You have just provided a visual of those on CB who hate runners/running. Your

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Jun 24, 2013
11:25:12am

joeycougar

clothes and shoes are fine. Just go run. If you don't like running, just say so, but don't hate the runner.

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joeycougar

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Running, IMO, is the ultimate egocentric activity.

spugeddy24

6/24/13 9:39am

No, being lazy and obese is egocentricity.

IGlowInTheDark

6/24/13 9:41am

I play real sports. Not trying to be the best at exercising.

Grit for Brains

6/24/13 9:41am

Running is about the most UNsnobbish sport.

Finngirl

6/24/13 9:41am

there are people who watch a couple of hours of TV per day.

Belboz

6/24/13 9:45am

Oh boy, we are having this discussion again today?

ewornoj

6/24/13 9:48am

Link

ewornoj

6/24/13 9:52am

JimmyZ is spot on

spugeddy24

6/24/13 9:53am

Running is free...and stop watching so much tv.

joeycougar

6/24/13 9:51am

But rich people find a way to exclude the poor by making people pay to enter

spugeddy24

6/24/13 9:52am

Which is why many races are $10, how much for your kids' football team fee again

runnincoug

6/24/13 10:57am

Never seen a race that cheap. Even our work 5k/10k was $30.

spugeddy24

6/24/13 10:58am

Here's a couple cheap ones off the top of my head

runnincoug

6/24/13 11:23am

Let me guess . . . you voted for Obama

bennerc

6/24/13 6:14pm

Negative Ghost Rider. Voted for Romney.

spugeddy24

6/24/13 6:45pm

Running is also about the cheapest sport you can do.

Finngirl

6/24/13 9:53am

This is why it's the most UN-show-offish sport. Most runners are just joggers

runnincoug

6/24/13 9:57am

That's me too.

Finngirl

6/24/13 10:01am

Good running shoes aren't cheap. Now run back to your Bimmer...

John Doe

6/24/13 10:09am

You clearly havent been paying attention, if you think I drive a BMW.

Finngirl

6/24/13 10:11am

Sorry, I somehow missed the post where you said you traded it in for an AMG.

John Doe

6/24/13 10:14am

;)

Finngirl

6/24/13 10:18am

What's wrong with BMW?

quikryptonite

6/24/13 10:38am

But seriously: its a one time expense.

Finngirl

6/24/13 10:19am

One time? Good running shoes must be replaced after so many miles.

spugeddy24

6/24/13 10:20am

So, runners only buy one pair of shoes during their lifetimes? That's news to me

John Doe

6/24/13 10:22am

That's ridic.

Finngirl

6/24/13 10:25am

Not to mention they use their expensive Apple phones to track their progess.

spugeddy24

6/24/13 10:30am

Yes, I recommend ALL RUNNERS go out an immediately buy an iPhone.

Finngirl

6/24/13 10:32am

See. expensive stuff

spugeddy24

6/24/13 10:34am

Running with an iPhone? Don't be ridiculous.

Dwight Schr-UTE

6/24/13 10:52am

Hm. Don't know that you made your point very well.

spugeddy24

6/24/13 10:56am

I guess my point was that it can be as cheap or as expensive as you want.

Dwight Schr-UTE

6/24/13 11:09am

Trying to make running sound expensive just comes across as desperate.

Dwight Schr-UTE

6/24/13 10:28am

The savings in healthcare alone more than compensate.

CougarFella

6/24/13 10:31am

Cheaper than a gym? Not even close. I pay $18/mo for the whole family

John Doe

6/24/13 10:44am

LOL... What do you wear to the gym? Gotta have clothes and something on your

joeycougar

6/24/13 10:54am

Old gym shorts- $0. Oversize t-shirt from the drawer- $0. Tennis shoes I wear

John Doe

6/24/13 11:04am

Sounds about just what most joggers wear as well.

Dwight Schr-UTE

6/24/13 11:11am

Joggers =/= runners. Big difference. Runners do it for the attention, joggers

John Doe

6/24/13 11:24am

Where do you draw the line? Most sticker lovers are just joggers anyways.

joeycougar

6/24/13 11:27am

Best comment of the thread.

Dwight Schr-UTE

6/24/13 11:48am

My thoughts exactly. The other 3 people in the gym are impressed.

CougarFella

6/24/13 11:56am

Admitting you have a problem is the first step to recovery...

John Doe

6/24/13 12:51pm

You have just provided a visual of those on CB who hate runners/running. Your

joeycougar

6/24/13 11:25am

I don't hate runners, they're God's children too.

John Doe

6/24/13 11:26am

By this logic you can't participate in any sport or fitness. Running requires

joeycougar

6/24/13 10:26am

And this is really what all the running hate is about.

Finngirl

6/24/13 10:31am

Probably none. It's about justifying inactivity and/or laziness. The stickers

joeycougar

6/24/13 10:36am

0 stickers BTW...

joeycougar

6/24/13 10:37am

These are the people that drop $29.99/month on a gym membership they don't use.

