Comments on: Plodders have a place http://www.miscellaneousetc.com/2009/10/26/plodders-have-a-place/ Show me your nerdiness, I'll show you mine Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:26:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: elsewise http://www.miscellaneousetc.com/2009/10/26/plodders-have-a-place/comment-page-1/#comment-231 elsewise Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:35:27 +0000 http://www.miscellaneousetc.com/?p=74#comment-231 Thank you for describing this in more than 140 characters. The huge variety of paces in the running community is nothing short of awesome. I love that the person who comes first in any race, even if it's a pro athlete, can start right alongside the person who comes last. How often does a newbie to a sport get to compete with (talk to, watch, learn from) a seasoned veteran? We all struggle to find the right shoes, the right training schedule, the right gear for the season. We're all fighting with our own personal bests - I don't see any need to divide up the running community by pace or finish times. Harrumph to the NY Times. Thank you for describing this in more than 140 characters. The huge variety of paces in the running community is nothing short of awesome.

I love that the person who comes first in any race, even if it’s a pro athlete, can start right alongside the person who comes last. How often does a newbie to a sport get to compete with (talk to, watch, learn from) a seasoned veteran? We all struggle to find the right shoes, the right training schedule, the right gear for the season. We’re all fighting with our own personal bests – I don’t see any need to divide up the running community by pace or finish times. Harrumph to the NY Times.

]]> By: Veronica B. http://www.miscellaneousetc.com/2009/10/26/plodders-have-a-place/comment-page-1/#comment-230 Veronica B. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:15:44 +0000 http://www.miscellaneousetc.com/?p=74#comment-230 Augh, this debate always pisses me off. Yes, I won the last 5K I was in (Yay!). No, this doesn't mean that the people who came in 15 minutes after me had any less an accomplishment. It isn't speed that makes one a runner. It's heart. Augh, this debate always pisses me off. Yes, I won the last 5K I was in (Yay!). No, this doesn’t mean that the people who came in 15 minutes after me had any less an accomplishment.

It isn’t speed that makes one a runner. It’s heart.

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