Running is the worst hobby ever

You could replace running with literally any other sport/activity, change a few words and paint it in the same negative light.

Grow up nerd.

moving on with life wrote:

9. 90% of girl runners in high school and college are anorexic and have NO breasts to speak of. disgusting!

pics?

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And seriously, if you're worried about girls being better than you, you'd better quite football and wrestling too, because there are some really strong/tough chicks out there that could beat the sh*t out of 99% of high school football players and wrestlers. In fact, anything that you do, for 99% of people, there is probably a chick out there who does it better than you.

Running ain't no hobby, brother. It's life - SQUARED!

Who cares if it IS the worst hobby? Live and let live.

It's not just a hobby you insecure little pussy, it is a life.

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Doesn't anybody out there have anything original? Funny?

Anyone?

just another guy wrote:

It's not just a hobby you insecure little pussy, it is a life.

No, it's a hobby. Or, for a few especially unlucky people, it's a job.

Wise Guy wrote:

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And seriously, if you're worried about girls being better than you, you'd better quite football and wrestling too, because there are some really strong/tough chicks out there that could beat the sh*t out of 99% of high school football players and wrestlers. In fact, anything that you do, for 99% of people, there is probably a chick out there who does it better than you.

I agree with you about not being worried if there are some girls who are better than you (there are definitely a ton of women out there who have run faster at almost every distance than I ever have). But there are no girls out there who are better than 99% of high school boy wrestlers and football players. A small percentage of female distance runners are faster than 99% of high school boy distance runners, but when it comes to football and wrestling...no. Maybe I'm just nitpicking.

And to the OP, why is it worse for running to BE your social life? I mean, that merely suggests that A). You actually do have a social life and B). You and your friends have the same hobby. Why is that bad?

Maybe my high school was unrepresentative,but I don't think ANY guy there could have taken her in a fight. Hell, she could probably have just put them over her knee!

moving on with life wrote:

1. it makes you gaunt, skinny and unattractive

2. it makes you weaker, not stronger

3. it maims your orthopedic system - causes arthritis, chondromalacia, shin splints, stress fractures, tendonitis, etc.

4. it ruins your social life, or, in the worst cases, becomes your social life

5. you're a fag

6. football players and wrestlers can kick your ass

7. most of you are slow. what does your shitty 15 minute (or god forbid, 16 minute) 5K matter when teenagers from Africa are running 12 minutes? What does your shitty 2:30 marathon count for when women have run under 2:20? if you can't at least break the women's WR, there is no point in your athletic career.

8. girls don't care about you

9. 90% of girl runners in high school and college are anorexic and have NO breasts to speak of. disgusting!

10. most of you are emotionally dependent on running and would kill yourselves without it.

1. Running gives me a six pack

2. Running strengthens the muscles in your legs and it also strengthens your heart and lungs

3. I've never had a stress fracture or shin splints

4. Running gives you an automatic social life in college

5. I am not a homosexual. I am not a cigarette butt. I am not a British boy forced to do remedial tasks.

6. I can beat up a lot of football players and wrestlers.

7. You said running was a stupid hobby. Being a world record holder is not necessary for a hobby. Are you the world record holder in knitting? Golf? Driving your car?

8. I am married to a female. She cares about me.

9. At least 30% of all high school female runners are actually fat. Watch a race sometime.

10. I would not kill myself if I could never run again. I would find plenty of other things to do. Running takes up less than 5% of my life.

You don't know what a troll is.

Mike Vick wrote:

You don't know what a troll is.

Why do you say that? Because I responded? That's just because troll threads are often humorous.

Troll but...

Only the weak willed strive to impress others

So, let's see...If I stop running I'll probably kill myself and you are implying that I should stop running since it is the worst hobby ever.

OK, I think I see what you are getting at.

Wise Guy,

I'm not sure if the person featured in the video you linked really qualifies as a female. How about "No females who aren't juiced-to-the-gills are better than 99% of high school male football players and wrestlers." But even if that female bodybuilder you posted were to wrestle the male wrestlers from your high school, you might be surprised. I mean, first of all, wrestling has weight classes. So the guys who wrestle her would have to match her weight. And those guys might not match her muscle volume and definition, but they may actually match her strength. Those things don't always go hand-in-hand. Plus she may not know how to wrestle. Again, I know I'm nitpicking here and it's not really important. But you know, just making conversation.

We had a female shot putter on our college team who was absolutely massive and ridiculously strong for a girl. We all joked about how we wouldn't want to fight her. But the truth is, she benched about 230-240, which was lower than my bench press max (I wasn't a distance runner). And no one was joking about how they wouldn't want to fight me.

0/10 nice try man but tht was the worst attempt i have seen in months

moving on with life wrote:

9. 90% of girl runners ... are anorexic and have NO breasts to speak of. disgusting!

You should go to the expo at the Miami Marathon. Pretty much ruins your argument. Just picking up my race packet made the trip worthwhile.

Well, actually a runner is intrinsically better than a football player, we'd be the ones surviving in a apocalypse, because we could chase down our food. Unlike most football players who probably can't run then more than 2 miles. Plus most wrestlers are runners, they run a whole lot. I'm in better shape then every football player I know.