tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131050.post7904051721066808537..comments2023-05-02T08:52:40.160-04:00Comments on This Runner's World: Why Pretend?Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15490582426886405494noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131050.post-72910738005820273792012-02-13T20:03:28.549-05:002012-02-13T20:03:28.549-05:00I have been following your blog for years, stumble...I have been following your blog for years, stumbled on it through your flickr pictures, but really have been more a lurker. I have been a runner since elementary school, but seriously broke my ankle running (and slipping) on ice 7 years ago and haven't competed in a race since~ Talk about something that REALLY messes with your head... Anyway, I have watched your running goals become reality and then watched you switch to triathlon. It always seemed to me that your first love was really running. You LOVED to run. When you would write about going out on a run, it made ME want to go out for a run. It was different when you were writing about triathlon... it was more about "here is the workout I did to reach my goal", it didn't inspire me to get off the couch and get my butt out the door, if that makes sense.<br />I'm really glad to hear you talk about your love of running again in your blog. It feels real, ya know?Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17600423397993124132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131050.post-61722111495618590022012-02-13T11:47:49.244-05:002012-02-13T11:47:49.244-05:00I am applying for grad school (I know, glutton for...I am applying for grad school (I know, glutton for punishment) and one of the essays I need to write is "which accomplishments are you mot proud of and how will these accomplishments/character traits benefit the Leeds community". <br /><br />It got me thinking about accomplishment and what we take pride in (duh, that was the assignment). Is it about checking something off a list to say we've done it, perhaps because we think we should? Or is it more than that?<br /><br />Being in Colorado, being an athlete is cliche. I actually do find myself saying "I'm JUST a runner". But so what? Do what you love.Andrea Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17494677163966389118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131050.post-55570468742785732972012-02-09T14:03:18.973-05:002012-02-09T14:03:18.973-05:00Love that book! Go with what you love.Love that book! Go with what you love.Velmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902587843038579972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131050.post-78968030894156576102012-02-09T12:52:32.265-05:002012-02-09T12:52:32.265-05:00It's ok to not like triathlon. I've had t...It's ok to not like triathlon. I've had things to where I force myself to do them and then all of a sudden one day I recognize that I don't like it and I'm not going to do it. Life is to short to waste it doign something you don't enjoy! Go Run girl!Betsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06081641803045845315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131050.post-36881592755696704982012-02-08T15:25:39.636-05:002012-02-08T15:25:39.636-05:00It's awesome that your love of running is comi...It's awesome that your love of running is coming back in full force. yay! Also, in the same line of the book you are reading, you may be interested in this film, too: http://www.thehappymovie.com/Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03575577872803103610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9131050.post-2980004138038047792012-02-08T14:58:28.779-05:002012-02-08T14:58:28.779-05:00I am glad to see you getting back to what you love...I am glad to see you getting back to what you love! Running is super fun. I go back and forth too. I hate tris sometimes too, but in general, I do like them. I found that for the distances that I like, it hasn't interefered with running as much as it has for you. Maybe I don't run as much as you do/did as a runner. I do enjoy biking too. I have several rides lined up for this summer.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624297955496298110noreply@blogger.com