I fvcking quit running

If you're going to be a big baby about it, you're better off quitting and finding something else. Do the boys and girls at your school who are slower than you act like big babies?

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MAN UP YOU PU$$Y

I quit running wrote:

I'm done with this $hitty sport.

Given your situation, I would say that you are making the right choice. 16:58? Yikes.

16:58... Maybe running isn't for you, try football

Haha, pretty funny man, not gonna lie. any other running related stories you care to share with us today? I like your wrighting style.

You got better. That's the joy of running. Keep training and you will probably keep getting better. Stop training and you will probably not.

4. options:

1. Get those soccer dudes tested for PEDS

2. Get Al Sal to DQ one or more of them

3. Man up. Not the end of the world. There are other meets and other chances

4. Quit

Your choice

17 would make most squads around here, Dallas area. Maybe he will take you anyway. High-school sports can be disappointing. I watched my son earn #1 in tennis by beating a kid whose father worked the coach. The coach assured me that my kid would lose. My kid wins 6-1, 6-2. He's better. Duh. Nevertheless, my kid stays at #2. This was the official preseason challenge match, much like your race. My point? Don't let high-school sports define you. You ran a nice time and are improving. If you are on JV again, kick butt. Use this to motivate you.

runner who professes wrote:

17 would make most squads around here, Dallas area. Maybe he will take you anyway. High-school sports can be disappointing. I watched my son earn #1 in tennis by beating a kid whose father worked the coach. The coach assured me that my kid would lose. My kid wins 6-1, 6-2. He's better. Duh. Nevertheless, my kid stays at #2. This was the official preseason challenge match, much like your race. My point? Don't let high-school sports define you. You ran a nice time and are improving. If you are on JV again, kick butt. Use this to motivate you.

Sounds like a good deal for your kid. Maybe he will be state champ at #2 singles while their "#1" finishes around .500

1600 wrote:

MAN UP YOU PU$$Y

this is the answer. Just because something is hard and you don't have instant success at it doesn't mean you give up. Just wait until you get your first real job in the real world. You're not going to be instantly great at that either. You'll have to pay your dues and work really hard for a long time to be successful. Take your performance for what it is and work hard and stop comparing yourself to others so much. There's always someone faster, richer, or better looking. The point is to never give up on something you really like.

5:15->5:26->6:17

Last mile splits:

3:28/2:49

Work on your pacing young one. If you had run your own race around 5:30-5:35 per mile you wouldn't be in this position right now.

joalturn wrote:

5:15->5:26->6:17

Last mile splits:

3:28/2:49

Work on your pacing young one. If you had run your own race around 5:30-5:35 per mile you wouldn't be in this position right now.

Are you stupid? You do realize he is running a 5k right? The last "mile" split of 6:17 is really ~5:40-5:45 pace. A slower mile definitely, but not horrible. Your idea of 5:30-5:35 for the whole race would have guaranteed that he fails making varsity.

5:30 pace= 17:05

5:35 pace= 17:20

0/10 needs to be rewritten, this time mention a warmup when you get to the school (all cross country teams warmup before time trials) you could even blend this into your story mention the hubris of the soccer players who are unwilling to do any real warmup. After the race this could be an additional thing to whine about like "they didn't even warmup and still beat me."

16:58 for the eighth guy on a high school team in mid July, another slip up 17:58 would have been much safer. Try this attempt again early to mid season and I think it will work better for you.

P.S. no High School soccer player is running sub 17 during the summer. Unless they are also sub 9:50 3200 runners in track.

Truth is Plain to See wrote:

1600 wrote:

MAN UP YOU PU$$Y

this is the answer. Just because something is hard and you don't have instant success at it doesn't mean you give up. Just wait until you get your first real job in the real world. You're not going to be instantly great at that either. You'll have to pay your dues and work really hard for a long time to be successful. Take your performance for what it is and work hard and stop comparing yourself to others so much. There's always someone faster, richer, or better looking. The point is to never give up on something you really like.

^this

Also, you can be working hard for a long time and still lose a promotion to a kid who had been working less than half the time you've been with the company.

I'm guessing this is a troll thread, but in the off chance it's not...

Dude, people like you are why I have to hear stuff about the Entitlement Generation. It's hard to hear, but just because you work hard does not mean you deserve anything. In this life, some are just naturally more talented than others. There are some things that are completely out of your control.

That doesn't mean you have to go the jamin route and give up. Just recognize the fact that even hard work won't necessarily guarantee success. However, in a sport like running, it will set you up for a breakthrough. It may never happen, but train like it will.

what state do you live in?? Most places cant have their first mandatory practice until early august.

Try ultra running on mountains or trails. People who quit competitive running seem to have success there.

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