Bipolar world

Last week, we were discussing with my wife how this society goes on and off. 

Yes, we have kind of serious discussion walking the dog. I guess that's a a sign of an healthy couple ;) ...Or maybe, I am just relentless on those topics.

Anyway, this society is fragmenting more and more.

You have the rich and the poor (choose you side..), the healthy and the fat, the yogi and the hard-drinker,...

It goes on and on. Don't forget the Facebook Illuminati and the actual Buddhists.

Inside, I am gloating about my renewed healthy high performance long runner superior trainer high protein low sugar diet ... profile (As ex-alcoholic and workholic, I could indulge myself).

I was ready to put me on the "other side". Until ...

Recently, I have been reading ...

Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner

from Dean Karnaze.

First, this is a good book. Really, he knows how to write. And this is rare in this kind of books. I mean, Relatively, good book. And the guy has some stories to tell, not only counting the miles he ran. 

Anyway, I realized where is lying the other side. And how big was the gap between the casual runner and the "real" runner. You are not talking about 5 or 10 miles anymore. You are talking about 50, 100, or 200 miles. 

A big gap. A long run.

Told you... The Rich and the poor. The runner and the impotent. Nothing in the middle.

My guess, it is: "Bad Water" ultra marathon, 130 miles in the desert.

And yes, you can die.

To give you an idea, some of my highlights (they are usually different from typical kindle highlights - don't know why - I am must have a weird sense of humor).

A classic:

Like most others at the party, I was a recreational drinker with a running problem.

Who said running was fun ?

If it comes easy, if it doesn’t require extraordinary effort, you’re not pushing hard enough: It’s supposed to hurt like hell.

It remind me Rich Roll who was an ex-alcoholic too:

Exercise is for people who can’t handle drugs and alcohol.

I like this one, as it put back everything into perspective:

Pushing myself to the brink of obliteration tore down the hierarchy of needs.

And the sherry on the cake.. the training program:

Beyond running 80 to 120 miles per week, along with mountain biking, surfing, and windsurfing regularly, my routine consists of 200 push-ups, 50 pull-ups, and 400 sit-ups—twice a day.

5% Fat Alien Poser

Told you. There is Us and there is Them.