What Compels Us So? (Read 1388 times)

I completely agree with Sully. My husband supports me but he doesn't get it... when I come in from a run he just doesn't get it.... last weekend he asked why I was jumping up and down when I ran my race with a new PR, when I told him I'm so close to under 10mm I wanted to cry out with excitement b/c a year ago I could barely catch my breath going up stairs with the laundry basket let alone run a mile. You guys are the only ones I know that "get" that.

I have to agree, that sometimes this site is almost as addicting as running itself. I further agree that a lot of that has to do with the fact, that we have someone to share it with. I used to be able ot share it with my son, but he's all gorwn up and move out on his own. The wife just doesn't get excited when I come home and say I just broke a 7 min mile or that I ran 6+ miles that night. Nor does she get it, that when I walk in I'm not ready to sit down and eat etc.... So coming here I find I can share if I want to or just simply sit back and absorb and listen to others. At the same time, I can find little bits and pieces (or a whole bunch) of stuff on all types of subjects form running to training to eating etc. And in the process I've met some really great people and have definitely come across some really interesting personalities

Want to see my Garmin? It's so cool!" Yawn

After my long runs I load up my Garmin track into Sporttracks and then export it to Google Earth and then call the Boss over and INSIST she peruse every single detail of elevation gain/loss, pace, interesting terrain etc along with my narration of where I saw that gaggle of power-walking ladies taking up the whole trail and where that IDOIT bycyclist that thought he was Lance Armstrong almost take me out. She sighs alot.

To go out for a run and then come back and yack about it. Is sharing in the Community Forum as addicting as the run itself? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

"It's important that someone celebrate our existence... People are the only mirror we have to see ourselves in. The domain of all meaning. All virtue, all evil, are contained only in people. There is none in the universe at large. Solitary confinement is a punishment in every human culture." ~Lois McMaster Bujold