It's Festivus. Lets Air Our Grievances....

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Lets Air Our Grievances....

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Let's Air Our Grievances....

Races that start before 9 am. Addendem: The general lack of pm races as well.

5k events that feature a walk. I'll accept all forms of hobbyjogger, but walkers need to seriously have their own event. Why did they even pay money for it?

Races that aren't certified. Is it really that difficult?

Races that have inflated entry prices to pay for things that I haven't even expressed a preference for -- like a t-shirt.

Post-race award ceremonies/speeches that take more than 10 minutes.

The nearly complete lack of open track events/meets. The sport can't grow if people can't participate after high school.

The general lack of open XC races. See above.

Paved trails in parks. Seriously, if I wanted to use asphalt or concrete, I would have stayed in the city/suburbs.

Posters who claim an athlete is doping, without any evidence in the form of failed tests, anomalous blood-values, or sudden, suspicious, meteoric rises after many years of mediocrity.

Old lady perfumes. Do they seriously hit an age when noxious chemicals start smelling good?

GIRLS WHO CUT THEIR HAIR. Especially girls/women who cut it shorter than shoulder-length.

People without enough self-respect to dress up properly. Yesterday I saw an early-20-something walking down the street in his pajamas. A few weeks ago I saw a girl wear yoga pants to the club. WTF?

People who abbreviate with non-standard abbreviations. Example: "half-mary" - It does NOT make you seem more cool!

People who invent or use new words to seem more cool. Example: "swag"

People who don't know grammatical basics - like the difference between you, your, and you're, or the difference between their, there, and they're.

Remakes and reboots from Hollywood.

The growth of the police state in America.

People who complain about fossil fuels and global warming but purchase and throw away more plastic in a week than I do in a year. Give ya one guess what most plastic is made of....

People who are unwilling to use exercise to achieve or maintain fitness, health, and appearance.

Pass me on your left... YOUR LEFT DAMN IT!!

... and while you're at it, put a f*cking leash on that mangy cur of yours... :(

Happy Holidays!

no mention of dogs until this late!

when people start threads. then dessert it. nrver to be seen again

the socal media 1500 to mile manufacturede scandal really bugged me. bowermn and bannister are rolling in their graves at the disrepect to the classic event.

I could care less. It is what it is.

Jakeyell wrote:

Pass me on your left... YOUR LEFT DAMN IT!!

... and while you're at it, put a f*cking leash on that mangy cur of yours... :(

Happy Holidays!

The people who wish everyone, "Happy Holidays", instead of "Happy Festivus For The Rest Of Us", on a Festivus thread. That's just soooo wrong!!!

Go fund me's for people that just don't want to spend their own money.

Go take a hike!

*Hangs head low...* sowwy... :(

It has probably been mentioned but, Runner's World and the end of Running Times. Sad day to be a runner.

1. $60 5K entry fees

2. Strollers @ front of start line

3. 6 year old kids @ front of start line

4. Cyclists who dress up in costume

5. Cyclists who don't reply when I pass them, smile and say "good morning."

6. Cyclists

7. Cheaters who back into gas pumps

8. Idiots who drive too fast through neighborhoods with blind corners where kids play

9. Back paddlers

10. Guys who catch a great wave, then paddle back out and immediately inside and try (operative word - not happening) and catch another that I am paddling for (see #9)

11. Crowds

12. Traffic

14. Scotch drinkers who scoff @ bourbon drinkers

15. Slow play on the golf course

16. Guys who don't smile back on the trails, roads or in the line-up

Merry Festivus!!

1. Why new roads are built without bike/running lanes or paths.

2. Races that expect volunteers because they are too cheap to hire temp workers.

3. People who post details of every run on social media.

4. People who post pictures of their kids on social media incessantly. I get it. Little Johnny went to the Pumpkin Patch. Just like he did at ages 2,,3 and 4..which I know because you also posted those pics.

5. Why people need to have a GPS running watch with color, touchscreen, virtual partner, recovery estimator, bluetooth notifications and all that other shit.

6. Why LetsRun hasn't ever attempted to re-design their logo. Its comically bad but honestly in a "we know its bad but don't give a shit" which makes it awesome kind of way.

