Aunty Acid by Ged Backland for October 30, 2023

from a personal experience, Nope; they don’t.

Once you’re afflicted with “the runs” it’s hard to stop them. You just keep going …

There are people addicted to that runners’ high, but those days are far behind me. I understand it, having experienced it a bit when jogging. I’m still crowing over my current record of walking 140 ft (42.67 m) in the nursing home.

When I was in the military, I was required to maintain weight and physical fitness standards. I did it back then because I had to. I do it now because I still can.

God issued me a good body. It’s my job to maintain it. I do not take my health and mobility for granted.

I always thought that the best part of running was stopping at the end

I’m sure they do know that! They WANT to.

Knees and hips………finished!!!

I’m pretty sure they know that they don’t have to run like that, but I’m not sure they understand the futility of it. I mean really. The reason we commemorate that mighty run is because the guy died at the end. Isn’t that really the goal of the reenactment?

People who exercise regularly spend more time exercising than they will receive back in increased lifespan. But quality of life for those last decades is significantly better for most who kept exercising.

I used to listen to my mom complain about all those old people she would see on cruises who did so little to enjoy themselves. And those old people were usually in their 60s while my mom was in her 70’s and 80’s. Now that I am widowed and in my 60s, I understand what she means as I am having a hard time finding a companion who is still active. The active people at my age seem to be married to other active people.

Do people like you that get sh!tfaced drunk know that they don’t have to?

Except the “Marathon Man”. He had to… ☺

Depends on who you’re running from.

Age-old wisdom: ‘All things in moderation’.

Exercise is a very good thing which I practice daily for about two hours including an hour of moderate cardio. More and more studies confirm that moderate exercise is sufficient for maintaining fitness and extending life expectancy. But running non-stop for 26 miles is overkill in the extreme serving no useful purpose while introducing significant risks of serious injury.

Marathon running is actually a vanity and/or a cult-like thing so that its zealous believers can say "I can do it and you can’t!’.

I’m with you, Aunty…a person can maintain their health and fitness without running a marathon!

the uniform is of utmost importance to any pursuit in japan, including sports, so if you’re a cyclist, for example, encasing your body in spandex is mandatory. jogging and other types of running are the same, from headband to shades to the latest neon tennies, ya gotta dress the part. it’s a fashion parade going by on the sidewalk out front and some of the joggers are actually even running, rather than just walking funny…

They are victims of the “No Pain, No Gain” mythology.

You cannot logically say the words fun and run in the same sentence.