Dwight Schr-UTE

6/24/13 10:43am

I never pay more than $60 for shoes that last me a year. How much do

runnincoug

6/24/13 10:37am

Basketball shoes are very cheap.

ewornoj

6/24/13 11:17am

you can play b-ball in tennis shoes and play with the family. no problems

spugeddy24

6/24/13 11:54am

You can run barefoot (new trend I've heard) and do it with 1-20 :-)

runnincoug

6/24/13 11:56am

True words

spugeddy24

6/24/13 12:03pm

Oh, and actually I do go running with my kiddos ... we sign up for the Freedom

runnincoug

6/24/13 12:05pm

I'm gone for work from 6:30 am-6 pm. I run before work.

Dwight Schr-UTE

6/24/13 9:57am

Getting up at 4:30 to run just isn't doable for many people.

spugeddy24

6/24/13 10:02am

Working at 6:30 isn't doable for a lot of people either!

Finngirl

6/24/13 10:03am

I already wake up at 5:10am to start work at 6.

spugeddy24

6/24/13 10:07am

My after work sounds exactly like yours.

Dwight Schr-UTE

6/24/13 10:36am

I run at night. Usually 8pm.

spugeddy24

6/24/13 10:39am

LOL. As a cyclist, I'd have to agree with you.

Finngirl

6/24/13 10:02am

Exactly. If you're looking to impress people, this is the sport.

Dwight Schr-UTE

6/24/13 10:20am

RE: Exactly. If you're looking to impress people, this is the sport.

Finngirl

6/24/13 10:29am

Yep. I haven't replaced any major equipment since getting married 7 years ago.

Dwight Schr-UTE

6/24/13 11:02am

I should add that the above list is NOT what I've spent.

Dwight Schr-UTE

6/24/13 11:07am

AND...they are like blood clots on the street...not riding single-file on narrow

CougarFella

6/24/13 10:22am

It's not the running...it's the bragging about it.

CougarFella

6/24/13 10:05am

So the Ethiopians that run in the Olympics are rich snobs and egocentric?

Y-er

6/24/13 10:07am

This is a very good rebuttal. Are we to say that people with "My son is a...

CougarFella

6/24/13 10:15am

I haven't seen any Ethiopians throw 26.2 stickers on their cars.

spugeddy24

6/24/13 10:20am

This is a good rebuttal to the rebuttal, though I'm wondering how many trips to

CougarFella

6/24/13 10:21am

on their SUV's. fyp.

Grit for Brains

6/24/13 10:26am

They run marathons because they have no cars.

CougarFella

6/24/13 10:30am

But I see plenty of people put decals of their kids on their cars. Are they

runnincoug

6/24/13 10:39am

ha ha. touche.

spugeddy24

6/24/13 10:40am

This

runnincoug

6/24/13 10:38am

It is the ultimate self-centered activity

I Am The Walrus

6/24/13 10:09am

You will find no stickers on my car. And we all have jobs, we just get up early!

annapcoug

6/24/13 10:20am

High scores on the hyperbole and stereotype scales

FiveTen-BuckEighty

6/24/13 10:31am

Right. I only ran about 4x a week for 45 min, with a longer run on Sat

runnincoug

6/24/13 10:42am

Wow, with all that spare time you have, maybe you should be a WML.

John Doe

6/24/13 11:09am

I ran 3.12 miles this morning. I know because I mapped my route on google earth

El Pasco

6/24/13 10:38am

I run because I'm being chased by gout. I don't have stickers, but do the

CougarFella

6/24/13 10:46am

Running is not unique

pwg

6/24/13 10:43am

I'm not obese. I play team sports. Unselfish ones.

spugeddy24

6/24/13 10:45am

If you run, you will undoubtedly be more fit and perform better in most team

CougarFella

6/24/13 10:55am

I do run, while playing my team sport.

spugeddy24

6/24/13 10:56am

Know any 50 or 60 year olds in good cardiovascular health from team sports?

pwg

6/24/13 4:59pm

Tennis. Racquetball. Golf. Volleyball.

TheBlazz

6/24/13 5:08pm

Thanks for the good examples

pwg

6/24/13 5:49pm

Yep. Plenty. I work at a hospital. See em all day.

spugeddy24

6/24/13 5:43pm

I'm glad you're healthy but I maintain that running is not unique...

pwg

6/24/13 11:06am

I also see lots of runners getting in fights.

ewornoj

6/24/13 11:20am

Yeah and my examples of unselfishness are...

pwg

6/24/13 11:29am

My argument was slightly longer than that

spugeddy24

6/24/13 11:53am

I was with you until

TheBlazz

6/24/13 12:39pm

Sure.

pwg

6/24/13 1:40pm

Not running, Runners

spugeddy24

6/24/13 1:43pm

Cannot believe that this has multiple POTD nominations

pwg

6/24/13 11:20am

Lots of fat inactive slobs here.

Finngirl

6/24/13 11:23am

Seriously, the exercise causes affairs argument drives me nuts

pwg

6/24/13 11:49am

lol. nice

spugeddy24

6/24/13 11:55am

Signed, Bill Clinton.

John Doe

6/24/13 12:54pm

My arms and shoulders hurt from doing planks this morning in class.

Finngirl

6/24/13 12:37pm

says the guy playing video games between CB and FB posts

Malster98

6/24/13 12:40pm

Zzz. How does it hurt you if people are proud of their accomplishments?

GuitarGuy

6/24/13 6:45pm

This was an effective troll post

notsoblue

6/24/13 9:57pm

Actually, its a gateway sport to the real tool sport (triathlons). I know

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