How may a maniac measure his/her own running happiness?
He/she must first go to their respective cupboards and take out all those running tee-shirts, lycra leggings, I-pods, garmins, heart rate monitors, suicide belts*, sunglasses.
Then they must lay them on the ground, end to end.
Then they must measure the length of this line of running accessories.
And that measurement, that distance, is exactly the same distance from true running happiness.
yours in running 'Uncle Cani'.
*fuel belts.
True Running Happiness
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True Running Happiness
Not the quarry but the chase,
not the trophy but the race.
not the trophy but the race.
are you saying we'll all be happier if we run naked?
you don't have to be smug and tell others what should make them happy about running.
you don't have to be smug and tell others what should make them happy about running.
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Jwolf wrote:are you saying we'll all be happier if we run naked?
you don't have to be smug and tell others what should make them happy about running.
I think it's just his Aussie sense of humour coming through
My runs haven't included much lately, other than shoes and enough clothes to stay comfortable, and I must say they aren't any better or worse than when I ran with all my gear. I've just been too lazy lately to get it out for my runs."I'm not sufficiently organized or ambitious to do all the things you're supposed to do if you're serious. The more time you spend fiddlediddling with this and that, the less time there is to run." ED WHITLOCK
I've likely got 42.2K worth of clothes. 
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Life is short. Drink the good wine first!
Why fit in when you were born to stand out?
~ Dr. Suess~
Life is short. Drink the good wine first!
Good one.
I love the name suicide belt for fuel belt, with my upset stomach that is exactly what it feels like (and why it got left on the course in Detroit for my first marathon). I can't even think of having one of those around my waist without feeling a little ill now. I know they work for some, I wish they worked for me!
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Many of us would be happy if SOME runners ran naked, however it might not be worth the price of having to see all the others "au natural"
To each their own, my running attire is a complete embarrassment to a couple of my running partners who are "in the business". They actually bribed me to stop wearing my old running cap. My main pair of running tights are cycling pants from the early 90's Running gear lasts incredibly long if you don't use a dryer: my wife now insists I donate one or more piece of running clothing for every new one I add. I can't remember the last one I bought, it is all race gear.
Michael
To each their own, my running attire is a complete embarrassment to a couple of my running partners who are "in the business". They actually bribed me to stop wearing my old running cap. My main pair of running tights are cycling pants from the early 90's
Running gear lasts incredibly long if you don't use a dryer: my wife now insists I donate one or more piece of running clothing for every new one I add. I can't remember the last one I bought, it is all race gear.
Michael
trixiee wrote:I've likely got 42.2K worth of clothes.
I probably have an 100K Ultramarathon worth of clothes ...
Race Results: http://itsmyrun.com/index.php?display=p ... unner=HCiD
For what it's worth, I do think a lot of people buy into marketing hype and buy way more than they need. But I'm not about to tell people that they are doing it wrong if they enjoy it.
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Jwolf wrote:For what it's worth, I do think a lot of people buy into marketing hype and buy way more than they need. But I'm not about to tell people that they are doing it wrong if they enjoy it.
not true ..
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Re: True Running Happiness
many of mine lay at Harvest House, which does make me HappyCorpus Cani wrote:Then they must lay them on the ground, end to end.
early and often - it pays off in the long run
"Keep Going. Never Give Up" - Spencer
Re: True Running Happiness
Midge wrote:many of mine lay at Harvest House, which does make me HappyCorpus Cani wrote:Then they must lay them on the ground, end to end.
Ah yes, Phil at the RR is still jumping with joy whenever I see him, having donated over 5 full bags of new, slightly used running / race clothes to the Harvest House this summer ....
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dgrant wrote:If wearing (or not wearing sunglasses) were enough to affect my true happiness about running, I'd have to reexamine my concept of true happiness...
ditto...
plus shopping for clothes and looking cute is fun. :)
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campbellskid wrote:seuss wrote:i love running naked.
I might need to revisit my hope of running in May with you
No worries CK.
Bunny Girl is not running naked...she is too totally pumped about working on her costume...she's thinking pink and orange is such a lovely combination.
She is thinking...feathers...and tulle crinolines...and sparklies....
Oh my...I know she is going to be a wondrous Bunny to behold
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"a precious, unique and quirky individual"...definition given by a Toronto Cop
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RayMan wrote:True running happiness doesn't need gadgets but it isn't impeded by them either - it's all in your head (and your heart).
Amen, Rayman. Well put.
next up:
This broken wing will fly again
One fine day
This blackbird's mute gonna sing again
One fine day
So all you sinners come out
And all you drunkards crawl out
Come into the light of one fine day
This broken wing will fly again
One fine day
This blackbird's mute gonna sing again
One fine day
So all you sinners come out
And all you drunkards crawl out
Come into the light of one fine day
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Jo-Jo wrote:Bunny Girl is not running naked...she is too totally pumped about working on her costume...she's thinking pink and orange is such a lovely combination.
She is thinking...feathers...and tulle crinolines...and sparklies....
Oh my...I know she is going to be a wondrous Bunny to behold
Yep...she invites all Maniacs to get on "The Bunny Wagon"
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OMG Darth,
Where in the h@ll do you find the perfect smilies and cartoons?
It's a gift!
Where in the h@ll do you find the perfect smilies and cartoons?
It's a gift!
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Get off the friggin' assfalt and run dirt. ~Strider
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Carrie wrote:OMG Darth,
Where in the h@ll do you find the perfect smilies and cartoons?
It's a gift!
Google is my friend. And patience, perseverance...if I ever put these powers of mine towards good instead of procrastination, I could probably solve all the world's problems....
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dgrant wrote:If wearing (or not wearing sunglasses) were enough to affect my true happiness about running, I'd have to reexamine my concept of true happiness...
I was just thinking the other day how happy a pair of sunglasses would make me.
Not that I'm materialistic or anything. I mean they would probably have to be really cool sunglasses, to make any measurable difference to my happiness.
Plods wrote:dgrant wrote:If wearing (or not wearing sunglasses) were enough to affect my true happiness about running, I'd have to reexamine my concept of true happiness...
I was just thinking the other day how happy a pair of sunglasses would make me.
Not that I'm materialistic or anything. I mean they would probably have to be really cool sunglasses, to make any measurable difference to my happiness.
be sure they are polarized for maximum happiness. it's won't interfere with the cool.
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seuss wrote:Plods wrote:dgrant wrote:If wearing (or not wearing sunglasses) were enough to affect my true happiness about running, I'd have to reexamine my concept of true happiness...
I was just thinking the other day how happy a pair of sunglasses would make me.
Not that I'm materialistic or anything. I mean they would probably have to be really cool sunglasses, to make any measurable difference to my happiness.
be sure they are polarized for maximum happiness. it's won't interfere with the cool.
keep an eye on steepandcheap.com as they often have oakley glasses for awesome prices (but they won't ship oakley to canada so you need a us contact to send them to you).
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