what a sad guy. he isn't even a good writer. He just sounds angry.

Even if runners are doing it for a "look at me", their reasons are really no one else's business or problem except their own.

Ultimately, who gives a rat's *kitten* WHY people are doing it? It's not some exclusive club where people have to be a certain way or do it for a certain reason to be "real". If you run, you're a "real" runner. If you run for a sticker, shirt, Facebook status, or whatever else, you are STILL a runner, because you're RUNNING. That's all the definition of runner implies: One who runs. The WHY part is completely irrelevant, and really doesn't impact ANYONE else except the one doing the running.

No one asked for his opinion, because it doesn't actually change anything, or even matter, in the end. So what if they're proud of themselves? Apparently they need to be, in the face of asshat commentary telling them that they're reasons or outward manifestations are not "approved".

I never understand why people have to take the success of others and become defensive, like others' successes are somehow their failures that they need to defend. Putting others down to bring yourself up is a very immature coping mechanism, to say the least.

I am always wanting to be a one person parade. I only do it for people to stare at me and wish to have my athleticism. /sarcasm :laugh:

Unable to develop the discipline required to be a runner, Chad, who is a little on the plump side and feeling unhealthy, is acting out in frustration.

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There seems to be a trend over at the WSJ, first they told us last May that running is bad for us now we have someone trying to make us feel bad for doing something that makes us feel good.

I know what I look like in my tights and fluorescent yellow running shell and I don't care what people think, I (and I suspect I could say we) don't run for the attention or approval of others I/we run because I'm a / we are runner(s).......

If I subscribed to the WSJ I'd cancel my subscription........

I think you are missing the point. You aren't supposed to go RUN in your tights and shell. You are supposed to go to Starbucks and be adulated (is that a word)? Because, you know, people are IMPRESSED when you say you run. Like my coworkers, for example. They ooh and ahh when I talk about intervals and hill work and splits.

The other day, I had to fight my way through the crowd of people snapping photos of my 13.1 sticker to get to my car.

And not one reader of Mark Remy's column has let not having a subscription prevent them from cancelling it.

I need to get one of those (and a triathlon one too) but there must be something wrong with me....... I don't like Starbucks :happy: