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Pet Peeves while running?

tcarter83 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:43:40 GMT

Personally I have two: one is drivers not yielding to people (specifically me while running) in the crosswalk, the other is people out mowing their lawns (not really their fault, but temporarily annoying, especially if you are hitting a point in your run where breathing is more laboured).

Does anyone notice a change in mentality when they run vs. periods of non-running?

tcarter83 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:33:34 GMT

I ask because I heard a similar comment about my father (who is a very good distance runner), and have noticed that personally I become more intense. That is, when I am out of a regular running program ( or reflecting on the times when I seldom ran), I am more casual, laid back, and maybe less focused versus when I am in a more intense running regimine, I am more focused, driven, impatient, and potentially onery (more so than usual that is, I am willing to admit that I am frequently a cranky guy, but the level does change).

Re: Recommendations

tcarter83 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:31:44 GMT

Thank you very much.

Re: is it true that abortion = murder

tcarter83 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:41:34 GMT

Rather than alienate people by adding my opinions on abortion, I will just point out the hypocrisy of most "pro-lifers." If you are "pro-life" then you should be against the death penalty, war (in all forms), vegetarian (while both plants and animals are "alive" you can't tell me that a cow is less alive or sentient than an unborn child), and should essentially dress as an extremely devout Jain (a South Asian religion that places an exceptional value on all life) complete with the facial mask to prevent killing microbes in the air. Additionally, they should also support socialism (maybe not the "scientific" that evolved during the 19th century with its stress upon rationalism and secularism). We live in industrial society, which has both the capability of providing for everybody as well as being predicated upon continual improvement social fluidity (this is something completely unknown until the 18th and 19th centuries), and since it has this capabiltiy to continuosly provide for all, then "pro-life" people should support all social welfare programs and government spending to help provide basic means of existence for everyone else who is alive. Abortion isn't pretty, but it certainly seems to support a sliding defintion of what "life" and morality towards others is.

Recommendations

tcarter83 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:28:48 GMT

Does anyone have any recommendations for rehab training for the feet? I ask because I had a minor stress factor in my right foot, and in addition to not being able to run have a reasonably sedentary lifestyle (I am in Grad School for history - lots and lots of sitting and reading, not much activity), and I find that during my runs these days my feet begin to feel very fatigued after about a mile (kind of feels like they're wet sponges and not feet).