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speeding_snail  ·  4209 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The New Green Podcast : Running Sucks

All right, I am following the tag. Let more come. Took you guys a while to come up with Descartes' name though...

About the question, I don't run long distances. I do bike a lot, but hey, I'm Dutch and the bike is most certainly quicker than running (and you don't sweat as much). Running is part of sports for me, so I run as part of my tennis training and sprinting is a huge part of most sports. I might even pick it up. I really need to move more.

Just don't tell me to go run on a treadmill. Those things suck...





cliffelam  ·  4209 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I think your English is faulty, it's pronounced "dread-mill." The d is silent.

-XC

PS - Biking burns more calories, leaving more room for mussels and frites and beer!

speeding_snail  ·  4208 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I really thought that it was treadmill, but is seems those things are for hamsters.

cliffelam  ·  4208 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sorry, I was kidding. I took the word "dread" (fear) because it is spelled like and sounds like "tread" and put them together.

It really is "treadmill" - the other is a word play.

-XC

speeding_snail  ·  4208 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I was joking. Don't take it too seriously, I have a dictionary ;-)

thenewgreen  ·  4209 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    All right, I am following the tag. Let more come.
-Sweet! You can count on it. This is really, really fun. I see it as much about presenting sound/music as it is about presenting information/content -I really like this aspect. I have some ideas for my next one and I'm looking forward to starting on it.

    Running is part of sports for me, so I run as part of my tennis training and sprinting is a huge part of most sports. I might even pick it up. I really need to move more.
-This is exactly the way I felt about running prior to meeting Cliff and having him convince me to give it a more formal shot. When it's not part of another sport and you are just running, it becomes much more transformative both physically and meditatively.

Oh, and you're right... treadmills suck. If indeed running leads to post coitus like feelings, then a treadmill would be the condom.

speeding_snail  ·  4208 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Maybe I'll need to talk to one of my friends. He is a runner too, so maybe he can give me some advice and a reason to run. I'll have see how fitness will turn out though. That alone will take a LOT of time (about 1 to 2 hours, 4 days a week as it stands now)

thenewgreen  ·  4208 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I always suggest running with someone that is "better" at it than you. It's a great way to progress.