The Goldilocks syndrome: the ersatz overachiever vs. the accomplished layabout
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Picture a couple of guys in their mid- to late 20s with marathon bests of 2:17:00 One of them has run 13:20 and 28:30 on the track and 1:04:30 for a half-marathon. He does about 70 miles a week with occasional trips upward of 80 and never exceeds 20 miles in training because long runs, in his view, are "hella boring." He works part-time at a gym and is considering becoming a personal trainer, while his longtime girlfriend is a quasi-socialite and grad student who brings enough family dough to the arrangement to keep the couple more than comfortable.
The Goldilocks syndrome: the ersatz overachiever vs. the accomplished layabout
The Goldilocks syndrome: the ersatz…
The Goldilocks syndrome: the ersatz overachiever vs. the accomplished layabout
Picture a couple of guys in their mid- to late 20s with marathon bests of 2:17:00 One of them has run 13:20 and 28:30 on the track and 1:04:30 for a half-marathon. He does about 70 miles a week with occasional trips upward of 80 and never exceeds 20 miles in training because long runs, in his view, are "hella boring." He works part-time at a gym and is considering becoming a personal trainer, while his longtime girlfriend is a quasi-socialite and grad student who brings enough family dough to the arrangement to keep the couple more than comfortable.