Most Masters Runners are ULTIMATE Geeks

Not sure but some of them like to wear short shorts and turn around and stare at me. Creepy.

No, but it seems I regularly encounter ignorant young pups who haven't accomplished anything praiseworthy and can find joy only in criticizing others.

Check back in 30 years and report on your best performances for each masters level age group.

If you are still running that is.

Run if they try to sniff your hair.

Hmmmm, that was quite the rant you posted on the 55 year old runner thread. Look in the mirror. You are the one obssessed starting these threads, SG.

Get a Grip wrote:

Hmmmm, that was quite the rant you posted on the 55 year old runner thread. Look in the mirror. You are the one obssessed starting these threads, SG.

I have never even opened a thread like that, much less posted on it. It seems some of you guys could use some anger management therapy. What is the deal?

You pipsqueak. We can still kick your ass. I rarely even lose to an open female either punk.

ptfter wrote:

I have encountered a few of these guys and it is odd how obssessed they are about competing at such a low level. My take is that most, but not all, were not that good when they were young. Anyone else encounter these types?

Yup. These guys are major Dbags usually. Sometimes these guys come into our clinic and you can spot them a mile away. Running attire 24/7, never shut up about their training, barely ran in HS. And they never listen to a thing you say. They just take away about running and how guys their age don’t work as hard as they do. Punks. They remind me of these old guys obsessed with adult softball tournaments. They never played an inning of baseball growing up, yet travel the country to play a girls sport now that they can hit a 10 mph giant yellow ball. Talking about their bat collection non stop. Same idiot species.

And what the hell is with the old guy shuffle?? Lift your damn legs.

Freaks..

Humm....repressed anger.....

Yup. Many of them seem to have a bit of that little man syndrome. I sometimes wonder how or why they stay motivated, but again, it could be that little man thing.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Humm....repressed anger.....

That could be it. Maybe these little older guys have a lot of that anger.

It really depends on what good is. If you're young and not running at least sub 15 5000, you're not fast. Don't kid yourself. Running 15:30 to 16:30 doesn't make you a running stud. You be lucky to even score at Div III races.

Moo Goo wrote:

It really depends on what good is. If you're young and not running at least sub 15 5000, you're not fast. Don't kid yourself. Running 15:30 to 16:30 doesn't make you a running stud. You be lucky to even score at Div III races.

What the hell does this have to do with the fact that many of these GEEKY masters runners are like Barney Fife.

ptfter wrote:

Moo Goo wrote:

It really depends on what good is. If you're young and not running at least sub 15 5000, you're not fast. Don't kid yourself. Running 15:30 to 16:30 doesn't make you a running stud. You be lucky to even score at Div III races.

What the hell does this have to do with the fact that many of these GEEKY masters runners are like Barney Fife.

Look around at high school or college track meet. The sprinters, hurdlers, throwers, and jumpers don’t make up the majority of Napoleon Dynamites found there.

I guess I've been an ultimate geek for 44 years. There's not much else I really enjoy anymore. I've always had fun running. Especially on the trails in the local Redwood Park. I never dreamed people held me in such low regard. It's funny I've always respected people who ran. We seemed to enjoy a common activity.

I can't believe how times have changed. In the '80s I ran with a large group of runners in Golden Gate Park every Saturday morning that included a 2:16 marathoner and a 50 year old woman. We started off together for a few miles and then split up into groups according to ability. We would meet back at our cars and go to breakfast at the Seal Rock Inn. Our group included two Coast Guard Captains, a librarian, a dentist, a cab driver, an insurance agent, a real estate agent, a CPA, a physical therapist, a grocery clerk, a few teachers, a security guard, Republicans and Democrats and we all got along. We even went on weekend excursions together occasionally. There didn't seem to be a pecking order.

I don't understand all the negativity that has infected the running community these days.

You almost brought a tear to my eyes man. You sound like a great guy, geek or not.

Most of these guys have known each other for years and they are competing to stay healthy and to gauge their fitness as the grip of time leaves them further and further away from their PRs.

Don't be too critical. This will be you someday soon.

Do you hate fat people who run too?

old guy 73 wrote:

I don't understand all the negativity that has infected the running community these days.

I'm trying to decide if it is just smart a55 high school kids or dumba55 college kids making all these idiotic posts.

Tools wrote:

And what the hell is with the old guy shuffle?? Lift your damn legs.

Freaks..

Read some science stupid college kid: ?

ptfter wrote:

Moo Goo wrote:

It really depends on what good is. If you're young and not running at least sub 15 5000, you're not fast. Don't kid yourself. Running 15:30 to 16:30 doesn't make you a running stud. You be lucky to even score at Div III races.

What the hell does this have to do with the fact that many of these GEEKY masters runners are like Barney Fife.

So, what is your build tiger? You could just as well be a scrawny "Barney Fife" type physique - which would be "the pot calling the kettle black." Lol.