7. Why, after every major win or good performance, there is at least one thread of "what kind of shoes was so and so wearing?"

Amazing. I air grievances regarding the brosjo and their crochity old has been mod who deletes at will...and poof! There it goes!

Have you nothing else to do, grandpa?

I have a lot of grievances. How much time do we have?

People who walk their dogs on flexi-leads.

Ca$hclay wrote:

Guys who don't smile back on the trails, roads or in the line-up

Merry Festivus!!

Pro runners who don't interact with others in a friendly holiday half marathon.

Pro runners who don't say hi when they run by on their training when they're doing like 7min/mile recovery pace.

Happy Festivus!

My grievance is lack of leg speed. I can't do a 400 repeat under 75s. Stuck at 78s.

Okay so here is my grievance. There are too many tattoos in porn. As a result I can't utilize porn as regularly as I'd like to.

Hot chick starts taking off her clothes - I get riled up. But the minute I see a tattoo I do my arousal does a complete 180 and have to switch to something else.

Faking sex noises is also a turn off.

I believe in a magical baby born in the desert 2,000 years ago now here's a gift to celebrate

http://i.imgur.com/VzOaOTk.jpg

What bothers me? What bothers me is the complete lack of authenticity in the world. Nothing is more painful to learn than the lesson of nepotism. Nothing is more painful and soul-destroying than learning you didn't get a job, not because of your qualifications, but because of who you did and did not know. Nothing is more frustrating than someone putting blind faith in a person because he/she is the spawn of a distant cousin, or the nephew of some friend of a roommate of an uncle of an ex-girlfriend's. I understand that people and businesses want to make decisions on people's character and that is only possible if you know someone, but isn't that the point of a trial period, or an internship? What's worse is when you finally go out and make a great reputation for yourself, oh, wait a minute--we'd love for you to, blah, blah, blah, (but you don't even know the person and you are relying on reputation).

And then when you do go out and do something great, everybody wants to be like you! But do they? No. Everyone just wants to be famous, well liked, consulted, and adored. Everybody loved Meb when he was the Boston Champion but two weeks later-- Meb who? This is why people get so pissed off about hobby-joggers calling themselves runners, or whatever the fvck the argument is; some things are learned only through thousands of miles of training, agonizing weeks of rehab, and hours of nut-numbing ice baths. Actual runners (and don't give me that symmantic bull$h1t 'oh, really? you run as a hobby, hur, dur, hur'; real runners know who they are) these actual runners know, to some extent, what Meb went through to train for and win that race. And to see it all get swept under the rug, well, fvck off, general public. Doing shit on another level takes commitment. You'd know that if you tried. This is true for carpentry, plumbing, fvcking tennis; don't just brush aside the time it took for someone to master a task/thing.

Stop looking for the fvcking northwest passage and accept the fact that you have to go all the way around the tip of south america or south africa to get to china. There is no shortcut to places worth going so just fvcking accept that, put your head down, and work.

What bothers me is social media and the apparent need, by everyone, to be validated for doing the littlest of fvcking tasks. You made a cake? Good for fvcking you. Broke up with your SO? Don't give a $hit. You're lonely? fvck off and do something about it. I give zero $hits about what you're doing, what you're thinking, or anything else that's in your life. If I want to know, I will ask about it when I see you in person, or through a phone call or text message. Don't force it down my throat. The same goes for your political views, religious views, nutrition views, literary views, shower thoughts, etc.

I can't think of anything else to be mad about, other than PED users. Fvck all of you for cheapening the sport I used to love. Your desire to "win" ruined a wide variety of sports that were the physical manifestation of the desire for human perfection, to which normal people could look at as a motivating force to better themselves, even in a small little way as running a mile faster.

In addition to this, fvck Lance Armstrong. I am sick and tired of hearing about you, you are not some mythical competitor, you are a deranged cheating ba$tard, fvck off, you don't deserve to do any competitive sports anymore, go fvcking play hopscotch or something.

And a pre-emptive "fvck you" to all the people who don't like this post. Suck my d!ck.

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