Just curious...

[GUATARICCAN]

I know 3 people - two are women, one is a big oaf.

You say the sweetest things Joe. I love your pet name for me.

[GUATARICCAN]

I like football, sort of. I'll start watching when my Bears have a great year. DA BEARS!

[Buddhagirl]

The stereotype of chicks who don't dig sports (football) lives on,  it is the way of life.  I hope to God one day I find a woman who loves sports or football.  But I don't think those creatures really exist,  anyone have any sightings?

WORD!

I don't think this is a fair statement.  I LOVE running.  Not just watching. I run 20 - 30 miles per week so please don't say that I don't like sports or I fit any sort of stereotype.

As a matter of fact, I'm running on Monday afternoon with THE #1 ultramarathoner in the world.    That's about as hardcore sports freak as you can get.  I'm doing a 2 hour run with the man that just completed a 300 mile run and has run Badwater 10 times. 

I would say I like sports.  Or perhaps, more appropriately, I'm atheletic. 

Some of us would rather do than watch.

[Dave Gray]

Running is not a sport.

It's athletic, sure...but it's not a sport.  ...and it's definitely not a spectator sport.  Nobody watches running.


To be fair, though -- I ask this:  Why DO we watch football?

I have my answers, but really ask yourself "why we put stock in other men's accomplishments?"

[Buddhagirl]

Running is not a sport.

It's athletic, sure...but it's not a sport.  ...and it's definitely not a spectator sport.  Nobody watches running.

I really hope you're kidding when you say this.  What makes running not a sport in your book?  I guess since it doesn't interest you, then it's not a sport.

If no one watches it, then why are there 1000s of people (not runners) lining the streets to cheer on people in races on any given weekend?

I am not going to have someone lump me in as "not being into sports" when I'm out every morning by 6:30 am putting in miles.  To you it's not a sport, to runners it's the only sport.

[Frimp]

Its a physical activity. A sport implies teams, enduring physical hardship to accomplish a common goal.

I'm not saying that running isnt a major physical feat. It is.

But, would you consider jumping jacks a sport? Or even swimming for that matter?

No insult intended. Please don't take it that way.

[Buddhagirl]

According to dictionary.com:

1. Physical activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.
2. A particular form of this activity.
3. An activity involving physical exertion and skill that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often undertaken competitively.
4. An active pastime; recreation.

I think runnng falls into that.  For true road races, trail races, and track & field events, there is a governing body that sets rules, etc.  It is extremely competitive. Along with swimming.  I don't see anywhere that it has to be a team.  Are relay races a sport and the marathon is not? There is a team involved.

[Phishfan]

AMENDMENT:

I used to play, does that count?
I love movies, but I don't act.  I love to read, but I'm not a novelist.  I love music, but neither play any instruments nor sing all that well.  It's entertainment.  It's great times with your buddies before the game, throwing footballs around.  We get to be kids for a few hours.  That's the obsession, in my opinion.

Well put

[Phishfan]

Running is not a sport.

It's athletic, sure...but it's not a sport.  ...and it's definitely not a spectator sport.  Nobody watches running.


To be fair, though -- I ask this:  Why DO we watch football?

I have my answers, but really ask yourself "why we put stock in other men's accomplishments?"

Incorrect. Take a look into the stands during track and field in the next summer olympics. People love watching track at it's highest levels.

Also why wouldn't swimming be a sport? I know a lot of you people don;t care for the Olympics, but those are some of the hardest trained athletes there are.

[Dave Gray]

I really hope you're kidding when you say this. What makes running not a sport in your book? I guess since it doesn't interest you, then it's not a sport.

It's not a sport because there is no defense, and the simultaneous play of your opponents do not directly affect your play.

Swimming isn't a sport either....or Nascar....or diving....or ice dancing.....or snowboarding.  My liking or not liking something has nothing to do with it.

[Buddhagirl]

It's not a sport because there is no defense, and the simultaneous play of your opponents do not directly affect your play.

Swimming isn't a sport either....or Nascar....or diving....or ice dancing.....or snowboarding.  My liking or not liking something has nothing to do with it.