tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158351456494693367.post5157861556006437888..comments2023-03-28T13:45:03.476+01:00Comments on Santababy's running to town: NormalisationSantababyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334197848282200559noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158351456494693367.post-13607257753849802532011-10-19T05:39:18.276+01:002011-10-19T05:39:18.276+01:00thats just it Andy, it's not just about Ultra ...thats just it Andy, it's not just about Ultra running, there's plenty other people doing other inspiring stuff.It's not always about going further than the next person.Read this blog, i met this girl when we ran Loch Ness together. http://www.coffeeandoxygen.blogspot.com/<br /> I certainly dont think what i do is exceptional i think i'm lucky to found something that makes me happy and i get to meet some fabulous people along the way.Santababyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334197848282200559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158351456494693367.post-634113407483638972011-10-19T01:00:37.454+01:002011-10-19T01:00:37.454+01:00Hi Sandra, interesting stuff but not sure I buy in...Hi Sandra, interesting stuff but not sure I buy in completely. With any activity, "normal" changes as popularity increases. When I started climbing around 45 years ago it was viewed as a rather anarchic minority pastime, now it is totally establishment, pursued by tens of thousands in the UK. The same will happen with ultra running; we're just fortunate to be in our time when it is still a fairly new and rather easy-going game where we can know personally many of the main players, but we shouldn't kid ourselves that what we do is exceptional, we have just chosen to engage in an activity that the majority of people do not. The top men and women will always be impressive and deserve our respect as in any sport, but for the rest of us I'm not sure we need either to inspire or be inspired. We just play the game at whatever level we're at, enjoy it for what it is, and go for a beer afterwards. We sometimes bite off a bit more than we can chew but that can happen in most activities, we learn and gain from the experience, it normally leaves us coming back for more, and if it doesn't that's when we decide it isn't fun any more and we go and do something else. Cheers, AndyAndy Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02484436140840957046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158351456494693367.post-68886472339409668862011-10-18T23:33:18.679+01:002011-10-18T23:33:18.679+01:00They would have been my choice too :-)They would have been my choice too :-)Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10672843515150781598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1158351456494693367.post-60065125276558057372011-10-18T21:20:35.499+01:002011-10-18T21:20:35.499+01:00Nice shoes. :-)Nice shoes. :-)Fliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07082545818686772732noreply@blogger.com