What about running do you no longer do that you miss? (Read 1181 times)

Wow... I never got to experience track. I didn't embrace running until I was 32. Neat thread though! Makes you stop and appreciate the little things. I haven't been running long enough to have things I miss...

-Anchoring the high school 4x400m relay. There's nothing in adult life that remotely resembles it.

I miss that too. I never thought too much about it until after I graduated though. I miss how people used to ask me if I did gymnastics. I use to have people telling me I had the legs of a gymnast. What I really miss is being the first one across the finish line. It's been a LONG LONG time since that happened.

Mikeymike - you got me with the van rides. Back in High School cross country - GADS! in the 70s! - and heh, I was our schools very first female cross-country runner - anyway I loved hanging with the guys, not only on the runs, but especially in the van, we were like a big family. OTOH, I appreciate being mature and not taking it all too seriously. There's something to be said for the cool, calm peace of mind that comes with time. Now when I run I can simply get into the joy of trotting along, and while I may have goals, the best part is that I can get out the door and do something with my body. When I look at others my age, most of them either can't do something or have a long uphill battle if they want to go there. Arla

This is an easy one. I am Dogless. I miss my mutt. We'll be getting a new one this fall once we come back from Alaska. Dogs, are the best running partners.

Oh yeah... I miss when running any race was such a big deal that I got to go out for a big brunch afterwards. Now I KNOW I dont burn enough calories to justify it, but I still miss it.

I also forgot to add that I miss running with our irish setter and our beagle.

I only graduated high school last year, but I already miss a lot of the things that I did. I went to HS in Montana, and now I'm going to college in New York City. I'd say that the thing I miss the most is being able to run in the woods on trails. I love going out on a summer evening, when it's starting to cool down, and running for an hour... sometimes more, without caring how long I go or where I am. I loved being in a place where the only thing that I could hear was my own shoes, my breathing, and the birds around me. I miss turning the corner, and startling a deer (or sometimes, a bear). I miss running to the top of a mountain and being able to look down across the entire valley below me. Now, it's just cars and buses and taxis... probably more people in one square mile than there were in my entire state. There's never a chance to run in a quiet place, and definitely no chance to run on trails. The closest you get is Central Park (which is nice, but not quite the same...). Everything is asphalt and concrete, and everything either smells like garbage or like exhaust. Or the East River, which isn't too pleasant either... I also miss the team aspect of running. I go to a very small college, and we don't really have a team. It's so much harder for me to force myself to go out for a run when there is no one else to go with. I loved the bus rides and the team dinners. Of course, the girls xc team as well... I go to an engineering school. girls are rather rare.