And the Song Remains the Same
Back to running in my routine. Four days a week. Did just under 10 miles on Sunday, plus three more 10K, give or take a K.
Have still kept the pace down except for the occasional surge.
Have added in some cross-training. All weights for the upper body and a little core training.
I'm down three pounds, back to losing a pound or so a week. Have heard a few comments that I look leaner.
Haven't decided whether or not to participate in another marathon clinic at the Running Room. The politics of the place is just too much these days. A endless revolving door of underpaid staff and the bizarre "Cult of John Stanton" is enough to make you wretch. And it just keeps getting worse...
It would be nice if Stanton quit trying to pass himself off as Jeff Galloway and realized he's simply a reformed smoker, formerly grossly over-weight Al Bundy shoesalesmen who started out in his garage. An impressive tale of entrepreneurial endeavour, but the man is no former Olympian. Nor a former athlete of any merit whatsoever. It's great that John-Boy quit smoking and lost some weight and took up running to feel better about himself. He shares that in common with thousands of other people. Congratulations on a positive and inspirational life-style change.
The worst part of the "Stanton Cult" his ceaseless attempts to pass himself off as a running guru through his book, which is so poorly written it's a bit of an in-joke among his staff,and other runners, and his terribly trite, so short you have to blink to make sure you don't miss them newspaper columns on marathon training. It's one regurgitated running cliche after another. He has yet to write a single original thought on running or training of which I am aware.
He's simply an astute businessman who cashed in on the second-wave of running for fitness in North America. You'd think the money he rakes in by selling over-priced merchandise would be enough.
But I guess not.
In case you haven't gotten it by now, Stanton and family, Little Johhny Junior himself by the way, fired one of the best managers they ever had. That of course is their perogative. They own the keys to the kingdom. Hey, when it's your ball you can always pout and take it home.
The worst part is the way they have been lying to everyone about what happened.
I think I'd prefer to buy my runners from Al Bundy. At least he knew what he was doing.
Have still kept the pace down except for the occasional surge.
Have added in some cross-training. All weights for the upper body and a little core training.
I'm down three pounds, back to losing a pound or so a week. Have heard a few comments that I look leaner.
Haven't decided whether or not to participate in another marathon clinic at the Running Room. The politics of the place is just too much these days. A endless revolving door of underpaid staff and the bizarre "Cult of John Stanton" is enough to make you wretch. And it just keeps getting worse...
It would be nice if Stanton quit trying to pass himself off as Jeff Galloway and realized he's simply a reformed smoker, formerly grossly over-weight Al Bundy shoesalesmen who started out in his garage. An impressive tale of entrepreneurial endeavour, but the man is no former Olympian. Nor a former athlete of any merit whatsoever. It's great that John-Boy quit smoking and lost some weight and took up running to feel better about himself. He shares that in common with thousands of other people. Congratulations on a positive and inspirational life-style change.
The worst part of the "Stanton Cult" his ceaseless attempts to pass himself off as a running guru through his book, which is so poorly written it's a bit of an in-joke among his staff,and other runners, and his terribly trite, so short you have to blink to make sure you don't miss them newspaper columns on marathon training. It's one regurgitated running cliche after another. He has yet to write a single original thought on running or training of which I am aware.
He's simply an astute businessman who cashed in on the second-wave of running for fitness in North America. You'd think the money he rakes in by selling over-priced merchandise would be enough.
But I guess not.
In case you haven't gotten it by now, Stanton and family, Little Johhny Junior himself by the way, fired one of the best managers they ever had. That of course is their perogative. They own the keys to the kingdom. Hey, when it's your ball you can always pout and take it home.
The worst part is the way they have been lying to everyone about what happened.
I think I'd prefer to buy my runners from Al Bundy. At least he knew what he was doing.
posted by Vince Hemingson at 7:00 AM
3 Comments:
Well Vince, I asked for a rant, and a rant I got. I have a suspicion that the deision about helping their marathon group may have been made. I'm struggling with still feeling beat-up and a bit blue, but working to keep myself from losing conditioning. Meantime, keep grinding it out.
Wayne
Thanks Vince. You spoke for a lot of us.
Vince,
You're due for a post. My head is finally getting right again after the marathon, though the knees keep creaking.
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