Re:Extreme Athleticism Is the New Midlife Crisis
by cafard on Monday September 10, 2018 @11:39AM
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About 1980, there was a "Tank MacNamara" comic strip, in which Tank, the ex-jock sportscaster, goes to a running goods store. The weedy clerk loads him up with training shoes, race shoes, trail shoes, these shorts, those shorts, warmups, etc., and Tank finds himself at the checkout with a pile of stuff and a big bill. His girlfriend says, "And to think the ancient Greeks did it naked." As I recall, Runners World magazine, or maybe it was Running Times, professed that it was not amused by the cartoon.
Re:Extreme Athleticism Is the New Midlife Crisis
by anothergoogler on Sunday September 09, 2018 @11:52PM
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Greek soldiers didn't exactly wear Tevas, they wore a sort of boot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buskin
Also worth noting that, as the story goes, the Marathon runner died upon delivering his message.
Seriously, the marathon was originally a race done to copy the feat of an ancient Greek soldier who ran in what, sandals?
Pool or pond membership you have to pay for. Mine is $30/m.
Everything else is fashion or comfort. Like you say, you just need the basics.
Anyone who says this is a rich man's sport clearly doesn't want to do it.