Sorry but the Boston jacket is the ultimate signal of “hobby jogger”. It means you’re above average but not really that good. And please don’t wear your medal everywhere afterwards.
Sorry but the Boston jacket is the ultimate signal of “hobby jogger”. It means you’re above average but not really that good. And please don’t wear your medal everywhere afterwards.
Can I wear my jacket from 2000 now, or is that forbidden as well?
You guys worry about some of the dumbest s%&%& imaginable.
hobbyrunner*
A Boston jacket is the highest achievement of a hobby jogger. It is a sign of the ultimate hobby jogger.
Surprise! wrote:
Can I wear my jacket from 2000 now, or is that forbidden as well?
Please don’t.
I would love to see the credentials that allow you to make up rules about what people can and cannot wear.
Also, just because someone isn't as "fast" as you, doesn't mean they don't work harder. If they earned the right to race Boston and want to wear their jacket, good for them!
By the way, I wear mine running a lot in the winter and I've done a 2:43.23 marathon (not sure where that falls on your mind of Hobby Jogger to Pro).
To continue a related conversation from another thread this week.
Actual elite runners are some of the nicest, most gracious people you'll meet.
Sub-elites and collegiate runners who have talent but haven't won jack since high school (or D3 college) are some of the biggest duetchbags in the world.
Hobby joggers are largely decent and gracious people that are usually doing more with a lot less talent.... and, we have all the money.
So, in summary, LRC is run by deutches and populated by deutches, and the people who actually make money in this world (elites and hobby joggers) are rightly starting to see this board as a waste of time.
And, yeah, I'll wear that Boston jacket whenever I want. I earned it by qualifying later in life, after starting a career and starting a family, and coaching others to qualify with me. It's the high point of my adult running career. You can scoff if you see me wearing it. But you're a bunch of pathetic little wretches, and I'll recognize you for what you are, and walk away shaking my head at how sad you are.
URAWuckfit wrote:
To continue a related conversation from another thread this week.
Actual elite runners are some of the nicest, most gracious people you'll meet.
Sub-elites and collegiate runners who have talent but haven't won jack since high school (or D3 college) are some of the biggest duetchbags in the world.
Hobby joggers are largely decent and gracious people that are usually doing more with a lot less talent.... and, we have all the money.
So, in summary, LRC is run by deutches and populated by deutches, and the people who actually make money in this world (elites and hobby joggers) are rightly starting to see this board as a waste of time.
And, yeah, I'll wear that Boston jacket whenever I want. I earned it by qualifying later in life, after starting a career and starting a family, and coaching others to qualify with me. It's the high point of my adult running career. You can scoff if you see me wearing it. But you're a bunch of pathetic little wretches, and I'll recognize you for what you are, and walk away shaking my head at how sad you are.
Truth.
URAWuckfit wrote:
To continue a related conversation from another thread this week.
Actual elite runners are some of the nicest, most gracious people you'll meet.
Sub-elites and collegiate runners who have talent but haven't won jack since high school (or D3 college) are some of the biggest duetchbags in the world.
Hobby joggers are largely decent and gracious people that are usually doing more with a lot less talent.... and, we have all the money.
So, in summary, LRC is run by deutches and populated by deutches, and the people who actually make money in this world (elites and hobby joggers) are rightly starting to see this board as a waste of time.
And, yeah, I'll wear that Boston jacket whenever I want. I earned it by qualifying later in life, after starting a career and starting a family, and coaching others to qualify with me. It's the high point of my adult running career. You can scoff if you see me wearing it. But you're a bunch of pathetic little wretches, and I'll recognize you for what you are, and walk away shaking my head at how sad you are.
Yes! x1000 yes.
The first symptom of hobby jogging is creating judgemental posts on LRC regarding the wardrobe choices of others.
Well I'm not fast enough to rock a Boston 'thon jacket, but I'm sure as hell going to buy that Brooks jacket that Desi was wearing
Agree. Super cute.
The Boston Jackets are sort of ugly anyway.
Ok I’m a hobby jogger and I can live with your name calling and insults, but I go to bed every night knowing that atleast I get up on weekends and run local events the best I can. For the first 54 years of my life I didn’t do sh%t but maintain my yard, started running at invitation of others. SO, I made never outrun you or the others here, but I beat all the clowns my age who sleep in on weekends and will likely dies before me.
This thread is exactly what is wrong with this site, so pathetic
Are You Serious wrote:
You guys worry about some of the dumbest s%&%& imaginable.
No, I was not serious nor worried.
not a hobby jogger wrote:
Sorry but the Boston jacket is the ultimate signal of “hobby jogger”. It means you’re above average but not really that good. And please don’t wear your medal everywhere afterwards.
Definitely. Instead, wearing the London jacket would show to everyone that you are truly a serious runner. Top class.
you'll never catch me wearing one. Strutting around after running a pedestrian 2:50 or something is hardly worth crowing about. its the ultimate LOOK AT ME millennial thing.
Surprise! wrote:
Are You Serious wrote:
You guys worry about some of the dumbest s%&%& imaginable.
No, I was not serious nor worried.
I meant the thread in general. I realize that everyone here is too cool for school, but some people consider the experience of qualifying for and running Boston a milestone event in their lives and, in particular, their running lives. I don't understand the point of shitting on it. If the jacket serves as a memento of a memorable experience, who the hell are the people here to judge that? It get exhausting. Don't wear headphones, or else you're a "hobby jogger." Don't run in a local"Turkey Trot," or else you're a "hobby jogger." Don't keep your medal, or else you're a "hobby jogger." And now, don't wear a jacket you purchased at the Boston Marathon, one of America's storied sporting events along with the Kentucky Derby, Masters, and Indy 500, because, of course, that's what "hobby joggers" do.
The insecurity here has no limits.
So, I assume you're a professional runner correct?