[at-l] Something for the runners to ponder

[David Addleton]

what exactly does "the equivalent of" mean here?

as in the elevation gains in an AT thru hike "is the equivalent of" climbing
Everest 15 times

hardly: you never hike above 7,000 feet hiking on the AT . . . I've climbed
"the equivalent of climbing Everest" walking up and down to my office in my
10 story building;  bah . . . . I've hiked the equivalent of an AT thru hike
walking to school every day  for eight or ten years -- as a kid! bah . . .
.

IMHO, and more likely, George Santayana was right: whenever we use the word
*is* we deeply misuse it.

and I think those sorts of comparisons devalue the achievements of those who
*actually* climbed  everest or ran 75 marathons in 75 consecutive days . . .
or did a thru hike . . . . or raised their kids as a single parent . . . .

in my surly opinion = imso

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 2:10 PM, Jim Bullard <jim.bullard at gmail.com> wrote:

> This guy <http://www.terryhitchcock.com/> ran the equivalent of 75
> marathons in 75 consecutive days. Now that is awesome.
>
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