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        I feel I became less-than-average-materialistic due to running.  I don’t need fancy clothes toys trinkets etc. because my main daily pleasure can be derived from running.         Any similar or contradictory experiences?

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        I feel I became less-than-average-materialistic due to running.  I don’t need fancy clothes toys trinkets etc. because my main daily pleasure can be derived from running.         Any similar or contradictory experiences?

Abhay is on to something here.  One thing that I really really like about running is that I don’t have to be a gear junky to enjoy it. Shoes and that’s it.  It’s easy to run anywhere and on a moments notice.  I was able to travel quite a bit in the last year and I really enjoyed being able to run everywhere I went. The time I commit to running has stopped me from investing in other, more expensive, hobbies.  I would really like to take up sailing but I don’t have the time. —   – Kevin                 http://home.netscape.com/people/kmcentee

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Kevin McEntee wrote I feel I became less-than-average-materialistic due to running.  I don’t need fancy clothes toys trinkets etc. because my main daily pleasure can be derived from running. Any similar or contradictory experiences? Abhay is on to something here.  One thing that I really really like about running is that I don’t have to be a gear junky to enjoy it. Shoes and that’s it.

Who needs Lycra anyway?! <bg Provided you have a decent pair of shoes you can go for it.  You don’t feel awkward about arriving at the gym in a baggy T-shirt where everyone else looks like Arnie.  When you’re running, no-one’s bothered how you look.  It’s a truly universal sport. Mind you, I wouldn’t mind a pair of gold shoes… — Nick Treby

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        I feel I became less-than-average-materialistic due to running. <snip

It certainly is cheaper, and much more enjoyable than golf, and I feel much less foolish in running clothes than golf clothes. I have been looking at triathlons, though, and the price of a good bike is enough to send shivers through my wallet! Scott Hoffman "you can’t have everything, where would you put it?"

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I am not asking whether running is an economical sport (we all know it is).  I am asking whether running produced any attitude changes about the proper role of creature comforts and luxuries in your life.  It did in mine. When I see other types of people scurry from one shopping binge to the next, and pile up a horde of useless junk at home, and get all paranoid about its safety, I smile and realize running made me a rather different person than I might have been. And then I go for a run.

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Abhay Thatte ponders: |   I feel I became less-than-average-materialistic due to running.  I | don’t need fancy clothes toys trinkets etc. because my main daily pleasure | can be derived from running. Actually, I found that most people that took up running had those attributes before they put on their shoes. Interesting notion to think that running makes people less materialistic.   By the way, is your metamorphosis recent? A short time ago you spent an inordinate amount of energy, crying over not getting your marathon jacket. — Doug Freese  All opinions are mine. IBM Tele: 8-293-8098

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Abhay Thatte ponders: |      I feel I became less-than-average-materialistic due to running.  I | don’t need fancy clothes toys trinkets etc. because my main daily pleasure | can be derived from running. Actually, I found that most people that took up running had those attributes before they put on their shoes. Interesting notion to think that running makes people less materialistic. By the way, is your metamorphosis recent? A short time ago you spent an inordinate amount of energy, crying over not getting your marathon jacket.

Hey, if someone promises something, they should give it, or apologise profusely.  I and others were mad ‘cos they said they would give the jacket, and when that was delayed, they were not as communicative as we would have hoped regarding the delay.  BTW I applaud the Seattle Marathon committee’s 1996 race decision to do away with the jacket. At least they have said so beforehand.  Apparently they have wised up.  I don’t care for trinkets!  I care for fitness and decent running. And BTW I gave my jacket to a charity.  That’s me: humble, simple AND generous:)

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   I feel I became less-than-average-materialistic due to running.  I don’t need fancy clothes toys trinkets etc. because my main daily pleasure can be derived from running.    Any similar or contradictory experiences?

I was pretty minimalist when I was in college – out of nece$$ity, but not anymore…  ;-} I love toys. I have 2 computers, (three if you count the old Commodore 64 in the kid’s room), two bikes, a room-size model railroad, computer games, etc. I get my pleasures from a lot of different things, among them running and tri’s. I think a more common characteristic may be an enjoyment of "playing", broadly defined. But I do admit that my running gear is minimalistic. I tend to wear the same few combinations of shorts/tops until they absolutely fall apart and can’t be worn in public anymore. Mike Tennent WebRunner Running Page — Southeast USA Race Calendar 200+ listings. Beginner’s FAQ, Software Download the WebRunner Racing Utilities   http://www.webrunner.com/webrun/running/running.html

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