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Friday, October 23, 2009

Re that article about slow marathoners

The Jurassic New York Times has another... what are they called? In the modern world, they're called blog posts... "Article," I think they're called. Something to do with an analog machine called "typewriter," I think. Sorry, I'm not up to date on my ancient forms of communication. It's quaint how these reenactors keep history alive.

Anyway, what was I saying? Right. The Times has an article questioning the legitimacy of slower-paced marathoners.

What do I think? I like to aspire to be classy every once in a while. I didn't think of this idea, but wish I did. I would like to see more of what a commenter (when I find it again, I'll link to it) described at a race in Berkeley - the winner was doing a cool-down run and happened upon the last runner, who was still struggling to finish. The winner of the race helped the racer to the line by keeping him/her company.

There. "Problem" solved.

2 comments:

  1. Anyone who engages in regular physical activity should be applauded. Plato said it best: "never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow." The "slowest" runner still finished ahead of the "expert" writer.

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  2. If anyone feels they mystique is gone from the marathon, they should run it backwards.

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