2008 - Autumn

[Sweder]

Oprah article: spurious is a very good word. There's a lot of snobbery in the running community as is evidenced by some of the threads on RW. I don't buy it and won't accept it. What for me feels like a Herculean effort appears to the next guy like a lazy trudge. So what? Our Brighton Sundays are evidence that runners of all standards can enjoy one anothers' company and share encouragement and tales of muddy glory no matter how diverse their ultimate goals.

My issue (at London this year at any rate) is with the number of people who set out to walk a marathon start to finish. Go walk in the hills, trek the Dales or maybe take a long walk off a short pier; marathons are running races and places are denied genuine runners - of all shapes, sizes and abilities - by people who want the medal and the t-shirt but are not prepared to make one ounce of personal sacrifice to get there. They should have snipers in watchtowers along the course picking off the [i]smokers/I] at least. Sheesh :mad:

Encouraging news from the towpath mate; great to hear. I really must get back in the gym and review my approach - the benefits appear undeniable.