you that live away from this, be thankful that it is not in your area...yet! Do everyone a favor and keep this board stickly about running so that we can get our minds off of it for the 20(+) minutes that we are looking at these posts. Thanks you guys, and keep these families in your prayers!

I am not the one who started this thread but Scooter happens to be my nickname.

One of the shootings happened less than a mile from my house and I pass by 3 of the exact locations of the tragedies on the way to my mother-in-law's house so I am very much affected by the situation. However, the priotity of this board is running. So, I want to say that I am extemely impressed with Khalid Khannouchi and Paula Radcliffe and that I think that their performances this weekend should help each of them to earn the title of Athlete Of the Year for track and field. (I was hedging on El G for AOY before Chicago)

Todd Rosenberg

Manassas, VA

did you hear me? the latest victim was an fbi employee

What are the odds, isn't the FBI head quarters in that general area? are they not a major employer to that region? again not being cold just inquiring?

Scooter wrote:

I am not the one who started this thread but Scooter happens to be my nickname.

hey sCoOTeR is my nickname!