this is the best thread ive seen in a long time. i'm sure it'll get deleted by tomorrow. i stopped running after my college career ended 3 months ago and although i have no job prospects, no girlfriend, no idea where ill be living in a month, and i rarely seen my friends anymore, i am the happiest i've been in a very long time. i no longer feel like im stuck in a prison where everything from the time i wake up in the morning, to how i spend my days and what i eat for every meal are determined by some guy who thinks he can run my life better than i can. it was almost like living in north korea because even thinking about what life would be like outside the mold would leave you ostracized. i feel we were tricked into believing that what we were doing was the noblest, most awe inspire feat that any man could ever aspire to accomplish, when in reality we just slaves to a fantasy that kept us from living the natural social lives that we so profoundly desired. we resisted doing the things we wanted because we believed that we were selflessly serving some common good. maybe someday i will run again, but not until after i enjoy many of the things i missed in college and not because i think it will be good for me or anyone else, but because i want to.