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Good points, Jeb. I think what bothers me is this broad caricature that everybody who goes to a certain bar or runs a race is automatically making six figures and a workaholic (obviously can't be working that hard if they're training). A lot of these people have very middling incomes, but angry people looking in from afar can't see individuals beyond broad, bigoted stereotypes. It's just a very base level of discourse that, you're right, is presented to get a rise. Jsusm85 does it with poor black people for the same thrill.
No. I honestly believe what I say. I don't say it just to get a rise.
To me, griping about those people described by the OP is almost making it seem like he/she is jealous of those people. I am sure that they didn't mean it that way, but it sure comes across that way.
Well, here's another way of looking at it. Sometimes you make an observation about certain behaviors in your social environment. The part that really threw me for a loop for someone's admission that they went running on ice covered streets to train for a race. You try to figure out what is going on and then you come up with a theory. You test the theory by asking people. People you hang out with and also complete strangers on an Internet forum who are often not afraid to disagree with you. And, in the process, you gain a different perspective.
I joked about being jealous. The truth is that I have NO desire to run a marathon. Maybe a 5k or a 10k but no marathons.
I don't think it's a DC-specific trend. I've lived from coast to coast and know a lot of people who've run marathons. Most aren't true athletes. They're just looking to check that box on the list of '1000 things to do before you die'. They aren't original enough to think of their own list, they've got to buy a list from someone else.
I've got nothing against runners but not everyone has the physique for it. It's not just about being thin. Some people are more prone to long thin muscle, others to more bulky muscle. You need the former to be a true runner. Too many people aren't but try to run anyway. They're going to pay for it later in life. They'd be better served by finding a sport that suits their body type. And even for those whose bodies are meant for running--cramming theirr training into few weeks before race, and then spending the rest of the year at the bar bragging is terribly hard on their bodies.
I've got nothing against runners but not everyone has the physique for it. It's not just about being thin. Some people are more prone to long thin muscle, others to more bulky muscle. You need the former to be a true runner.
That's an interesting point. I saw a triathlon on TV the other day and noticed that the female athletes were curvier and more muscular than marathoners.
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