tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post995952552919744399..comments2023-07-06T10:03:31.089-04:00Comments on Feet Meet Street: Gaunt Like MeNitmoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17108597328135023198noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-33051004069776881112009-01-11T23:16:00.000-05:002009-01-11T23:16:00.000-05:00Oh god they were shooting ANOTHER holocaust movie?...Oh god they were shooting ANOTHER holocaust movie? Haven't they done enough of those.<BR/><BR/>This is a very observant post, and funny as hell. I just wanted to point out the obvious (bc I'm not burdened with the weight of needing to be witty), that weighing less means your body has to pump less oxygen to all that extra body tissue, and that's why every elite distance runner from Deena Kastor to Ryan Hall to Haile Gebrselassie looks like a zombie.Mike Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267362051369695129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-79285600627587113632008-05-10T22:35:00.000-04:002008-05-10T22:35:00.000-04:00Out here in Boston someone was shooting a movie wh...Out here in Boston someone was shooting a movie where they needed people to represent Holocaust victims being held in concentration camps. They sent out a casting call announcement to the local running clubs saying that long distance runners often have the thin/lithe/emaciated/slim [i forget the exact word they used] look they were going for and to please contact them if we wanted to be an extra.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-91374806939680275682008-05-10T21:41:00.000-04:002008-05-10T21:41:00.000-04:00Believe you me, this runner will never be describe...Believe you me, this runner will never be described as gaunt. You can thanks my hardy Hispanic stock for that (thanks mom, dad, and decades of rices and beans).sRodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970952645043027136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-39818846179935870452008-05-10T12:06:00.000-04:002008-05-10T12:06:00.000-04:00Be fit. Be strong. But make sure you have ample ch...Be fit. Be strong. But make sure you have ample cheek coverage.<BR/><BR/>is there a tee shirt on the way?<BR/>when I lived in the third world for a while I knew I was getting too skinny (amoeba driven) when people kept stopping me and asking if I were a distance runner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-40184776972292039412008-05-10T07:25:00.000-04:002008-05-10T07:25:00.000-04:00ey carumba, being thin for me is a thing of the pa...ey carumba, being thin for me is a thing of the past....I have loads of cheek padding, face & otherwise....<BR/><BR/>Nice try on the thin veil of fatty deception, trust me, I won't blow away when you rip past me in the Virtual 10K today....see you at the finish line!Lily on the Roadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02275939535831908513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-34819804781348042372008-05-09T22:44:00.000-04:002008-05-09T22:44:00.000-04:00i have to resond slowly due to the cheetos dust on...i have to resond slowly due to the cheetos dust on one hand. no gaunt hereMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13537162242489867176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-84426444278227946712008-05-09T21:56:00.000-04:002008-05-09T21:56:00.000-04:00Gaunt is good, lose me another 15 pounds!!!!Gaunt is good, lose me another 15 pounds!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-40326472535948411012008-05-09T21:10:00.000-04:002008-05-09T21:10:00.000-04:00Crap. The Laminator discovered my strategy. Well,...Crap. The Laminator discovered my strategy. Well, down go the Reeses and its back to running. I guess I should have went with a cloaking device not best described as "thinly veiled".Nitmoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17108597328135023198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-56178645712342532442008-05-09T21:00:00.000-04:002008-05-09T21:00:00.000-04:00Um, 'ample cheek coverage' to me means my running ...Um, 'ample cheek coverage' to me means my running skirt is staying in place.<BR/><BR/>So far, so good.L*I*S*Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02727834966701714029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-14173432637719401172008-05-09T17:53:00.000-04:002008-05-09T17:53:00.000-04:00I did notice a lot of gaunt folks in Boston, but I...I did notice a lot of gaunt folks in Boston, but I was out there representin' the chubby cheek gang. I love food too much to ever become boney. And that's perfectly ok with me. :)jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14598678568089992654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-85002134747441810402008-05-09T17:35:00.000-04:002008-05-09T17:35:00.000-04:00Dude, is this one of your crazy attempts to lead e...Dude, is this one of your crazy attempts to lead everyone astry and 'fatten' everyone else up so you can beat 'em in a certain virtual 10K and claim success in your F.M.S. mission? Nice Try, Nitmos, but you actually have to RUN faster in order to BE faster.The Laminatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17171521739644023071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-12015771533757282662008-05-09T16:05:00.000-04:002008-05-09T16:05:00.000-04:00Those skeletons aside, I think we can all agree th...Those skeletons aside, I think we can all agree that runners are sexy, sexy people.Midwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037402608009195098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-80729752980205743922008-05-09T15:36:00.000-04:002008-05-09T15:36:00.000-04:00I was called Apple Cheeks as a child (I'm still tr...I was called Apple Cheeks as a child (I'm still traumatized) so I don't think I'll ever have to worry about appearing gaunt. Damn it.MissAllycathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08592169104612466313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-77315368906981514402008-05-09T13:57:00.000-04:002008-05-09T13:57:00.000-04:00Hypothetically speaking if one wanted to procure d...Hypothetically speaking if one wanted to procure drinkable Crisco where might one go to get it?Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15875001377964050508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-81271452136343868252008-05-09T12:49:00.000-04:002008-05-09T12:49:00.000-04:00After losing 70 pounds I am starting to wonder if ...After losing 70 pounds I am starting to wonder if I have crossed that line from normal thin into scary thin territory. My bones are starting to stick out alarmingly. When I lie down my hipbones stick out like knives, I can hook my fingers into the hollows behind my collarbones, and I can count all of my ribs. I can even see the outline of my sternum. Have I gone too far? Is it bad that I want to continue to lose weight (only 10 more lbs, but still) because the less I weigh the faster I can run? I'm still a healthy weight for my height but I look like I weigh far less than I actually do because of all the muscle. <BR/><BR/>Paula Radcliffe is my height (5'8") and weighs 120 pounds. I think I would probably kill myself trying to weigh that little, so I'm going to stop around 140-145. <BR/><BR/>I still have plenty of cheek chub, though. I don't want to look like a walking (running?) bag of bones.Sun Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971351872301112088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-21218597807019906562008-05-09T12:17:00.000-04:002008-05-09T12:17:00.000-04:00I'm on and will always be on the Britney Spears di...I'm on and will always be on the Britney Spears diet. I don't think I'll be looking like I missed a meal or 17429472389 in a l-o-n-g time :PMarcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148093449696230770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-52083513540925571962008-05-09T12:09:00.000-04:002008-05-09T12:09:00.000-04:00Proud to be (just barely) a Clydesdale.Proud to be (just barely) a Clydesdale.Turi Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00921132089888300525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-22915363813558596132008-05-09T12:04:00.000-04:002008-05-09T12:04:00.000-04:00Yeah I dont think my cheeks will ever be that anor...Yeah I dont think my cheeks will ever be that anorexic looking. Great post. Your creative use of words reminds me of Dennis MillerKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13288243991974155609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-62640431924762385152008-05-09T11:59:00.000-04:002008-05-09T11:59:00.000-04:00I got some cheek fat, it just likes to concentrate...I got some cheek fat, it just likes to concentrate on my *other* cheeks...Danielle in Iowa in Irelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274576534281164011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-10604718728600795642008-05-09T11:33:00.000-04:002008-05-09T11:33:00.000-04:00Can't. Stop. Laughing.I'm with Topher. No matter ...Can't. Stop. Laughing.<BR/><BR/>I'm with Topher. No matter what weight I get down to, my cheeks will always be chubby (<I>thanks for those genes, dad</I>) so I help average it out as well.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and if you ever get to that point, have Mrs. Nitmos just send you to England. That about sums up the food regularly served in this country.Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16239398378627471218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-83168244812372799162008-05-09T11:18:00.000-04:002008-05-09T11:18:00.000-04:00Makes you wonder how they even manage to wear sung...Makes you wonder how they even manage to wear sunglasses.Razzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09880194141653654794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-67708150580409240712008-05-09T11:10:00.000-04:002008-05-09T11:10:00.000-04:00I only mention this because I'm well aware of the ...I only mention this because I'm well aware of the pristine standards you hold your writing (and appearance) to. Having said that, I feel you should know that there is a grammatical error in your post. You wrote:<BR/><BR/>"Of course, runner’s are generally healthy."<BR/><BR/>No need for the apostrophe, big guy. I'll be honest, I'm a bit disappointed in you and feel that your Word Snob score should reflect this error. Perhaps you're a bit hypoglycemic? Go get a Twinkie.nwgdchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15000663254776350045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-58813161431984417002008-05-09T11:03:00.000-04:002008-05-09T11:03:00.000-04:00Does that make me a seed? Thanks for the link and ...Does that make me a seed? <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the link and the theft.B. Kramerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17005060826015780427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26945556.post-77977410599847644292008-05-09T10:24:00.000-04:002008-05-09T10:24:00.000-04:00What they lack in cheek fat, I make up for in bell...What they lack in cheek fat, I make up for in belly fat. I suppose it all averages out. <BR/><BR/>I see you're STILL reading Don Quixote. Dang, man, learn to read already.Topherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12846292319333320839noreply@blogger.com