rick-paulos@uiowa.edu
12-31-1969, 08:00 PM
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> I don't get the concept of wanting to increase your running to obscene
> distances as you get older. Running is a young persons sport, or at
> least for those with young joints. RAAM should be THE event for ex-
> hippies gone clean. All the hallucinations you can handle, no drugs
> involved, and legal too.
> Bill C
Check out the Ultra Marathon Running Association too. They are quite
active with a sizeable monthly newsletter. Anyhow, it's very rare to
see any one under 30 at ultra running events. The median age is 50 to
55.
My take on the Ultra sports is they are for those who have killed off
their nerve endings and aren't aware of the pain. Young people are
too sensitive and can't handle it. The other factor is having the
patience to go sloooooooow.
> I don't get the concept of wanting to increase your running to obscene
> distances as you get older. Running is a young persons sport, or at
> least for those with young joints. RAAM should be THE event for ex-
> hippies gone clean. All the hallucinations you can handle, no drugs
> involved, and legal too.
> Bill C
Check out the Ultra Marathon Running Association too. They are quite
active with a sizeable monthly newsletter. Anyhow, it's very rare to
see any one under 30 at ultra running events. The median age is 50 to
55.
My take on the Ultra sports is they are for those who have killed off
their nerve endings and aren't aware of the pain. Young people are
too sensitive and can't handle it. The other factor is having the
patience to go sloooooooow.