Bob W, Cotty does synchronized swimming? I can't imagine him in one of those cute little caps! Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 2:16 AM, Bob W <[email protected]> wrote: >> That could be it. But why do we need some sanctioning body to recognize > it? >> There are running clubs, bicycle clubs, swimming clubs, etc. that are >> populated by people who will never compete, but they'll do it for the >> camaraderie or the exercise or whatever. Then, some of them will train >> together so they can all go run some event with a gazillion other people. >> Which leads me to believe that in many people with lemmingitis, the >> affiliation isn't the motivator. It's the recognition by the sanctioning > body. >> Again, why? > > I'd suggest that it provides a focus for the training - a reason to be fit. > Although I don't think I'm every likely to run a marathon, I do jog and > cycle, and I'm in fairly good shape. Being fit for its own sake is fine, but > it also helps to have something else to be fit for and in my case playing > squash is part of that. Years ago I used to go to the gym several times a > week, but after the initial enthusiasm wears off it becomes really, really > dull as an end in itself. > > Of course, there are also people who love to be part of a crowd which shares > a motivation, and that I suspect is what motivates the charity runners who > only do minimal training. It's similar to what inspires people to go to > football matches, demonstrations, lynchings and Nuremberg rallies. I'm > personally not one for the madness of crowds, but I can understand something > of what people get from it when I cycle to work in the mornings and find > myself in a fast-moving peloton weaving through the traffic. Rather like > Cotty and his synchronised swimming. > > B > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
