tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post249417710680873343..comments2023-10-20T06:31:29.919-05:00Comments on The Logic of Long Distance: Two Kinds of RacesJeff Edmondshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11840746835757479590noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-28429915050198897142013-06-08T16:23:36.757-05:002013-06-08T16:23:36.757-05:00We all knew what we had seen.We all knew what we had seen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15303177274856360690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-21388416083944827922013-06-07T22:19:37.466-05:002013-06-07T22:19:37.466-05:00Thanks everyone for the kind words. It is nice to ...Thanks everyone for the kind words. It is nice to be writing again!Jeff Edmondshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11840746835757479590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-53672272057376897252013-06-07T20:15:50.226-05:002013-06-07T20:15:50.226-05:00"What we mistake for reasonableness is the ha..."What we mistake for reasonableness is the habit-worn cut and cloth of our own comfortable lives."<br /><br />just wanted to say that was my favorite line until i got to the honor line, but since everyone else mentioned the honor thing, i'll go with this... the truth of it is stark.<br /><br />thanks for this good piece, jeffer. acehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17240130164195040602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-33962409664634620492013-06-06T13:31:56.591-05:002013-06-06T13:31:56.591-05:00Great post. Love that sentence about honor!
I wis...Great post. Love that sentence about honor!<br /><br />I wish I could have raced MCDC, but I had a marathon in San Diego the next morning. It was fun watching the mile on Flotrack afterwards.Jackson Millerhttp://jaxn.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-18827558757767762122013-06-06T12:39:29.886-05:002013-06-06T12:39:29.886-05:00Jeff,
You are on to something with your idea ab...Jeff, <br /> You are on to something with your idea about competition requiring the risk of defeat. I would also say many folks insulate themselves from facing the realities of their own abilities intentionally or unintentionally. It is possible to win overall in many rural places with 6:00min mile pace times creating a false impression of significant ability. Running for me has always been one of those sports where the better you get the worse you realize you are(and the more respect for those at the top you gain). <br /><br />I think the personal challenge of becoming a life-long runner for me has been recognizing the need to race against myself at the current place I am at and not others. My old coach used to always say, " if you race against yourself you can always win but if you race against others you will always loose". I am not claiming some abandonment of competition or even my desire to stop running races but that good running competition should be part of the process of self-improvement towards current goals....and who knows even in your domination of those 5 runners you may have spurned them onto greater personnel motivation to self-improvement. <br /><br />as always a joy to read, <br />Kevin Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-84159498019215340852013-06-05T11:31:10.563-05:002013-06-05T11:31:10.563-05:00"we kicked like devils, honoring the man clos..."we kicked like devils, honoring the man closest to us by doing our best to beat him" <br /><br />Two completely different worlds, dude in the blue shirt appears to be pissed that they got beat and everyone else is happy.Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14796296042415354673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1196651674832836865.post-29773882604136776552013-06-05T01:24:01.842-05:002013-06-05T01:24:01.842-05:00What a great idea, I can remember a Cosby show lik...What a great idea, I can remember a Cosby show like that, when he (Bill) and his 3 collage track team mates meet their old rival collage team... All old men now they plod round the track, till Heath Clif has to run the last leg and they have a big lead, and instead of the him beating his old rival, a young Olimpic 400 girl takes the batton for the other team and catches him in the last 100m...<br /><br />Othes races are always fun...coach dionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14464619260070895703noreply@blogger.com