tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post113708011598985643..comments2024-01-11T07:55:07.458-05:00Comments on 21 Days: The World of Running BlogsJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01465800584212530717noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-24785705896924781182013-02-24T21:50:03.534-05:002013-02-24T21:50:03.534-05:00Shuttlecock is also called a birdie. I collect ho...Shuttlecock is also called a birdie. I collect hobbies. I've just recently picked up running again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278980652389418436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-79371177740554378992011-09-07T15:01:25.495-05:002011-09-07T15:01:25.495-05:005 years later... I thought I'd tell you how I ...5 years later... I thought I'd tell you how I found your blog. 21 days to form a habit. I googled that and you were the first thing that popped up on google. I know I need to start running and pick up the habit... And your blog was a great thing to find.howtogoaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688476733508190200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-1137873226777000882006-01-21T14:53:00.000-05:002006-01-21T14:53:00.000-05:00I just discovered running blogs (and started my ow...I just discovered running blogs (and started my own, of course!). They are a great resource and I have to admit I enjoy the binge confessions and "I didn't run today" entries. Makes me feel like I have a chance and it humanizes the speed demons I see on the road.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-1137814231970805262006-01-20T22:30:00.000-05:002006-01-20T22:30:00.000-05:00i love reading running blogs! you can learn so mu...i love reading running blogs! you can learn so much... (and googling people is always fun - but i didnt just admit that!)Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03825627857928449506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-1137175294089724742006-01-13T13:01:00.000-05:002006-01-13T13:01:00.000-05:00Don't worry about being intimidated by faster blog...Don't worry about being intimidated by faster bloggers. Except for about a few dozen people in the world, there's always going to be someone faster. I've been running for five years and I have the same inferiority complex you do.A Deal Or No Dealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846366896375330656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-1137112982247629312006-01-12T19:43:00.000-05:002006-01-12T19:43:00.000-05:00I prefer when you blog about the habits that lead ...I prefer when you blog about the habits that lead you astray like eating yellow cake with chocolate frosting and drinking binges. <BR/><BR/>I have good intentions of running the 5K with you in a couple weeks but honestly, I haven't run since that drunken run a few weeks ago. Not sure if I could make it and be able to walk for the next week without cursing myself.<BR/><BR/>Who knows...maybe I have it in me. I have been exercising, eating better, and drinking less...maybe no drinks for a couple days before and a mile run here and there wouldn't hurt me...Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10803285040441271160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-1137108863590509472006-01-12T18:34:00.000-05:002006-01-12T18:34:00.000-05:00Look at the comments piling up from the supportive...Look at the comments piling up from the supportive running community! <BR/><BR/>I too spend far more time reading about running than actually running (see my blog description!) - but what's great is that if you talk about running to most of your friends they are generally bored out of their skulls, but you can blog about it to your heart's content and people always want to read more!Livhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080683293402218819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-1137100446822773632006-01-12T16:14:00.000-05:002006-01-12T16:14:00.000-05:00I think you are right. I haven't run since Monday...I think you are right. I haven't run since Monday and haven't blogged since then, oh wait I did blog to explain that I couldn't run b/c I was feeling sick. I guess I will start blogging again when I can run.mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09422846873054243814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-1137090358273681872006-01-12T13:25:00.000-05:002006-01-12T13:25:00.000-05:00I agree with both you and mouse. The running commu...I agree with both you and mouse. <BR/><BR/>The running community is so insanely supportive. One of my morning runs, I had over 15 fellow runners say hi...or good morning...or keep it up...while I was out on the trail. And it doesn't matter how fast you are (I promise you that you're faster than me in all respects, both blogging AND running)...but the fact that everyone cheers for the others. <BR/><BR/>When you've fallen back in a race, 9 times out of 10, someone will either catch up or slown down to talk you through it. This sunday one of my friends, who will complete the marathon at least 2 hours faster than me, is going to try to get BACK on the course to help push me through the wall. At the Chicago marathon last year, I saw some of the early finishers hail a cab to some of the earlier miles to cheer on other runners.<BR/><BR/>It's just such a wonderful, positive, uplifting community where you are never alone. And I like that. <BR/><BR/>The runners who blog community, however, is simply amazing. Lots of support on here!Iron Jayhawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039544452254809248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13849002.post-1137084592938535882006-01-12T11:49:00.000-05:002006-01-12T11:49:00.000-05:00I've noticed many of the same things you do about ...I've noticed many of the same things you do about runners. I often think about how great the running community, as a whole, is. <BR/><BR/>One of the things that I sometimes forget, and that I have to remind myself when I feel like I'm slower, or not running as much as, other runners is that they're also generally not a judgemental group. Yeah, if a guy stops dead in front of me and starts walking and I trip over him and fall I'll most likely consider him a total ass and more likely call him out on it. <BR/><BR/>But, for the most part, runners are supportive of other runners' efforts, because it's such an individual thing where you're competing against yourself most of the time. <BR/><BR/>I don't really know what my point is. I guess it's that one shouldn't worry about whether they are fast, or run 50 miles a week, or don't think about, write about, and wish to be running 24/7. We're all part of this community, and we all contribute something to it. And that? is awesome.mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04922291432680567381noreply@blogger.com