'OK, you're a runner. Get over it'

[Dick Whitman]

WSJ writer is tired of runners being all up in his face about running:

http://online.wSportsJournalists.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304448204579186401818882202?tesla=y

What's with this infatuation with running and the near-mandatory ritual of preening about it?

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Probably vegan, too.

 

[3_Octave_Fart]

You tell us.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

WSJ writer is tired of runners being all up in his face about running:

http://online.wSportsJournalists.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304448204579186401818882202?tesla=y

What's with this infatuation with running and the near-mandatory ritual of preening about it?

And what's the deal with airline food? Am I right?

 

[vicd]

"YOU'RE ALL WINNERS!"

 

[deskslave]

OK. So you got some sneakers.

That don't impress me much.

 

[poindexter]

The 13.1 and 26.2 stickers are stupid and vapid.

Everything else in that column is garbage.

 

[cranberry]

I bet Chad Stafko is out of shape. Most of us are predisposed to not liking people or things that remind us about how we probably should be living.

For example, smart, sober, friendly people annoy the crap out of me.

 

[3_Octave_Fart]

Legislate your own morality.
Worry about your own mortality.
We'll both be food for worms in 100 years.
Same thing goes for the aggressive vegetarianism.

 

[MisterCreosote]

"OK, I'm a judgmental asshole. Get over it."

 

[nmmetsfan]

Running a marathon is a hell of a feat. I have no problem with people being proud by putting the 26.2 sticker on their car. Hell, I'm impressed.

I think it's silly to have the 13.1 sticker.

 

[MisterCreosote]

I have friends who run ultramarathons. They just finished a 100K (62 miles).

They ran for 13 hours straight.

I can't even sit on the couch and watch TV for 13 hours straight.

 

[nmmetsfan]

I'm convinced some people were just built for running. Some people can do it all the time and it's not a big deal. My body starts breaking down when I get over 3-4 miles consistently.

 

[X-Hack]

I agree about the 13.2 stickers. But if you run a marathon, that's one hell of an accomplishment and it takes a hell of a lot to get there. My wife ran Chicago and Boston and it is just an impressive feat to even finish. I'm in pretty good shape but even when I was running regularly, I never ran more than 10 miles (and I'm also the type who starts to break down when I get over 3-4 miles consistently). I have no idea how she did that (though she's had meniscus surgery on each knee, a couple years apart).

That said, I do understand why people run. I find it the most enjoyable type of repetitive endurance exercise -- much more so than ellipticals or stationary bikes -- and the most satisfying aerobic workout. I just wish my feet and knees agreed with me.

 

[JackReacher]

 

[Oggiedoggie]

I think that it's cute when columnists lambast people for expressing an allegiance or opinion.

 

[britwrit]

Call me a dirty old man but any trend that puts more attractive eye candy (I'm straight but let's be fair, of either sex) on the street is fine with me.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

That looks like a cartoon character.

 

[spikechiquet]

My favorite is when overly healthy people that run all the time die of heart attacks.
That makes me toast them with a cheesy fried chicken sammich and a pile of waffle chilli fries every time.

 

[nmmetsfan]

I don't work out over a fear of dying early. It's not even about vanity. I run and exercise regularly because I simply feel better when I'm (somewhat) fit and in shape.