tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838954615717394250.post6492950585937659481..comments2023-03-09T03:18:45.093-06:00Comments on My Runners High: 8 Minute Mile is an A but if its a 13 minute Mile you get a D MINUS!Anna Kinkadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03588777383449799366noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838954615717394250.post-24103196992179392922011-10-10T21:17:40.177-05:002011-10-10T21:17:40.177-05:00Running the mile in high school gym class made me ...Running the mile in high school gym class made me HATE running. Vehemently. So much so that I refused to even try running through much of my adult life. Thankfully, I re-discovered running two years ago (at 33 years of age) and now I'm honestly in love with it. These kids don't have a chance. It's not only sad but it pisses me off to see kids being set up to fail. LIke any subject, it's all about how you teach it. This teacher is the real failure here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838954615717394250.post-48999168901238439092011-10-10T18:59:34.350-05:002011-10-10T18:59:34.350-05:00One of the (many) things that bothers me about thi...One of the (many) things that bothers me about this is that someone who feels pressured to reach a certain pace isn't going to grow to love this sport as we've been allowed to through training. Why doesn't this teacher actually teach, and let the students learn about training programs that will help them to become steady runners who enjoy it, regardless of pace.Jennhttp://jennsetts-losing100.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838954615717394250.post-58692781637300388782011-10-10T16:22:58.685-05:002011-10-10T16:22:58.685-05:00Bry you totally nailed it. And your fit as a fiddl...Bry you totally nailed it. And your fit as a fiddle and in great shape and after this weekend you are a marathoner. So according to this teacher your not an A student because your mile isn't an 8 even though you can do 26.2 miles. This teacher is obviously NOT a runner and has NO IDEA about the sport and therfor should NOT be teaching it!Anna Kinkadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588777383449799366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838954615717394250.post-18926094986225068902011-10-10T15:28:59.372-05:002011-10-10T15:28:59.372-05:00That is total BS! I agree with you 100%. What'...That is total BS! I agree with you 100%. What's stupid about this is that not everyone is even physically capable of running a 8 minute mile! Hell look at me! Look at my track record! (pun intended!) I am a runner, that's a fact. I would probably get a B in that class and I'm running a full marathon in 5 days. I don't think this way of measuring makes ANY damn sense!Bry https://www.blogger.com/profile/02352571627305856540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838954615717394250.post-62467712562291462792011-10-10T14:53:36.882-05:002011-10-10T14:53:36.882-05:00Go hunt 'em down Anna!! Agreed.Go hunt 'em down Anna!! Agreed.Run with Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051037584723266364noreply@blogger.com