List your SINGLE greatest achievement in life (so far).

elmerfudd wrote:

The crazy thing about life for me is that I can remember being a 10th grader in HS and saying I want to be done at 45. This really was a major goal for me. It was not about money, I just wanted enough money to have a comfertable life. I have always worked a job, I have always stayed out of debt, and I have always run. I am 49 yrs old now and I just keep it simple. Live life to the fullest and have fun everyday. Still run100 miles per week and 6 beers every evening.

When do you hunt wabbits?

elmerfudd wrote:

The crazy thing about life for me is that I can remember being a 10th grader in HS and saying I want to be done at 45. This really was a major goal for me. It was not about money, I just wanted enough money to have a comfertable life. I have always worked a job, I have always stayed out of debt, and I have always run. I am 49 yrs old now and I just keep it simple. Live life to the fullest and have fun everyday. Still run100 miles per week and 6 beers every evening.

Do you have a family? What did you invest in?

I guess I'd nominate myself for lifetime achievement award. No indivdual greatness but have kept at it, plugged away at life to get myself situated (which is pretty dam great, overall).

Survived several years living in Baltimore (bonus points if you have remained free of VDs).

Being friends with the sub-4:00 guy

Getting my US citizenship right before Trump inauguration he was about to derail my live.

nolongerwilly wrote:

Survived several years living in Baltimore (bonus points if you have remained free of VDs).

Being friends with the sub-4:00 guy

First one isn't a greatest achievement. Plus we have "Blue Light District" which pretty much tells us where not to go because there is usually lots of crime in that area

I think the achievements don't necessarily have to be better than the achievements of others to qualify as great.

For example: Rojo dismisses his 2:23 as insignificant because it is slower than the women's WR. I contend that the achievement could still qualify as a great one if it was the product of years of hard work/determination - the realization of a dream.

For my money, though, I'd point to some of Rojo's coaching accomplishments (Heps indiv. champs, etc) as the candidates for his single greatest achievement.

elmerfudd wrote:

. . . run100 miles per week as a high functioning alcoholic

You can still be an alcoholic even though you have a great “outside life,” with a job that pays well, home, family, and friendships and social bonds, says Sarah Allen Benton, a licensed mental health counselor

Is it bad that I don't consider having either one of my kids accomplishments? I mean, it was literally no work to produce them. Getting (barely) through a top engineering school was a million times harder. Shaving 40 minutes off my marathon PR was also a million times harder. Working my way up in an industry and cracking $225k last year was probably the hardest. But if I say any of those three over my kids I probably look like an ass. Even though it's the truth.

4 great kids who run, work hard and are kind, loving people - really just 3, the 5 year old is often a pain in the butt and hasn't even gotten an AG award yet.

forthekeeeuds wrote:

I guess I'd nominate myself for lifetime achievement award. No indivdual greatness but have kept at it, plugged away at life to get myself situated (which is pretty dam great, overall).

This thought has a good measure of worth.

Just got my first research paper published!

feldman wrote:

Is it bad that I don't consider having either one of my kids accomplishments? I mean, it was literally no work to produce them. Getting (barely) through a top engineering school was a million times harder. Shaving 40 minutes off my marathon PR was also a million times harder. Working my way up in an industry and cracking $225k last year was probably the hardest. But if I say any of those three over my kids I probably look like an ass. Even though it's the truth.

No that doesn't make you bad. Almost any dope can have a kid. It's not an accomplishment. Now raising them to be good and kind human beings that contribute to society would be.

Maybe not my greatest achievement but pretty unique, I set the school records for the 3200m and longest kickoff return for a TD my senior year in high school.

nope wrote:

feldman wrote:

Is it bad that I don't consider having either one of my kids accomplishments? I mean, it was literally no work to produce them. Getting (barely) through a top engineering school was a million times harder. Shaving 40 minutes off my marathon PR was also a million times harder. Working my way up in an industry and cracking $225k last year was probably the hardest. But if I say any of those three over my kids I probably look like an ass. Even though it's the truth.

No that doesn't make you bad. Almost any dope can have a kid. It's not an accomplishment. Now raising them to be good and kind human beings that contribute to society would be.

Fair point.

I went to the moon.

starting an LRC thread that got more than 20 replies

It's a tie...

-- My daughter the doctor,

or

-- my son the doctor.

Can't decide.

Dan the fish wrote:

Just got my first research paper published!

Great job! I felt very accomplished when my first paper was published as well.