ah the gatekeeping of running. A topic that I can chat about all day long but for me: everybody can run and those that do are a runner......not just the one wearing a particular shoe or running a particular distance or in a particular time.
Well said Raz. I’m not sure if it’s still the case, but Ciele once used the tagline “Everybody run.” Always loved that. Make it your own, let others have it their way, but everybody’s better off if more people are just doing the damn thing.
Absolutely, and there seems to be ongoing top-level conversation (beyond the brands) about more inclusivity for different demographics and abilities, but then I see individuals' comments that do not promote the correct conditions for that inclusivity and... harumph 🥴
YES! like in the beginning of Men Explain things To Me when Rebecca Solnit tells the story of a man that condescendingly tries to explain River of Shadows to her without realizing that she is, in fact, its author. LOL
ah the gatekeeping of running. A topic that I can chat about all day long but for me: everybody can run and those that do are a runner......not just the one wearing a particular shoe or running a particular distance or in a particular time.
I'd rather not talk about it tbh! But we must
Well said Raz. I’m not sure if it’s still the case, but Ciele once used the tagline “Everybody run.” Always loved that. Make it your own, let others have it their way, but everybody’s better off if more people are just doing the damn thing.
Absolutely, and there seems to be ongoing top-level conversation (beyond the brands) about more inclusivity for different demographics and abilities, but then I see individuals' comments that do not promote the correct conditions for that inclusivity and... harumph 🥴
hope you schooled that bouncer with some deep cuts!
It was the equivalent of when a Twitter chud argues about the contents of an academic paper with the person who wrote the paper, but IRL
YES! like in the beginning of Men Explain things To Me when Rebecca Solnit tells the story of a man that condescendingly tries to explain River of Shadows to her without realizing that she is, in fact, its author. LOL