... and neither do ferrets.

cagery

posted: 4/27/2012 at 11:07 AM

Quote from mooyootoo on 4/27/2012 at 9:38 AM:

I admit I got bored with the article and went back to stare at the picture for a bit

I have to agree with this...the picture is much more entertaining than the article...

WrigleyGirl

posted: 4/27/2012 at 11:25 AM

They are, in biological terms, what’s called a noncursorial species, meaning that they are reluctant and lousy distance runners.

I have more in common with ferrets than I previously thought.

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Doug B

posted: 4/27/2012 at 12:14 PM

I don't know if it's fair to compare a ferret's distance running to a dog. I guess it depends on the dog. A wiener dog sure... not so much on a husky.

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posted: 4/27/2012 at 1:05 PM

Quote from WrigleyGirl on 4/27/2012 at 11:25 AM:

They are, in biological terms, what’s called a noncursorial species, meaning that they are reluctant and lousy distance runners.

I have more in common with ferrets than I previously thought.

I think my mother is a ferret...and my father smells of elderberries.

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

mamaofthree

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posted: 4/27/2012 at 1:08 PM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 4/26/2012 at 3:33 PM:

And no one ever let them in on a little secret: the first 2 miles ALWAYS suck. If someone had told me that WAY back when I was in HS and refused to try XC it probably would have made all the difference. I figured if a 1 mile warm-up sucked that it would only get worse. When I figured this out in my 30s I mentioned this to my MIL (a long-time runner) and she agreed that the first 2 are almost never enjoyable. WHY did she never tell me this during the times in my 20s when I would start and stop running after a few weeks? I'm a GOTR coach, now...this is something I have made sure to mention to the girls when they are struggling.

I tell people that all the time and they take it a sign of my lunacy. People will tell me they force themselves to crank out two miles on the treadmill, but 'hate running.' I can't imagine anything worse than two miles on the treadmill.

zoom-zoom

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posted: 4/27/2012 at 1:32 PM

Quote from mamaofthree on 4/27/2012 at 1:08 PM:

I can't imagine anything worse than two miles on the treadmill.

Truth. Indoor cardio of any type really blows. Hamster wheel...ick.

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

... and neither do ferrets. (Read 1332 times)

'13 Goals:

'13 Goals: