Old Slow Jogger wrote:
Zev wrote:An acceptable attitude for hobby joggers would be to have the self-awareness that yes, they are slow, and by default, their accomplishments should not be compared to anyone else's except their own.
I haven't met a single hobby jogger who brags about how their achievement is better than someone else's. No, I don't count those obnoxious people on social media. I have never "met" them in person. Have you?
On the other hand, "runners" on this board constantly bash hobby joggers for whatever reason. They are the ones who cannot be proud of their own achievement without putting down others.
You might assume that all slow people only care about finishing, but I haven't met many hobby joggers who don't care about the time. Are they working as hard as Olympians? No. But that does not mean they are only "having fun."
OSJ: don't listen to the obnoxious little losers on this board, 95%+ that probably haven't sniffed 30 yrs of age if even 25 but that doesn't stop them from telling everyone how the world works and pretending that they know what shape they'll be in once they have responsibilities and concerns beyond their self-obsessed selves.
Mommy and daddy are still probably paying their way, but why should that give them pause about being obnoxious little twits. The world revolves around them - smug, contemptuous is all they possess. They will be slow, fat and spiteful when they reach middle age and become what they hate.