> Bob W, > Cotty does synchronized swimming? > I can't imagine him in one of those cute little caps! > Regards, Bob S. >
Really? The thought keeps me awake at night. > On Tue, Nov 9, 2010 at 2:16 AM, Bob W <p...@web-options.com> 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 > > PDML@pdml.net > > 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
