YawningDodo
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- Sep 16, 2014
ATTQOTD: I think we had a similar topic back in January...For me, I think this one goes more with the sunscreen discussion than it does with the heat discussion. If I am out on a beautiful warm/hot sunny day, I wanna take advantage of the opportunity to even out my farmer's tan. I really do love the sun, even though I am sure it will eventual catch up to me. I do sometimes feel a little self conscious, but I don't really care what others think. Why should I? And as a guy about to turn 49...again..., I certainly don't have a perfect body but since I am out there running 100-150 miles a month, I am guessing my body is a heck of alot better than whoever might be judging me. Plus, outside of getting sun, going shirtless also means less laundry and less potential chaffing.
This is kind of where I am--I don't have anywhere near that kind of mileage yet, but whenever I think of someone judging the way I look in my running clothes, my immediate mental answer is "and which of us is training for a marathon?"
To be clear, I don't think anyone should be judging anyone else for their body regardless of fitness level. Just isn't anyone's business to be doing that. But it's a good personal confidence boost when I remember that I have a dang good reason to be out there in skin tight clothing regardless of whether anyone else likes it.
Edit: And a good reminder that even if I don't get thin doing this, even if I don't ever "look like" a runner...I'm out there doing the thing, and that's what counts.
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