tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post3143991969189980992..comments2023-09-16T02:15:46.932-06:00Comments on See Dane Run: My Response to Chad Stafko's Article that Runners Need to Get Over ThemselvesDanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-91413997710863578672014-07-21T19:12:55.047-06:002014-07-21T19:12:55.047-06:00My only response to Chad is that he sounds like an...My only response to Chad is that he sounds like an overweight guy that is feeling guilty about not being more active. Come join us chad, and start feeling better about yourself.Rl245267https://www.blogger.com/profile/00002397971356025724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-36519827306790880762013-11-17T08:02:22.412-07:002013-11-17T08:02:22.412-07:0018 years ago I was a homeless drunk, a Junkie addi...18 years ago I was a homeless drunk, a Junkie addicted to heroine, and a crack head living in the streets of NYC eating out of garbage cans. I got sober in 1995 and i started running. I could not even run around the block. This year I have completed 2 marathons and I will be doing another in February. I don't round for a pat on the back I run because it makes me feel alive. I find a spiritualJamie Hawkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603791319257172697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-27884400738304605282013-11-15T12:23:49.186-07:002013-11-15T12:23:49.186-07:00Thanks, Dan! I'll see you out and about when ...Thanks, Dan! I'll see you out and about when running. I'll be wearing some sort of shirt proclaiming a past running achievement so that you'll be able to recognize me. Alzabeeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02014347548695742176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-68025494224766301182013-11-15T05:16:51.919-07:002013-11-15T05:16:51.919-07:00Thank you!
Thank you! <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05717840406955869333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-52648405404985756572013-11-14T17:58:13.538-07:002013-11-14T17:58:13.538-07:00Good! I like the "living vicariously throug...Good! I like the "living vicariously through myself" quip. I'll never be a Giants quarter back nor a Steelers tackle, nor a Red Sox picture. But by the grace of God, I can be a runner.DUANE WATTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11423814694822039377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-58377544372770832082013-11-14T17:02:23.355-07:002013-11-14T17:02:23.355-07:00Clearly this guy is resentful and jealous of peopl...Clearly this guy is resentful and jealous of people who can set goals and achieve them.AND he TOTALLY does not get the running community at all. We runners support each other!<br />Running Poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09749790479206663986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-39990598998764622762013-11-14T16:59:18.879-07:002013-11-14T16:59:18.879-07:00This is a sad commentary about running pride and i...This is a sad commentary about running pride and it is clearly seated in jealousy or envy. I feel sorry for him in that he could not find something more newsworthy to write about. Plenty of great material out there....Running Poetryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09749790479206663986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-89676505056061144572013-11-14T13:59:25.875-07:002013-11-14T13:59:25.875-07:00Ditto.
Ditto.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03062294197895813233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-64776987639582275882013-11-14T13:05:58.968-07:002013-11-14T13:05:58.968-07:00Awesome work! I got a kick out of this and agree 1...Awesome work! I got a kick out of this and agree 100%. Your opening line was the best. Danerunsalot 1, Mr. Stafko 0.<br /><br />www.nicksjog.blogspot.caAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233387819235572413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-38577761240667791992013-11-14T10:37:16.723-07:002013-11-14T10:37:16.723-07:00Thank you for this! When I read his piece, I didn&...Thank you for this! When I read his piece, I didn't think Mr. Stafko was a jerk. I thought he was a hack. He wrote an article with a contrarian position about a popular subject to get a lot of readers. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11212902132805004219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-68977535489424746072013-11-14T10:20:27.857-07:002013-11-14T10:20:27.857-07:00Glad I'm not the only one responding! I think...Glad I'm not the only one responding! I think the end result is that runners are actually more comfortable talking about running and wearing their race shirts (heaven forbid) out in public... because no one wants to be grouped in with Stafko after this backlash! <br /><br />Here's my response - it was recently translated into french and quoted by Slate.fr - guess we're not the only Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08522126848083990612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-71057406768128404462013-11-14T09:54:30.712-07:002013-11-14T09:54:30.712-07:00I run because I can! And celebrate my life with e...I run because I can! And celebrate my life with every step I take, on the trails, sidewalks, bike paths. Chad, you'll never get it. Don't try. But don't judge others based on your flawed observations and beliefs.