Running is not everything

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This is a great site for information about racing and whats going on but there are a lot of people who sign into this site and who take themselves way too seriously and consequently there is a lot of flaming that goes on here. Maybe it is because they aren't getting laid.

Mr.Uno you are right. There is a big world out there and running is only a small part of it. The rest of the 6 billion people on this planet really don't care about the wonders of running (their problem). However, that does not preclude anyone on this site pushing themselves to the limit--but just remember that chances are nobody will care if you run 26 minutes or 2 hours for 10km.

A hungry bear or cougar might.

Yeah, working full-time an office is real admirable... meetings with the Bobs... TPS reports... working just hard enough not to get fired... your 10k or steeple times don't matter when either way you can use your Credit Card to take the kids to Disneyworld!

Obviously running isn't everything, but then again, neither is the middle-class American Dream. Unless of course you eat cheetos off of your desk while playing tetris. But still.

Most people lead lives of quiet desperation. Running is one of the better salves, and it doesn't hurt any innocent bystanders.

After getting a stress fracture from training to hard too much, I found that runnign should be something to enjoy not something which I should exert myself in thus causing injuries. Its all about having fun.

Many of the runners here live lives of sweaty desperation.

I believe that running is not everything, but it is one of the most stable pieces of my life. Everyone has a puzzle for their life. In this puzzle is several pieces that make everything "your life". This website is designed by guys who's life is mostly made up of running. Just because you don't have the passion to run don't be telling the ones that due to go "get a life". Maybe you should find your passion and go to it's website and address those people that share the same, instead of coming on here and bashing the runners that dedicate themselves every second to the sport.

Very well put Road Runner. I totally agree.

it all depends on who you are. some peoples lives consist of working 60 hours a week to make 6 digits a year. others, myself included, prefer to do what they truly love which is to run. some of us may have a shot at a 26 10k or a 12 5k or a 3:4?mile. some of us may never break 18 in the 5k. its all about what makes you happy. running makes me happy, so i dont think i should told to GET A LIFE by someone just because they dont agree with me. im not telling you to get a life because of something you do.

You're an idiot. Running is more than everything. If you believe otherwise, go to fast-women.com forum, where runners are praised for leading "normal lives" with "hobbies". Here, Running is All.

. . . and anyone who disagrees is also an idiot

Running is not all(lets be serious) I lean toward that end of the spectrum but to run well you must have other areas in your life to fall back on. First, to be the best you can be I do agree you need to take a few years and it cannot be second to ANYTHING. But its important to have diversions when you have those times when you run like crap for no apparent reason.And everyone has those. And it would preferable if that does not include always a trip to the bar. Secondly, a plan for the future after running is important whether it be education, job, or job preperation. Not just for practical reasons but also to alleviate some stress and anxiety that may come back to hinder your running. Its tricky to find the balance but it will pay off in your running.

But I will reiterate, if you are curious to see how far you can go, running has to be in first for awhile. You can't forget about everything else but they will have to be in a very close second. Actually I think only a very slim percentage will go thius far though. But if I was 19 year old with 50 flat quarter speed and a 14:00 pr I would spend the next 5 years totally focused on my running. Its a personal choice everyone needs to make and no one else has the right to pass judgement on either camp.

The post should be titled "running is not everything TO ME".

Your views are different from others on this subject. To some, running is everything. The very best in the world...the Gebs, the Tergats, KK, running is probably everything to them.

Running is a sport. Running is a passion. The extent that someone is passionate about it is very different from others. All I know is, I can work a desk job all my life, but I can only feel as light as a deer, as I bound through the woods or down the street, for a few sweet years. Some of us don't want to look back some day and wonder the "what ifs". We make it everything while we can. Take that as you see it. But I know I love it. It meant everything in the world to me.

Most of those here who piss on anyone who doesn't think running is all there is to life are between 17 and 22 years old. At that age WE ALL KNEW EVERYTHING, AND NO ONE COULD TELL US DIFFERENTLY. Relax...they'll learn...

i am 18 and going to be a freshman this fall. just because im 18 doesnt mean that i dont know what my life is all about. i dont think running should be everyones life, but it is mine and thats how i choose to be. no one should tell me how to live my life but me. if you want to see how good you can get it has to be your life, you have to plan everything around your running, EVERYTHING. not everyone wants to do this or can do this. but i want to and can do it so im going to do it. maybe ill only get as fast as 14:30 or maybe ill get down to 12:50. never know unless you try. peace.

Mr. Uno,

Let's make a deal - you won't tell us how to live our lives and we won't tell you how to live yours, k?

Running isn't everything...winning isn't everything...money isn't everything...good looks aren't everything...genius isn't everything...getting married isn't everything...nothing that those of us post have something that is everything, otherwise you'd be consumed by it and too busy to ever post your opinion on the computer. going off on a tangent...that is why i don't mind what galloway is doing. he helps people achieve goals they forgot were possible, and through exercise no less! which has the benefit of making the masses happier/healthier/more conscious/etc. at the expense of the egos of those who are defined by running of course. running shouldn't be anything but a tool used to manipulate our bodies to reach higher aspirations, whatever they may be.

I dissagree, personally I know some professional runners and yes running is very important but they also have balance I am sure RoJo and WeJo have balance in their lives. Although I don't know this for a fact, I do know that some of the best runners in the world have many things that are important to them. But just because they make running a priority they also have others thangs that are just as important.

Is it possible to work 40 hour weeks and still give running the time to see what you can do. I'm in that position right now. I just graduated college and work fulltime, usually night, and have been training 80 mpw and looking to keep building. Not everyone can afford to just run no matter how much they want to. Some of us have to pay the bills, we don't have sponsorships or others to pick up our tabs.

You guys missed the point. I have no problem with doing whatever you can to be top dog, but I am tired of people looking down on those who choose to work and run rather then work at a shoe store or live off parents to be a full time runner. One person wrote on runnerworld.com recently that having a family and working was throwing away their dream to be a top runner. My point here is balance is the key to happiness and if you are happy you will run faster in the end anyways.

Do it while you are young, do it often...