[formichunter]

I vehemently disagree with this assessment on the pursuit of pain and the associated high cost. I can only speak as a runner, which I've been since high school cross country, but the "cost" is two pairs of shoes a year at about $70/pair. My running clothes, depending on weather, come to a couple hundred dollars per season and I've used the same clothes for 4 years now. As for the "pursuit of pain", I run to clear my head, get out and see nature, and organize all my problems or TODO's into a progress plan. I run to relieve stress, even though there are occasional injuries, I don't pursue them but it is a price/risk. I think the article centers too much on it's premise without looking very far into the data. To give some background: I run 14 mile runs. I've done a 50 mile ultra marathon. I benchpress over 330 pounds. I run twice a week and lift three days a week every week without fail. I make well over the what the article considers rich, too.

[lispm]

Sounds great!

I think the article is talking about people who do participate in and train for competitions and races.