The meaning of life and therefore running
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OK, here's the deal. People who go through life living from one cliche to another, one bumper
sticker to another, are missing the highs and lows of human existence. A run isn't about just speed,
just distance, just enjoyment. It's about all of these and a dozen other things. Each person selects
the portions that are most important to them and these may change over time and in different
situations. To run for a shallow reason is to live a shallow life (you may use this as a bumper
sticker). The meditation of any running experience should provide us with a view that is
inaccessible via any other means. Now, to the point,
FX showed Porky's and American Pie back to back. Yes, they were chopped to bits to protect us from
things that we shouldn't see but still the juxtaposition of these two films was excellent. Much
like a long run where we enjoy it and don't really notice that we've run it :30 per mile faster
than normal.
Back to your regularly scheduled Usenet. Hmm, OK, this *was* out regularly scheduled Usenet.
Layne
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So you're feeling good about running at the moment Layne? Good for you. Today I was humbled in my
running. I got snatched in the last 200 yrds, something that never happens to me as I have a
reputation as a closer/kicker/sprinter.......and overall sucked in my 4 mile race, Health Fitness
Magazine 4 Mile Race in NYC. I got my ass kicked today in fact.
It's funny...2 weeks ago I raced and kicked ass. This morning....humbled. Running / Racing for me,
like LIFE, is a reminder that every moment counts. Every stride, every hour of every day. It all
matters. I gave 95% effort today.....should have have gave 110%. Oh Well....That race is done,
over...history. God willing I'll be racing in 2 weeks. Lesson though is you have to "go for it", "go
all out" w/best effort effort while you can. Even if that means having a picnic in the park
w/friends and family....go all out and really connect with family/friends...eat good food, drink
good wine. It all matters and counts. When you run (train, race, or whatever)....it all
matters....every step.
Andrew...
On 21 Sep 2003 07:11:00 GMT, Globaldisc wrote:
Hi, Andrew,
>So you're feeling good about running at the moment Layne? Good for you.
>
:-) Yeah, thanks, I thought it needed to be said. Well, OK, it probably
didn't need to be said but there are many things that would fit into that category. It seems to me
that there is a wonderful surreal/adsurdist characteristic about running that just fit with the
fantasy of Porky's and Am. Pie.
>Today I was humbled in my running. I got snatched in the last 200 yrds, something that never
>happens to me as I have a reputation as a closer/kicker/sprinter.......and overall sucked in my 4
>mile race, Health Fitness Magazine 4 Mile Race in NYC. I got my ass kicked today in fact.
>
Man, I am sorry to hear that. Do you think it was a health issue or "just one of those days?" I
agree that the last bit of the course becomes a race of its own. A college coach used to have us
work on starts, midcourse tactics, and finishes. The first thing we worked on was finishes.
>It's funny...2 weeks ago I raced and kicked ass. This morning....humbled. Running / Racing for me,
>like LIFE, is a reminder that every moment counts. Every stride, every hour of every day. It all
>matters. I gave 95% effort today.....should have have gave 110%. Oh Well....That race is done,
>over...history. God willing I'll be racing in 2 weeks. Lesson though is you have to "go for it",
>"go all out" w/best effort effort while you can. Even if that means having a picnic in the park
>w/friends and family....go all out and really connect with family/friends...eat good food, drink
>good wine. It all matters and counts. When you run (train, race, or whatever)....it all
>matters....every step.
>
Yep, I couldn't agree more and you put it very well. It seems to me that the only difference among
most runners is the focus of the effort. The scary part is that someday we may be faced with the
desire to have done things with a little more attention but it's too late. Hmm, actually, that's why
I started running again - didn't want the day to come where I wished that I had spent more time
running with my wife.
I have no doubt you'll kick it in two weeks - if for no other reason than to balance out the finish
of the Health Fitness Mag 4 Miler. :-) If I remember correctly from your past race reports (and your
statement earlier), the 4 miler finish was an aberration.
Layne
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personally i use running as an anaesthesia from life. cuz when you're running (at least for me) all
i think about is running.
Layne Wallace pondered the secrets of the universe thusly:
> OK, here's the deal. People who go through life living from one cliche to another, one bumper
> sticker to another, are missing the highs and lows of human existence. A run isn't about just
> speed, just distance, just enjoyment. It's about all of these and a dozen other things. Each
> person selects the portions that are most important to them and these may change over time and in
> different situations. To run for a shallow reason is to live a shallow life (you may use this as a
> bumper sticker). The meditation of any running experience should provide us with a view that is
> inaccessible via any other means. Now, to the point,
>
> FX showed Porky's and American Pie back to back. Yes, they were chopped to bits to protect us from
> things that we shouldn't see but still the juxtaposition of these two films was excellent. Much
> like a long run where we enjoy it and don't really notice that we've run it :30 per mile faster
> than normal.
>
> Back to your regularly scheduled Usenet. Hmm, OK, this *was* out regularly scheduled Usenet.
>
> Layne
have a good run this morn, Layne? i know *I* did. i went out with the running club at the running
store where i just started working recently. a little disorganized about breaking off into groups
for 5K, 10K, half, marathon, etc, etc... i'll have to do something about that :)
and because of that confusion, i didn't latch onto the right group when i went out. i ran
conservatively and chatted with some half marathoners until the 10k halfway point, then i turned
around to head back - alone, it seemed. there were other runners around, but they weren't from the
run club. so i soloed it and picked up the pace dramatically, scoring a
:50 10K, and that's with a very slow first half. i was drenched with
sweat when i finished and felt great (other than a little spot of soreness around the knee -
the ol' ITB).
i run because i love to do it... and because i CAN. 'nuff said.
thanks for the thoughts,
Cam
--
Not every race can be a perfect experience, but every race can be a learning experience.
You were born to run. Its been deep in your genes for millions of years. People who dont run are
denying their destiny.
On 21 Sep 2003 09:00:46 -0700, msx12326@hotmail.com (msx) wrote:
>personally i use running as an anaesthesia from life. cuz when you're running (at least for me) all
>i think about is running.
On 21 Sep 2003 13:34:40 -0700, rick303@hotmail.com (rick++) wrote:
>You were born to run. Its been deep in your genes for millions of years. People who dont run are
>denying their destiny.
YES
A shallow jogger? Well, I never....
"Layne Wallace" <lwallace@unf.edu> wrote:
>FX showed Porky's and American Pie back to back. Yes, they were chopped to bits to protect us from
>things that we shouldn't see but still the juxtaposition of these two films was excellent
Is Porky's better than Animal House? Quote from John Belushi, alias ultrajohn "I'm a zit. Splat"
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