Barkley (Read 687 times)

    That was a good read.

    Runners run

      How long before we can do a Virtual Barkley?

      Dave

      Trent


      Good Bad & The Monkey

        Wow.


        Just. Wow.

         

        And also heart breaking.

         

        Wow.

        HermosaBoy


          And you can quote me as saying I was mis-quoted. Groucho Marx

           

          Rob


          Kalsarikännit

            You know this race has gotten big when your #BM100 updates on Twitter are in multiple languages going out to followers around the world.

             

            Side note, the yellow gate is now pink.

            I want to do it because I want to do it.  -Amelia Earhart

             

            Trent


            Good Bad & The Monkey

              The pink gate was a majestic photoshop job.

               

              I've been hooked on the twitter since yesterday. Smile


              Kalsarikännit

                The pink gate was a majestic photoshop job.

                 

                 

                They got me.  They said there were park updates and I figured a fresh coat of paint.

                 

                I need to narrow down the stuff that I’m reading, mainly because 98% of the stuff out there is people saying “boy, I could never do that”.  No shit.  That’s kind of the point.

                I want to do it because I want to do it.  -Amelia Earhart

                 

                Trent


                Good Bad & The Monkey

                  Yes, and pix of cats.

                   

                  There are loads of "experts" every year on Twitter, folks who had not heard of the race until 2 weeks before and who watched one of the movies.

                   

                  There are also loads of posts from women who suggest this or that friend of theirs give it a shot, noting that they just need a bad ass woman to run and finally a woman would finish. As if somehow all the women who have started and not finished are themselves not bad asses.

                   

                  I've been commenting some, and snarking some. People take this VERY seriously.


                  Kalsarikännit

                     

                    There are also loads of posts from women who suggest this or that friend of theirs give it a shot, noting that they just need a bad ass woman to run and finally a woman would finish. As if somehow all the women who have started and not finished are themselves not bad asses.

                     

                     

                    Srsly.  Or the “this is an exceptional athlete, so...”.  They clearly aren’t following along close enough if they think all you have to do is be a good runner to get this done.

                    I want to do it because I want to do it.  -Amelia Earhart

                     

                    Trent


                    Good Bad & The Monkey

                      One dude seriously could not understand why folks run the nighttime loops more slowly, and wondered if maybe they were all just going out too fast.

                       

                      And then John Kelly quit after 2 laps because it was no longer "fun". Wha?


                      Kalsarikännit

                        One dude seriously could not understand why folks run the nighttime loops more slowly, and wondered if maybe they were all just going out too fast.

                         

                        And then John Kelly quit after 2 laps because it was no longer "fun". Wha?

                         

                        Which means that he, a previous finisher, once had fun at this.  Unreal.

                        I want to do it because I want to do it.  -Amelia Earhart

                         

                        Trent


                        Good Bad & The Monkey

                        NorthNorthwest


                          I mostly just follow updates from @keithdunn on Twitter. He knows the race very well and does a fantastic job. None of the nonsense banter from the hashtag. He sometimes retweets others with good posts. Also some cat content, if that's your thing.

                          MadisonMandy


                          Refurbished Hip

                             

                            There are also loads of posts from women who suggest this or that friend of theirs give it a shot, noting that they just need a bad ass woman to run and finally a woman would finish. As if somehow all the women who have started and not finished are themselves not bad asses.

                             

                            This happens every damn year and it annoys me every damn year.

                             

                            Also, I had no idea the Barkley was even going on since I'm no longer on social media.  This is one of the few times I wish I wasn't quite so disconnected.

                            Running is dumb.