tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671287074489204913.post9046392459935400873..comments2023-10-05T05:25:17.613-04:00Comments on Becoming Timberman: "You don't look like a marathoner"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04438460366604592980noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671287074489204913.post-86693395973751499692011-04-26T14:26:43.727-04:002011-04-26T14:26:43.727-04:00Thanks for visiting my blog :) I followed you back...Thanks for visiting my blog :) I followed you back here and started reading (backwards of course).<br />I love this post--there is no mold that people fit into no matter what and it is important to remember that. Clearly, she does not know what a kickass triathlete looks like right?? <br />:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08011009498623515710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671287074489204913.post-66374905055975290382011-04-21T11:33:02.586-04:002011-04-21T11:33:02.586-04:00What a jerk that woman was for saying that. This ...What a jerk that woman was for saying that. This was a great post and I love what you say about what marathoners look like.Caratunk Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042653100322091843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671287074489204913.post-29933274166941609152011-04-20T20:01:29.449-04:002011-04-20T20:01:29.449-04:00My wife alerted me to your post. I give you credi...My wife alerted me to your post. I give you credit for biting your tongue and for trying to understand why she might have said it (i.e. "this is probably the first race she's ever been around . . ."). <br /><br />I thought of your blog when I read Ted King's blog today. Ted's a professional cyclist on one of the best teams in the world. He's a two-time Giro d'Italia finisher. He's from NH, and he was in town (taking a break from his living/training/racing in Europe) for the Boston Marathon. In his blog today, reflecting on what he saw at Boston, Ted wrote, "The diversity of runners is phenomenal – all ages, all body types, all with a different reason or story for doing the race." <br /><br />Undoubtedly, Ted is in the top 1% of athletes on the planet, but to him, the fact that not everyone looks like him is a GOOD thing. And I think that it takes an athlete to understand this. The lady at the finish line had never actually crossed a finish line, and because of that, I don't think she gets it.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14237485308641746043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671287074489204913.post-452439469780673042011-04-19T20:41:41.438-04:002011-04-19T20:41:41.438-04:00That's not right at all. Who does that? If you...That's not right at all. Who does that? If you think that, why ask? You have so much class that you didn't ream her out right there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969431781356159701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671287074489204913.post-90619081971448620412011-04-19T17:42:16.276-04:002011-04-19T17:42:16.276-04:00Ben - loved your post but mainly the pictures. Ea...Ben - loved your post but mainly the pictures. Each one made me smile progressively wider! Sadly, some people just don't filter or think before they speak. Too many, really. Kudos to you for biting your tongue.<br /><br />Rachelle - put me in the 'nerd-who-wears-medals' category. Last year my hockey team FINALLY won our league division championship. I wore it the rest of the day, even into P.F. Chang's where the waitress asked me if it was an Olympic medal. How cute, but no! :) And I took it to work the next day and hung it in my cubicle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671287074489204913.post-10454030966982821512011-04-19T15:56:29.936-04:002011-04-19T15:56:29.936-04:00Recent tweet by a Boston Marathoner that will soon...Recent tweet by a Boston Marathoner that will soon to be formerly followed by me...<br />"Saw 2 people in the Nashville airports wearing Boston medals...really?"<br />So qualifying for Boston has nothing to do with time and everything to do with how much of an ass you are? If I ever qualified for and finished Boston, I would wear my medal around for at least a month. Some people are just so pompous and don't know how good they have it that running comes easy for them. Some of us have to work our asses off for it only to get laughed at because we are proud of what we accomplished...or because our bodies don't fit the stereotypical marathoner mold? Its a bunch of bull.Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603566141346834640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3671287074489204913.post-73974701352331001542011-04-19T14:05:20.399-04:002011-04-19T14:05:20.399-04:00What a jerk. I can't believe people sometimes....What a jerk. I can't believe people sometimes. I am really sorry someone said that to you. I love your "I think it's this" picture!Kacie Dardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220772284468961383noreply@blogger.com