<br /><br />And yes I talk about my running. Because it helps me deal with depression, migraines, stress. Because I lost over 50lbs doing it. Because with my running I Mao O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09429065881648120952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-56935681239706344562013-11-13T21:21:26.133-07:002013-11-13T21:21:26.133-07:00http://missyspublicjunk.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/g...http://missyspublicjunk.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/get-over-it/<br /><br />Here was mine, if you're interested. Great response!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-34487508718911758892013-11-13T21:19:49.036-07:002013-11-13T21:19:49.036-07:00I am a cancer survivor running for my life! I had...I am a cancer survivor running for my life! I had to lose weight and other sports are just not possible given my coordination!<br /><br />I am down 4 sizes and 40 lbs.<br /><br />Running frees me. I have a long life now!<br /><br />THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01129890046931215435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-87810991548175249162013-11-13T20:29:01.235-07:002013-11-13T20:29:01.235-07:00Love your response...I started running for my heal...Love your response...I started running for my health and my sanity after my 19 year marriage ended and I started rebuilding a better life! I found Team in Training and it changed my life. I run slow, but I run. I set a goal and achieve it. There is no better feeling in the world than the pride of reaching a goal. Running makes me feel like I can do anything :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06609777315251241265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-79724244039402955442013-11-13T19:08:11.158-07:002013-11-13T19:08:11.158-07:00Well said, Dane. I admit the array of ultra stick...Well said, Dane. I admit the array of ultra stickers on my car does satisfy my ego. But it also signifies the tremendous distance I've come from the man that I used to be.<br />To be less reserved than you, get off of your fat arse and do something other than telling us that are doing something to get over ourselvesclutchrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01993796114767813322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-35383520041487939042013-11-13T19:02:15.657-07:002013-11-13T19:02:15.657-07:00Excellent responseExcellent responseAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198833309165549202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-27865975718623987032013-11-13T17:51:58.339-07:002013-11-13T17:51:58.339-07:00Nice work. Couldn't have said it better myself...Nice work. Couldn't have said it better myself.Houston Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631703108059540270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-82294516038646973542013-11-13T17:37:00.188-07:002013-11-13T17:37:00.188-07:00This guy deserves no response. Let his useless ig...This guy deserves no response. Let his useless ignorant column go on being ignored rather than propping up his readership with runners ...this is why they pay him. Ignore him and they will not.ddoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074173370088673570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-25756159775141441672013-11-13T16:06:34.538-07:002013-11-13T16:06:34.538-07:00Love it! I wanted to rebut! Couldn't have done...Love it! I wanted to rebut! Couldn't have done a better job! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17107457552334763532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-53948581080278145712013-11-13T14:46:24.376-07:002013-11-13T14:46:24.376-07:00Thank you....amazing!Thank you....amazing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707202726974248177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-22528695193442687802013-11-13T14:19:09.931-07:002013-11-13T14:19:09.931-07:00FANTASTIC RESPONSE!!FANTASTIC RESPONSE!!Doc2Behttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10363101798706768892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-15768370090827168452013-11-13T13:23:30.581-07:002013-11-13T13:23:30.581-07:00OH GOSH! I love this response. You just know that ...OH GOSH! I love this response. You just know that he has a sticker family adorning the back of his SUV window. You just know it!<br /><br />GET OVER IT!<br /><br />(I'm over his article).<br /><br />Josh<br />www.runningtowardshome.comJoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15418037670796626312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-12747399241179356382013-11-13T13:18:08.116-07:002013-11-13T13:18:08.116-07:00BRILLIANT!!BRILLIANT!!JF Tutkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01054507258279076397noreply@blogger.com