I assumed the whole article was satire when I saw the author's name. Maybe the people who took the article seriously know who Steve Prefontaine is, but if not, look him up. Read more

"My local marathon has 5000 entrants. Im 49. 32 of 385 men in my division qualified. "

I'll bet the average weight in your division was...well pretty average. So probably 170+ lbs. If they were all serious runners at proper race weight that percentage could go up drastically. Let's just say marathoning is more than a… Read more

That picture is from a 1995 Simpsons episode, or season 6...Also known as "when it was still good". The point is that by its very outlandishness this article is clearly satire, in much the same way that A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift was written as a persuasive essay about how the economy could be improved in… Read more

Today I learned that a lot of people on the internet don't know much about running, and simultaneously can't identify satire without the use of winky face emojis. Thank you Ray. Read more

Dude... bro. The amount of work you put into the response is commendable, but it's the equivalent of signing up for a 5k, getting lost, and pounding out 26.2 hard miles. Read the article again but switch your "This may not possibly be a 100% sincere article" receptors to "on." I think you will then have a laugh, and… Read more

Ray. I don't know you. I don't know of you. Perhaps I should. Perhaps you are the Lance Armstrong of the running world (though I will assume you have both 'nads and will make no assumptions about dope). Maybe you are legendary. If so, I apologize for my ignorance. Read more

A) This is pretty entertaining, both on its own merits and also for the robots-wearing-human-skin who ask "WHAT IS THIS HUMAN EMOTION OF HUMOR?" Read more

I feel like I'm in good shape. I'm 27 and usually run 8 minute miles for about three miles a couple times a week. 7:05 for 26 miles is INSANELY FAST. Read more

Am I reading something wrong? Read more

I was entirely prepared to be pissed off at another completely over the top headline. Read more

Didn't you used to have a running site? Read more

Now that it's in the dumpster, Cubs' fans can finally have their cake and eat it too. Read more

Apparently you don't mess around too much in the Kinja comment section, Tim. Read more

Come on, Ray. Only the first eight of these are sports. Read more

How can you even write about sports in a mall, when so many innocent shoppers are forced to wait outside a changing room for hours even though they're going to say everything looks good on you honey, anyway? Read more

You decided to post a 'Why Is This News!?' comment on an article, on a sports related website, exposing the systematic rape of underage athletes by their coach? Read more

Uganda has more than enough people who know better, ie the ones who reported & fired him. It's right there in the article. Read more