Nick Symonds is married. The King finally has a Queen.

And if you thought graffiti was bad... wrote:

Boomer News wrote:

Tattoos, mid size gauges in my ears, aaaannd a pediatric anesthesiologist. What are some non-tattooed decisions you've made recently? Not yet 30, feel like I'm doing pretty well.

You're on your way... to doing the lip thing like the Ubangi.

https://www.medicalbag.com/home/features/body-modification/pucker-up-lip-plating-still-in-vogue-in-remote-tribal-villages/

Lolol I like body art, but damn, I draw the line a lip plating.

Better a hot chick with a tat than an ugly one without one. I actually think it suits her, and I usually don’t like tattoos at all.

If if looks like crap when she’s older, it won’t matter. Nicks going to be bald and fat. Plus he’ll still be short and keep talking about himself.

He’s done pretty well for himself in everything he touches. Easy to envy him. Expect for him being short.

Recently graduated college student. Congratulations Nick! Keep up the joie de vivre

As to the tattoo debate, I tend to be strongly opposed. Someone close to me got one and it was a huge regret of his for most of his life.

Not all tattoos are equal, and the cultural context in which you get them matters to a degree. Let's take the example of a tatoo arm sleeve. Here are some negatives, as many see it:

(1.) Changing your outward appearance, for all to see, will affect the way others percieve you. Similar to blue or pink hair, something like a tattoo arm sleeve attracts attention. People may view you negatively because of the "LOOK AT ME!!" perception associated with tattoos. Why else would you get one so visible?

(2.) Tattoos are permanent. Permanently changing your body for non-functional purposes is a decision that you should not take lightly. Deciding to permanently alter your body for artistic or emotional purposes, particularly when young (under the age of 24 let's say), is seen as arrogant. You still have a lot of growing up to do, yet you've decided you already know yourself well enough that you are going to permanently alter your appearance for all to see.

(3.) You have to put in effort to get a tattoo, and spend money on it. It is not something that just happens to you and then you roll with it. Since the decision is (the vast majority of the time) made by the person posessing the tattoo, onlookers can reasonably draw some incomplete (though valuable) estimations on a person's judgement based off of the presence of a tattoo. It isn't like race, or scars, or burns on the skin.

(4.) If you are content with yourself, why do you feel the need to (non-functionally) change your body to such a degree?

(5.) Many people think the natural human form looks better without tattoos. Even artistic graffitti usually makes a property look worse than if there was no graffitti to begin with. Rarely, there can even be health risks associated with getting a tattoo.

Because of these reasons, and more, going through the trouble of obtaining a tattoo is seen by many as an extremely poor life decision. Additionally, a visible one like an arm sleeve tends to reveal a deep level of insecurity.

Do whatever you want. But if you expect not to be asked about your visible tattoo, you really are more out of touch than you realize.

FInally, I would say that there are much worse things than a tattoo. You can love a person but at the same time greatly dissaprove of some of their decisions.

Best wishes. Nick!

Porsche Taycan, to be precise.

Nick is the man. Also, she’s hot and like 11-12 years younger. Definitely the way to do it.

I met Nick in person one time. He was way shorter than I imagined. Seemed like a cool dude who could handle the spotlight better than most runners. Perfect balance between some nerdy 10k guy who isn’t even that fun to follow, and a showboater type. Had some epic races.

Hope they have a great marriage.

the king of what? not medaling in finals unless it's usa champs?

Ah, 2013 World Championships Silver doofus....

She's pretty, but I'm posting just to join the tattoo turnoff brigade

Quantum theorem wrote:

oreo13 wrote:

Are you like 65? You gotta have better things to do with your time then posting stuff like this. Is this what your life has come to?

I'm in my mid thirties and I'll second that. Tattoos of that size are tacky, especially on beautiful women.

I agree with you. Why in the hell would a woman who is that attractive desecrate her body with a big ugly tattoo? It makes me assume she has some type of mental or emotional problems.

And if you thought graffiti was bad... wrote:

Tat Tu Brute wrote:

Nick/tattoos-on-women haters gonna hate on LRC.

Congrats, Nick!

Please reserve the use of "hate" to cases of hatred, not objection.

I hate when you criticize me. Did you hate what I wrote, or just object to my hateful language?

Nick has some downright haters on LRC. That's haters, as in H-A-T-E-R-S. And haters gonna hate. But hate's off to Nick...I mean hat's off to Nick...for loving life and living life according to his own rules. I hate people who hate people who love life on their own terms.

The haters haven’t even driven a “car,” before, let a lone a Porsche. Hater=fan/atic

we're talking about Nick Simmonds...his wife is probably a tranny

Cool! Congrats!

People on Letsrun are a**holes. Congrats to Nick and his wife, I wish them a lifetime of happiness!

To the people who have such strong opinions on tattoos - nobody asked you. Stop judging other people, that's one of the basic tenets of being a good person.

Also, its not the 90's anymore. Lighten up a bit.