So, today's hand grenade -- er, question -- is this: What do you think of folks who run a marathon for the sole reason of crossing it off some sort of "bucket list"?
And has this to add on:
OK. So this guy -- who I'm sure is a very nice man, by the way, with the best intentions in the world -- is basically lumping marathon running in with bungee jumping, seeing the Grand Canyon, getting a tattoo, reading Moby-Dick, and (you can't make this stuff up) owning a Miata. Just another "thing to do" before he dies. One more square in the hopscotch game of life. Tra la la.
Does anyone find this just a little bit irritating? Almost, well... insulting?
I don't know what was bothering Mark Remy when he started writing this that set him off. But why should someone go on a rant about how insulting that someone wants to be able to cross off a marathon from their bucket list? Especially someone who writes for a leading magazine on running.
In my opinion the more people running the better. It will help them get out the door and get some physical activity. There is no denying that our communities need a little of this. But even more so it speaks volumes to professional runners and athletes that someone holds up what you do as something that they would put on a list of things to do before they die. It's not "just another "thing to do" its one of the ultimate achievements that a person has on a list that would allow them to die happily.
And Mark Remy is going to blow it to smithereens with his grenade of a question?
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