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Originally Posted by gregorio
Really enjoyed this part:
"With this in mind, smoking should be commenced at as young an age as is reasonably possible. Children who have not yet developed a pincer grasp might require modified cigarette holders, safety lighters or both. These points are moot at this time, because such initiatives are not possible in many countries because of existing legislation putting age restrictions on the purchase of cigarettes."
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Originally Posted by grizy
A 60-70 year old grandma running a 5k in 25 minutes easily qualifies as a good runner. I basically define a good runner as someone in the top 10% in his/her age gender group.
25 min ain't getting you in the top 10% anywhere outside of Podunk Nebraska.
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Originally Posted by Alpha Fish
oh so the guy who's top 10 in the world in a legit track discipline doesn't count?
Correct.
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Originally Posted by Alpha Fish
my buddy who competed in half-marathons used to say "nothing like a cigarette after a 17 mile run". would a person who routinely placed in top 0.5-1% in long distance running qualify as a good runner?
Depends where.
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Originally Posted by Didace
LOL doing some serious goalpost shifting.
Don't conflate addressing a qualifier put forth by someone else as goalpost shifting.
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Originally Posted by GMan42
LOL also keeps saying "pack-a-day" and "carton-a-week" or whatever as if it's a binary thing where everyone either has never seen a cigarette in their life or chain smokes. A lot of people smoke like 4-5 cigs a day, and it wouldn't surprise me if the anecdotal smoking runners (and MLY) are among them.
Right. In terms of running and smoking, a pack a week person is next to meaningless. Pack+ per day is what I'd call a typical smoker - not dudes wearing tight pastel green capris casually puffing on a Virginia Slims Ultra Light at a club.