tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796785757974247915.post4020239385834832695..comments2023-04-27T02:45:46.766-05:00Comments on Run. Race. Repeat.: AsceticismSteveQhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796785757974247915.post-5082362463615244402009-04-22T12:40:00.000-05:002009-04-22T12:40:00.000-05:00thanks...I think of the ultra as a quasi-sacrament...thanks...I think of the ultra as a quasi-sacramental event, like a pilgrimage or an act of discipleship. Especially the pilgrimage, because it shares so many things that pilgrimages did: movement, fellowship, ritual, devotion, the sense that therre is something greater going on (especially on a trail ultra).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796785757974247915.post-25821138044318904052009-04-18T19:28:00.000-05:002009-04-18T19:28:00.000-05:00Check out Danny Chew's website regarding doing end...Check out Danny Chew's website regarding doing endurance events without water. <br /><br />Danny was a several-time Race Across America winner. I think that one time, he did a 12 hour bike ride without water just to see the effect it would have on him.Mitch R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09174762256377714111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796785757974247915.post-28260473120171866892009-04-18T19:15:00.000-05:002009-04-18T19:15:00.000-05:00Yes, the AHU is a social club!
There is a uniqu...Yes, the AHU is a social club! <br /><br />There is a unique bond between those willing to risk their fingers and toes to frostbite.Mitch R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09174762256377714111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796785757974247915.post-91130478768651150962009-04-17T10:58:00.000-05:002009-04-17T10:58:00.000-05:00I prefer Hesse's "Narziss und Goldmann" - about an...I prefer Hesse's "Narziss und Goldmann" - about an apprentice monk.<br /><br />Actually, I was just thinking about friendship in adversity when I went all highbrow.SteveQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16943650844671498074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2796785757974247915.post-36645617249993773992009-04-16T18:18:00.000-05:002009-04-16T18:18:00.000-05:00You have learned nothing through teachings, and so...You have learned nothing through teachings, and so I think, O Illustrious One, that nobody finds salvation through teaching. To nobody, O Illustrious One, can you communicate in words and teachings what happened to you in the hour of your enlightenment.<br /><br />(Sidhartha to the Ascetic Gotama Buddha in Sidhartha by Herman Hesse... My favorite book...)brothergrubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06456676968507300891noreply@blogger.com