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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...
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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 want to do it because I want to do it. -Amelia Earhart
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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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.
Getting the wind knocked out of you is the only way to
remind your lungs how much they like the taste of air.
~ Sarah Kay
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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.
I can't imagine anything worse than two miles on the treadmill.
Truth. Indoor cardio of any type really blows. Hamster wheel...ick.