WHY ARE RUNNERS LIBERAL?? Re: New here

It is great when a runner uses their energy to help others. It is great when a
runner relaxes on the run and enjoys nature. It is bad when a runner uses
running to avoid interacting with people or helping other people out. It is
bad if the runner goes on a 16 mile run but will not help around the house. It
is bad if a runner who might go to church otherwise decides to skip it over and
over in favor of a long run. The friendship can be great but sometimes the
substitute for friends and family that need the runner in their lives.
Sometimes all the focus on "self" is unhealthy. I seen running help more than
hurt. But I have seen it hurt people badly as well. Roy, [email hidden]

ProfWdesk1 said:

It is great when a runner uses their energy to help others. It is

great when a

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runner relaxes on the run and enjoys nature. It is bad when a runner

uses

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running to avoid interacting with people or helping other people out.

It is

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bad if the runner goes on a 16 mile run but will not help around the

house. It

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is bad if a runner who might go to church otherwise decides to skip

it over and

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over in favor of a long run. The friendship can be great but

sometimes the

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substitute for friends and family that need the runner in their

lives.

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Sometimes all the focus on "self" is unhealthy. I seen running help

more than

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hurt. But I have seen it hurt people badly as well. Roy,

[email hidden]

That would be the case with anyone that has an obsession. The obsession
is fed while the rest of life starves.

tkb

"ProfWdesk1" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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It is great when a runner uses their energy to help others. It is
great when a
runner relaxes on the run and enjoys nature. It is bad when a runner
uses
running to avoid interacting with people or helping other people out.
It is
bad if the runner goes on a 16 mile run but will not help around the
house. It
is bad if a runner who might go to church otherwise decides to skip it
over and
over in favor of a long run.

I find a run in the woods many times more rewarding than someone
preaching at me. The woods is my church! I do a weekly fun run(fri at 9
am while the world is at work <g> ) with two Dr's(Podiatrist and
geriatric), one that teaches philosophy and a female minister plus some
other rag tag dirt bags. The conservation is varied but never dips into
religion. Besides, she has a boyfriend and sins a lot. 😉

For those of you that read Trailrunner magazine there is an article
about my running buddy [censored] Vincent and his 20 something year never
missing a day of running. I have yet to read the article to see if they
included the time he had his vasectomy and he ran with ice in his shorts
so not to miss a day. It all goes to different strokes for different
folks

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The friendship can be great but sometimes the
substitute for friends and family that need the runner in their lives.
Sometimes all the focus on "self" is unhealthy. I seen running help
more than
hurt. But I have seen it hurt people badly as well.

Everything in life with moderation.

-DF

"TenKBabe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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ProfWdesk1 said:

It is great when a runner uses their energy to help others. It is

great when a

Quoted message said:

runner relaxes on the run and enjoys nature. It is bad when a runner

uses

Quoted message said:

running to avoid interacting with people or helping other people out.

It is

Quoted message said:

bad if the runner goes on a 16 mile run but will not help around the

house. It

Quoted message said:

is bad if a runner who might go to church otherwise decides to skip

it over and

Quoted message said:

over in favor of a long run. The friendship can be great but

sometimes the

Quoted message said:

substitute for friends and family that need the runner in their

lives.

Quoted message said:

Sometimes all the focus on "self" is unhealthy. I seen running help

more than

Quoted message said:

hurt. But I have seen it hurt people badly as well. Roy,

[email hidden]

That would be the case with anyone that has an obsession. The obsession
is fed while the rest of life starves.

tkb

It's called OCD.

Doug said:

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The friendship can be great but sometimes the
substitute for friends and family that need the runner in their lives.
Sometimes all the focus on "self" is unhealthy. I seen running help
more than
hurt. But I have seen it hurt people badly as well.

Everything in life with moderation.

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=587810

Some of these people are going to wake up in their 40's and 50's--when other
people have careers, businesses, families, friends, houses, grandkids--and
wonder where their life went.

I hope they think their 10k/marathon times were worth it...

Lyndon
"Speed Kills...It kills those that don't have it!" --US Olympic Track Coach
Brooks Johnson