vivalarepublica wrote:
I doubt that that the typical pro contract
Turn that p upside down--you meant bro contract. A bro contract is for insanely talented bros who didnt like know bro how good they were bro until a senior bro in high school.
vivalarepublica wrote:
I doubt that that the typical pro contract
macdaddy wrote:
agip wrote:
I'll only care about the professional runners who I think would be runners even if they weren't elite. Who love the sport for what it is and not just for what they can get out of it. Jenny Simpson, Meb, Shalane, Kara, Bernard Lagat. These guys would be running every day no matter what.
Guys like Wheating and Ryan Hill and Robby Andrews and Rowbury...I just feel they're in it for the money
Thank you for being the great decider of those who actually enjoy running. I'll take your opinion as fact.
Trolo wrote:
cooptastic wrote:
Trolo wrote:
[quote]agip wrote:
Would you go to work and do your job every day for no money?
What an odd, judgemental outlook you have.
I suspect he feels that was because he does run (their job) every day for no money. I don't know a single person who does my job for recreation, even at an amateur level.
If you were paid to run, you would almost certainly enjoy it less. This is well-documented in psychological studies. When you are compensated for doing something, it turns into an obligation, and your perception of its intrinsic enjoyability goes down.
jewbacca wrote:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF73K0K4LGk
cooptastic wrote:
Trolo wrote:
[quote]agip wrote:
Would you go to work and do your job every day for no money?
What an odd, judgemental outlook you have.
I suspect he feels that was because he does run (their job) every day for no money. I don't know a single person who does my job for recreation, even at an amateur level.
You're welcome wrote:
macdaddy wrote:
agip wrote:
I'll only care about the professional runners who I think would be runners even if they weren't elite. Who love the sport for what it is and not just for what they can get out of it. Jenny Simpson, Meb, Shalane, Kara, Bernard Lagat. These guys would be running every day no matter what.
Guys like Wheating and Ryan Hill and Robby Andrews and Rowbury...I just feel they're in it for the money
Thank you for being the great decider of those who actually enjoy running. I'll take your opinion as fact.
When an athlete says "nope, don't miss that at all" you can safely assume they do not enjoy running that much.
zxcvzxcvxc wrote:
Running for him seems as if it was a totally unexpected gift that led to an exciting style of life through 2010. He won major individual and team college championships and dropped his 1500m time by 7 seconds in one race to among the best American times ever (3:30), soon after pr'ing in the 800m. In fact, if he had had the courage or confidence to get closer to the lead, he would probably have broken Lagat's American record that day. He never got comfortable running in traffic--as he could have done by using his arms to clear a path for himself--never got comfortable getting close to the leaders before the kick, and probably never really enjoyed the lifestyle after 2010. That lack of enjoyment has got to be partly attributable to his frequent injuries and inability to get back to that 2010 level. Honestly, though, he had the talent to get close to the world record, but to do so takes a great coach, great training partners, health, and desire, and he didn't have them after 2010.
krispy kremlin._._._. wrote:
Westerns vs East Africans
The Andrew Wheating that grows up a sustenance farmer with no other options becomes a world beater.
The Andrew Wheating that grows up in the Western world simply has more and better options (beer, girls, jobs, snowboarding), all of which I agree with.
This isn't a shot at Wheating; this is the reality of a brutal sport and the opportunity cost it creates with anyone in the First World.
-Krispy