Looking good whilst competing!

Uh, who's watching?

Anyone you want to be watching, do you feel you have to look like everyone else (weight, clothing and looks) to fit in on the start line? Is this a pressure do you feel?

Appearance is a matter of opinion, results are not.

Worry about getting in the lead group and finishing first.

Worry about making your competitors look bad.

Nobody looks good at the end of the race unless it is a race they shouldn't have entered to begin with.

i care less and less the longer ive been running, but im pretty sure they sponsor on the times you run, not how you look. actually then again, with josh cox you could argue otherwise.

sure, who wants to look like ass? if there are gonna be femininas around might as well try to look good. and looks are the only thing that's gonna get my slow ass noticed; i can't see any chicas attracted to my 19 minute 5ks...

however, i've been so tired during a race that i end up drooling on myself anyway, and i don't know of too many who think thats hot!

It helps to look good and be a top performer. But personalyt goes a long way. At one time, Dennis Rodman's jersey was the #2 seller behind Michael Jordan.

Out.

The idiot who calles himself "Rude Boy Rasta-clot" is not to be taken seriously. He has been trolling and is also responsible for "Jennifer Lee."

His name is Jason Eichmiller from Maryland.

IM: ikes18

get off of here you troll.

jeez, good stalking job. whose this? shit im just bored at work bro. btw whats jennifer lee???

ps who said take me seriously???

I know all about you Jason, you ran for Wilde Lake didn't you?!?!?! Muahahhahahaa!!!!!!

I am a female, but I have heard many of my male teammates say things like, "I'm so fat. As soon as I lose some weight I'll be faster." Our male coach has been known for saying a few things to some of our mesomorphic guys about their weight. He would say things to the girls too, but he'd be fired for it.

As a female, I do feel pressured to look like the stereotypical distance runner. However, society's emphasis on female thinness also attributes to this. I do my best to diet so I may achieve this thinness.

Being a hottie while being fast would guarantee a good sponsorship. So yes, better looking + fast = sponsorship

My ideal male athlete in terms of body build would be Orlando Bloom if he was a runner. Not including Orlando, El G is my ideal. My ideal of a female distance runner would be Lauren...whatshername. Can't remember her last name, but she ran for Stanford, won the NCAA 10k (I think) and routinely shows up on the hotness threads.

You're writing a dissertation and can't even spell sponsorship?

6Mile

4) Jason Eichmiller 39:38

this guy is pretty fast

back in the day we were pressured to be as low weight as possible and it was a bitch! At 97lbs, I was constantly broken. when I quit college track and let myself go through puberty, I was able to come back 10 years later and run much faster at 108. and Yes , looks count in terms of sponsorship. I was definately no more than 2nd tier elite and I always had shoes. Now pushing 50, I doubt picking up shoe sponsors will be as easy even if I do ever get fast again!.

as for hot guys, Joaquin Chapa, Stanford taking after his daddy , the gorgeous Rudy.