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JVS

(61,935 posts)
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 04:35 AM Dec 2011

You know, there are a lot of people who say driving 500 miles isn't a sport.

I challenge them to try to do that themselves as quickly as possible. It certainly is exhausting in my experience, and that's not even reaching speeds in the triple digits.

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You know, there are a lot of people who say driving 500 miles isn't a sport. (Original Post) JVS Dec 2011 OP
It's kinda like racisim ..... Mopar151 Jan 2012 #1
I drive over 500 miles all the time..... Jack from Charlotte Feb 2012 #2
And how quickly are you able to do this? JVS Feb 2012 #3
There's the trick. trof Feb 2012 #4
At the absolute limits of cohesion. Gold Metal Flake Feb 2012 #5
Definition of athlete Indiana Mar 2012 #6

Mopar151

(10,177 posts)
1. It's kinda like racisim .....
Wed Jan 4, 2012, 07:33 PM
Jan 2012

(pardon the pun) Some folks try to elevate themselves by putting others down......

Jack from Charlotte

(2,372 posts)
2. I drive over 500 miles all the time.....
Sun Feb 26, 2012, 07:12 PM
Feb 2012

from Charlotte, NC to my father-in-laws place in Cocoa Beach, Florida. It's about 550+ miles and it's not too hard, at all.

Just sit there listening to XM radio. Wife reading her Kindle and 2 dogs sleeping in the back seat.

Worst part is stopping at Fla/Ga border for gas knowing there's 2 1/2 more hours to drive and really wanting a beer.

Nothing very sporting about that, IMO.

 

Indiana

(34 posts)
6. Definition of athlete
Thu Mar 1, 2012, 03:30 PM
Mar 2012

Guess you have to look at what goes into an athletic performance. Things like coordination, strength, conditioning, practice, speed, quickness, endurance, reflexes, and probably a few more things.

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