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Running is amazing. I find it as addictive as programming, but much healthier. I encourage anyone sitting behind a computer a lot to pick it up. Your inner gee

by dblock 9y ago

Running is amazing. I find it as addictive as programming, but much healthier. I encourage anyone sitting behind a computer a lot to pick it up. Your inner geek can also publish your Strava runs to a Jekyll blog (shameless plug: http://code.dblock.org/2018/02/17/auto-publishing-strava-runs-to-github-pages.html http://code.dblock.org/2018/02/17/auto-publishing-strava-run...) :)

oldcynic 9y ago
Using someone's death to make a cheap plug, how tacky.
- gist 9y ago
  Tacky? It's either information of value or it's not. Who cares what it's juxtaposed to. I don't. And what does the occasion matter? To me not in bad taste a all. The man lived to a ripe old age. Not like the OP is trying to profit selling tshirts on HN. For that matter I don't even find it necessary to say things like 'shameless plug' or 'I am not connected'. Just post the link what do I care if someone gains or not in some personal way.
  - serf 9y ago
    >Tacky? It's either information of value or it's not. The world isn't black and white. It can be information and be tacky. This is a less offensive case, given that the person had a long life and died under fairly positive circumstances; but what if someone used a public shooting to spin sales into their gun safe company? What if a company that engraved tombstones hung around sites of mass tragedies offering free catalogs to the bereaved? At what point does trying to spin someones personal tragedy into your own gain or profit turn tacky? To me : instantly. To others : it varies. Personally I very much DO want to know if a person giving me advice stands to gain from it. You can use that information to filter out perceived biases and make better decisions oneself.
philipwhiuk 9y ago
But why?
- js2 9y ago
  Why run? As someone with more than a couple dozen marathons under his belt, 12 hour and 24 hour races, hundred milers and a hundred k’s, I’ve had lots of time to contemplate this question, sometimes to myself and sometimes out loud with other runners. And the answer I’ve come to is: there is no why. Some of us do it to stay in shape, some for the challenge, some to silence inner demons, some as a form of meditation, or to give our minds time for quiet contemplation. Myself? I guess I do it for all of these reasons at different times, but at the end of the day, I do it because it gives me joy.
rorykoehler 9y ago
It's not really that healthy though. The continuous impact can really mess your joints up long term.
- Liuser 9y ago
  This is often parroted. Comparing long time runners with those that have not run has shown that runner's joints / knees are actually better than those that do not run. Run with proper form, don't ramp mileage and intensity too fast. Humans are built for long distance running.
  - rorykoehler 9y ago
    Watching the world record marathon in Berlin in person I would agree about form being the decisive factor. There is a huge middle ground between long time runners and people who don't run at all. That said I know multiple successful long time long distance runners who severely damaged themselves. I prefer cycling. Running has wrecked me multiple times (100m & 200m training). I'm not built for long distance which is a shame because I could hold pace with the best amateurs over middle distances when fit (sub 3 min kms).
  - baddox 9y ago
    Did the group of long time runners include people who ran for a long time then had to stop because of injuries?
- helloworld 9y ago
  Running May Be Good for Your Knees https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/well/move/running-may-be-good-for-your-knees.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/well/move/running-may-be-...
- nl 9y ago
  Why? Humans evolved on the plains of Africa, hunting animals by running them down to exhaustion[1]. I think some of the bare foot running purists become cult-like in their views, but I think Chris Mcdougall's "Born to Run"[2] book is worth reading and thinking about. It's an easy, well written and entertaining read too. [1] Watch the amazing Attenborough clip of them running an healthy, fully grown male antelope down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826HMLoiE_o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826HMLoiE_o [2] http://www.chrismcdougall.com/born-to-run/the-barefoot-running-debate/ http://www.chrismcdougall.com/born-to-run/the-barefoot-runni...

by dblock 9y ago

oldcynic 9y ago

Using someone's death to make a cheap plug, how tacky.

gist 9y ago
Tacky? It's either information of value or it's not. Who cares what it's juxtaposed to. I don't. And what does the occasion matter? To me not in bad taste a all. The man lived to a ripe old age. Not like the OP is trying to profit selling tshirts on HN. For that matter I don't even find it necessary to say things like 'shameless plug' or 'I am not connected'. Just post the link what do I care if someone gains or not in some personal way.
- serf 9y ago
  >Tacky? It's either information of value or it's not. The world isn't black and white. It can be information and be tacky. This is a less offensive case, given that the person had a long life and died under fairly positive circumstances; but what if someone used a public shooting to spin sales into their gun safe company? What if a company that engraved tombstones hung around sites of mass tragedies offering free catalogs to the bereaved? At what point does trying to spin someones personal tragedy into your own gain or profit turn tacky? To me : instantly. To others : it varies. Personally I very much DO want to know if a person giving me advice stands to gain from it. You can use that information to filter out perceived biases and make better decisions oneself.

philipwhiuk 9y ago

But why?

js2 9y ago
Why run? As someone with more than a couple dozen marathons under his belt, 12 hour and 24 hour races, hundred milers and a hundred k’s, I’ve had lots of time to contemplate this question, sometimes to myself and sometimes out loud with other runners. And the answer I’ve come to is: there is no why. Some of us do it to stay in shape, some for the challenge, some to silence inner demons, some as a form of meditation, or to give our minds time for quiet contemplation. Myself? I guess I do it for all of these reasons at different times, but at the end of the day, I do it because it gives me joy.

rorykoehler 9y ago

It's not really that healthy though. The continuous impact can really mess your joints up long term.

Liuser 9y ago
This is often parroted. Comparing long time runners with those that have not run has shown that runner's joints / knees are actually better than those that do not run. Run with proper form, don't ramp mileage and intensity too fast. Humans are built for long distance running.
- rorykoehler 9y ago
  Watching the world record marathon in Berlin in person I would agree about form being the decisive factor. There is a huge middle ground between long time runners and people who don't run at all. That said I know multiple successful long time long distance runners who severely damaged themselves. I prefer cycling. Running has wrecked me multiple times (100m & 200m training). I'm not built for long distance which is a shame because I could hold pace with the best amateurs over middle distances when fit (sub 3 min kms).
- baddox 9y ago
  Did the group of long time runners include people who ran for a long time then had to stop because of injuries?
helloworld 9y ago
Running May Be Good for Your Knees https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/well/move/running-may-be-good-for-your-knees.html https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/well/move/running-may-be-...
nl 9y ago
Why? Humans evolved on the plains of Africa, hunting animals by running them down to exhaustion[1]. I think some of the bare foot running purists become cult-like in their views, but I think Chris Mcdougall's "Born to Run"[2] book is worth reading and thinking about. It's an easy, well written and entertaining read too. [1] Watch the amazing Attenborough clip of them running an healthy, fully grown male antelope down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826HMLoiE_o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826HMLoiE_o [2] http://www.chrismcdougall.com/born-to-run/the-barefoot-running-debate/ http://www.chrismcdougall.com/born-to-run/the-barefoot-runni...