tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330212736054651223.post5318608294215534262..comments2023-05-11T02:40:19.932-06:00Comments on The Chronic Runner: When It's All Just Too Much - Run!Caolan MacMahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10371711289185833824noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330212736054651223.post-88465109814762259152011-04-27T15:01:17.381-06:002011-04-27T15:01:17.381-06:00Danny, Funny you should bring up the antelope exa...Danny, Funny you should bring up the antelope example - I've been thinking about this a lot due to the article in "Outside" about "persistence hunting" and the little experiment they did with runners chasing down an antelope. As an ethicist I have some major qualms with their methods - You'll see my comments on that in the not too distant future.<br /><br />As for the Spam-bot issue - what is the issue. I haven't noticed anything weird - am I missing something?Caolan MacMahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10371711289185833824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5330212736054651223.post-20502600788980285822011-04-25T17:59:53.364-06:002011-04-25T17:59:53.364-06:00I've been reading Why We Run. The author is a ...I've been reading <a href="http://quest4three.blogspot.com/2011/04/hunter-or-hunted.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Why We Run</b></a>. The author is a biologist who is training to win the 100K US Championships. He takes us through different aspects of human physiology. How they have evolved to be more efficient at endurance running. <br /><br />As endurance runners we had to develop the mental abilities to see the reward/end result even if it wasn't there. Even if the antelope being chased was out of our vision we had to develop the mental prowess to know that if we keep going the antelope will be there and we can chase it down. <br /><br />Developing that long-range vision he argues has proven successful for any great accomplishments: writing a book, creating a masterpiece, winning the 100K, etc. <br /><br />So, to respond to your post. Running is definitely an activity that has shaped how humans evolved. Running (perhaps) gave us the advantage to see that over the long term we can reach beyond just what we see. <br /><br />I am glad that you are CONTINUING to run, CONTINUING to see your mom, CONTINUING to be the best mother/wife, CONTINUING being everything to your students. <br /><br />PS Google has developed wonderful technology to make life REAL hard on Spam-bots that like to overload comment systems. They have done such a good job, I bet you don't need the word verification any more. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com