tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post2889098544115265037..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Overheard in a Restaurant:Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-47383123805104903702008-08-17T18:05:00.000-04:002008-08-17T18:05:00.000-04:00Steeplechase runners sometimes flail spectacularly...Steeplechase runners sometimes flail spectacularly. That's what marathoners need - some "incentives" like: wild cattle, cactus and cowpies. Jagged rock-strewn paths and slippery wet ones, water hazards and sand-traps - with real traps in 'em! And some contemporary elements like chain-link and barbwire.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8961365045730218762008-08-17T17:37:00.000-04:002008-08-17T17:37:00.000-04:00earl,I think Tam is right when she posits that, fo...earl,<BR/><BR/>I think Tam is right when she posits that, for the masses anyway, it's not much of a spectator's sport.<BR/><BR/>I think the few of us people who are serious runners out there <EM>do</EM> know and understand the training, dedication and sacrifice it takes to honestly face that challenge. Let's face it, we're few and far between in this country, and I don't see that sort of thing changing very soon, if ever.<BR/><BR/>Were you just as shocked as me that NBC covered the men's 10,000 final, in its entirety, just about an hour ago? I was stunned to see them cover more than the start, only to break away with their usual Greenspan/Ebersol storytelling/human interest BS, only to break back 25 minutes later with the bell lap. Stunned, I tell you, and it was a great race too.<BR/><BR/>Good on them...for once.theirritablearchitecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04105315709746689270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-64027066088297360232008-08-17T09:06:00.000-04:002008-08-17T09:06:00.000-04:00I ran the first Bloomsday Run in Spokane. Now for...I ran the first Bloomsday Run in Spokane. Now for me to run, something must be chasing me!John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04875185117306503147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-80607601093530097842008-08-17T08:17:00.000-04:002008-08-17T08:17:00.000-04:00Given that they occasionally crap all over themsel...Given that they occasionally crap all over themselves, the moped thing might not be the best way to go. Some things just don't mix well with heat and humidity. Leaky bowels, for instance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-51386953781469447542008-08-16T23:40:00.000-04:002008-08-16T23:40:00.000-04:00I don't know what Nascar is up to, but I have been...I don't know what Nascar is up to, but I have been the distance, slowly, on the Marathon a few times, and I am always in awe of the pace and punishment those atheletes go in such a short time. But circles around a track, won't cut it - watched a 10K lately?Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794620086508373660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36690878490309355002008-08-16T22:38:00.000-04:002008-08-16T22:38:00.000-04:00I know this is racing central, but my feeling is, ...I know this is racing central, but my feeling is, if they won't let me play with the cars, what's the point.Home on the Rangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836315423040719919noreply@blogger.com