With a few exceptions, masters runners are the most petty and obsessive faction of our sport. Why? Is it because they were never successful in their youth and see masters competition as their last chance to extend glory days?
With a few exceptions, masters runners are the most petty and obsessive faction of our sport. Why? Is it because they were never successful in their youth and see masters competition as their last chance to extend glory days?
Can you specify what they are petty and obsessive about?
Why don't you come over to my place and help me shave my back hair and we can discuss this some more.
Can you even imagine what they have to look at in a mirror every day? Would you be happy with that staring back at you?
maybe some people just love to run. So what. That does not mean it's obsessive or creepy.
Even though it is a troll attempt, there is some truth to the OP. All that is left for masters runners is whooping up on your fellow age group members. If you were a Div I runner or were a sub-elite runner in your youth, your times are nothing more than an ever increasing disappointment. If you are a late bloomer, you spend every day wishing you had younger legs so you could train more and realize your full potention (that was probably lost a decade ago). So, all that is left to do is to rush over to the timing table when they post the results to see whether you kicked some old guy butt. But if that keeps me from putting on 30 lbs, then I am happy to creap you out.
Sounds like someone has his panties in a bunch after reading that a 55 yr old guy ran a 15:29 road 5k.
I was a successful D1 cross and track runner and I still compete on the roads occasionally - just turned 50.
I don't run to extend my glory days but I do run just to beat punk ass kids like yourself. It's great, and old, greying, balding, scrawny-assed geaser like myself blowing by you over the final 100 meters with every last ounce of my once 4:05 miler speed...turning around after the finish to offer you an insincere congratulations before I begin to fret obsessively over my performance.
Gonna break out my old nylon Sub-4 or Dolphin shorty shorts for my next race. Bitch!
bobby S wrote:
maybe some people just love to run. So what. That does not mean it's obsessive or creepy.
If I bold the lead in will you be able to read it, grandpa?
Over the hill gang wrote:
With a few exceptions, masters runners are the most petty and obsessive faction of our sport. Why? Is it because they were never successful in their youth and see masters competition as their last chance to extend glory days?
troll. 3/10 since a few people swallowed your bait.
Back in 82, I will join you with my Sub4 nylon sweat suit and Dolphin singlet and BR shorts Let teach these young runners some manners
81 runner wrote:
Back in 82, I will join you with my Sub4 nylon sweat suit and Dolphin singlet and BR shorts Let teach these young runners some manners
dolphin singlet is for wimps...i'll have to dig out my college dolpin "candy strips" to wear next race! and to think my college changed from adidas uniforms for those!
Back in 82 wrote:
Gonna break out my old nylon Sub-4 or Dolphin shorty shorts for my next race. Bitch!
So we get to see your saggy balls hanging out the leg hole? No thanks.
Lots of folks in this group who are "serious" are very focused. Creepy, some are, yes. But, I just find these guys aren't screwing around like 20-30 year olds. Is that the creepy part?
I think masters runners are "petty and obsessive" more because they are runners, less because they are masters. Runners are weird. That's why I prefer to interact with them anonymously on the internet instead of in person.
I do the same and I might add that I'm much better looking than the pimply ass teenagers who bash people on this site.
I run because I love it. I've been doing it for almost 40 years and I never want to stop.
dean moriarty wrote:
I think masters runners are "petty and obsessive" more because they are runners, less because they are masters. Runners are weird. That's why I prefer to interact with them anonymously on the internet instead of in person.
Me too. I hate runners.
Don't be hating just because I like to stand around naked in the locker room at the gym putting talc on my balls.
I can one-step you all day, junior.
It's on like Donkey Kong!
This thread topic is in the masters category. You're dating yourself. Try something new.