Set your priorities and make some sacrifices: No nights out for a month or two, no movies, no booze, no restaurants, cut your online paid subscriptions, etc. (In other words, defer some instant gratification).
Yep, live like a monk for while - save your money. Buy the shoes and then quit whining.
You can buy plenty of great shoes for 50% off once the next model comes out
I’m talking about, racing shoes, various types of training shoes, tempo, long runs etc.
In order to get the full benefit, extra training, recovery. You’re talking about a shoe budget of $1,000 plus.
People that can afford it can buy an advantage.
It goes against the spirit of the sport
Never really thought about that. Big deal for non-1st world countries and I am not a fan. I'm not too worried about us here in the U.S. It stinks, but for a high schooler that's some summer money and you can still train pretty well in non-super shoes.
Set your priorities and make some sacrifices: No nights out for a month or two, no movies, no booze, no restaurants, cut your online paid subscriptions, etc. (In other words, defer some instant gratification).
Yep, live like a monk for while - save your money. Buy the shoes and then quit whining.
We are talking $200-250 here.
Kids these days...geeeez.
This is exactly what I’m talking about.
We used to be a sport full of people that prided themselves on the value of hard work.
Now it’s a sport full of jerks that are quick to say tough luck kid, sorry you can’t afford it.
Your response isn’t the own you think it is. It’s more of an advertisement of how much of an ass you are.
We used to be a sport full of people that prided themselves on the value of hard work.
Now it’s a sport full of jerks that are quick to say tough luck kid, sorry you can’t afford it.
Your response isn’t the own you think it is. It’s more of an advertisement of how much of an ass you are.
Screw the shoes; just train better, sleep well, and eat well.
You seem to devalue hard work, too, by putting such an emphasis on the shoes.
Your posts are an advertisement of your entitlement.
That’s just it. You can’t get the same advantage by just training better, sleeping, and eating well.
The shoes allow you to train better/more, recover better, race better.
I appreciate your tough guy routine, but it doesn’t hold up to reality.
My racing days are long over. I’m not sure your misuse of the word entitlement applies here.
I’m just seeing a real situation where, the sport is being pushed to a place where the cost of entry is going to exclude a good number of talented kids.
That’s just it. You can’t get the same advantage by just training better, sleeping, and eating well.
The shoes allow you to train better/more, recover better, race better.
I appreciate your tough guy routine, but it doesn’t hold up to reality.
My racing days are long over. I’m not sure your misuse of the word entitlement applies here.
I’m just seeing a real situation where, the sport is being pushed to a place where the cost of entry is going to exclude a good number of talented kids.
The hungry Kenyans training with used shoes disprove your point.
That’s just it. You can’t get the same advantage by just training better, sleeping, and eating well.
The shoes allow you to train better/more, recover better, race better.
I appreciate your tough guy routine, but it doesn’t hold up to reality.
My racing days are long over. I’m not sure your misuse of the word entitlement applies here.
I’m just seeing a real situation where, the sport is being pushed to a place where the cost of entry is going to exclude a good number of talented kids.
The hungry Kenyans training with used shoes disprove your point.
The gap between the “hungry Kenyans” and the rest of the world has all but closed. Why do you think that is?
The reality is this sport is quickly moving from inclusive to exclusive.
You are seriously complaining about running of all sports? You can't even play golf unless you have money. The best bikes cost well over 10 thousand dollars. Imagine trying to become great at tennis when you can't afford a coach and someone very skilled to play with.
Running is the simplest form of physical activity. You are privileged that you can only complain about shoes.
Compassion and fairness does not require us to support state propositions that raise $100,000,000 to address unfairness in access to high end running shoes.
Average runners and the better high school runners can reach their potentials with $100 and cheaper shoes. The technology in today's $75 shoes were the $200+ shoes only 5-10 years ago.
The best American runners are sponsored or are on university teams so they probably don't pay for shoes or clothes anyway.
Only a few regular runners choose to spend $200+ on shoes and they don't represent all of running. Just like the relatively few drug addicts living on the streets don't represent all homeless. Or repeat criminals don't represent all of society.
If you really want to be outraged, consider that there might be a potential F1 world champion in Africa, and that they will never realize their potential because there is a lack of infrastructure that allows for their talent to be displayed.
It's still one of the cheaper hobbies (compared to golf, cycling, ice hockey). You don't have to pay retail for shoes. Look for deals on ebay and running warehouse sales. Once you wear down your racing flats turn them into your workout shoes.
Off topic but- my mother took me for my first pair of Onitsuka spikes. She paid $18 and said- I can't believe I'm paying $18 for a pair of shoes!
I paid $240 for my Endorphin Pro 3's and $140-150 regularly for running shoes.
Wow!
runn, please stop calling about what I'm wearing today. You wear what you want to wear and I'll wear what I want to wear. And NO you cannot borrow any of my clothes, I never seem to get them back from you without hassle.