The Running Thread - 2018

[FredtheDuck]

ATTQOTD: We did watch it most nights. I have to say, though, I prefer summer by a long shot. Probably even more so now that we follow track and distance running more closely than we did in 2016.

Now that they're over, I can turn my attention to baseball spring training and hockey, both of which seem more compelling to me than these Olympics did.

 

[Anisum]

Not a second of it! I did watch Celebrity Big Brother instead including the live feeds. That was more interesting!

Are you a frequent Big Brother watcher? My aunt watches it and convinced us to try the Celebrity season and I feel like a lot of the episodes could be shorter or condensed more because it seems like a bunch of it is repeating what has already happened or Julie Chen making dramatic statements about what could happen next. Also do the Live Feeds provide more drama? I'm pretty much watching for the drama.

 

[Miranda]

ATTQOTD: I TiVo all the coverage from all the channels for both sets of Olympics and watch tons of it. I'm a big Olympics fan, and I usually like the puff piece human interest stories, too.

 

[hauntedcity]

QOTD: The winter Olympics are officially over. Did you watch any of it this year? Do you prefer the summer games or winter games?

I watched SO MUCH OLYMPICS. I'm in a post-Olympics funk right now.

I really enjoyed the cross-country skiing because it felt most like the road running events (10K, marathon). Speed skating (short or long track) rocks. The downhill skiing events were great, even if this wasn't the USA's year. So many fun events.

My highlight was probably curling. Congratulations, Team Shuster!

Pretty equal mania for Summer and Winter.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Are you a frequent Big Brother watcher? My aunt watches it and convinced us to try the Celebrity season and I feel like a lot of the episodes could be shorter or condensed more because it seems like a bunch of it is repeating what has already happened or Julie Chen making dramatic statements about what could happen next. Also do the Live Feeds provide more drama? I'm pretty much watching for the drama.

The live feeds + the reddit forum for Big Brother do provide more drama. You can tell how much is edited for the tv. I watch most episodes on the DVR so I can skip the recaps. You also got to see true interactions between people rather than just the major highlights. The one thing that is different is that you already know HOH, Veto Winner, and Nominations and the real fallout. When Brandi was nominated - her reaction lasted for so long that you really questioned her mental stability. You also saw how adorable and innocent Metta was but also how out of place he was in that environment. He apparently tried to escape the house 3 separate times including hitting the real emergency button in the storage room.

Season 19 was kinda boring to watch as once they had a target, the house guests were really mean and you knew who was going to go home. At least with Celebrity Big Brother, things could change.

I'll wait to see Season 20's players before I commit to paying for All Access. I had All Access for Star Trek: Discovery so the timing worked out well!

 

[run.minnie.miles]

QOTD: The winter Olympics are officially over. Did you watch any of it this year? Do you prefer the summer games or winter games?

Yes! I really really LOVE the Olympics- both summer and winter. I maybe prefer the summer a bit more, but I don't want to pick favorites.I am so sad they're over. I don't have a bucket list, but if I did, attending the Olympics would probably be at the top of the list!

 

[KingLlama]

ATTQOTD: When they started, I was ALL IN. Watched the entire Opening Ceremony, probably watched 3-4 hours of events a day over that first weekend. Then for some reason it fell off my radar completely. I just couldn't get into it at all over the past week or so, and now I'm disappointed that I missed so much of it.

 

[GreatLakes]

QOTD: The winter Olympics are officially over. Did you watch any of it this year? Do you prefer the summer games or winter games?

I prefer summer Olympics but did watch some of the winter games. I have DirecTv so I went to channel 205 and had the sports I wanted to watch (cross-country skiing and biathlon mostly) record so I could watch them. I saw some highlights as well but unlike the summer Olympics there aren't any sports I have to watch.

 

[michigandergirl]

I love the Olympics, winter & summer equally. I watched as much as I could, but couldn't stay up too late to watch with my early morning runs.

@LSUlakes I have a race to add:

October 21 - michigandergirl - Grand Rapids marathon - 4:xx (hoping for anything starting with a 4)

 

[Barca33Runner]

ATTQOTD:

I'm a winter Olympics hater. They are a financial wasteland because of the greed of the IOC and keep piling in/creating sports for increased viewership and, since their largest broadcast haul is from the US, most of those are X-Games events (which isn't necessarily a bad thing, just very transparent). I feel bad because the athletes don't deserve my scorn, but these events (as well as others like the World Cup ) are deplorable in the waste they leave behind to the enrichment of relatively few bureaucrats. Not trying to be political, I'll get off my soapbox, it's just hard to separate the games from the cesspool that is their existence. (I love sports, but I know too much and it ruins all of them to a certain degree)

 

[apdebord]

ATTQOTD: I watched here and there throughout the 2 weeks. I enjoy snowboarding and the aerial skiing. I much prefer summer olympics though as a former gymnast.

 

[jennamfeo]

ATTQOTD: We had a lot of fun watching couples figure skating on mute and then letting pandora play a random song during their event and watched how well it matched up. Surprisingly it worked out more often than not. I did watch some of the other big events like Red & Shaun slay at snowboarding. And I even watched some hockey. But I get more excited about swimming during the summer olympics. I always wanted to go to the olympics for swimming but I didn't have the right team or family support to make me become as dedicated as I needed to be. Which is weird considering I swam for 9 consecutive years. Ah well.

 

[Wendy98]

ATTQOTD: Normally, I live and breath Olympics when it is on. For some reason, I just couldn't get into these past 2 weeks. I would watch here and there because dh always had it on, but was bored with what I was watching most of the time. IDK, maybe it was the coverage this year. I much prefer summer Olympics because of the greater variety of sports and events. I often wondered if they could move some of those that are indoors to the winter games. I was tired of snow and ice.

 

[Sleepless Knight]

Was the menu limited as part of the Rivers of Light Dining Package? I’d like to go that route, if possible, but we were disappointed in DL when we booked the World of Color Dining Package at Wine Country Trattoria and had a limited menu to choose from.

I do not remember my menu being at all limited, but I would check with more recent dining reviews than my experience from last April to be certain. I will say that Tiffins without the Rivers of Light pass is still very much worth it.

ATTQOTD:

I'm a winter Olympics hater. They are a financial wasteland because of the greed of the IOC and keep piling in/creating sports for increased viewership and, since their largest broadcast haul is from the US, most of those are X-Games events (which isn't necessarily a bad thing, just very transparent). I feel bad because the athletes don't deserve my scorn, but these events (as well as others like the World Cup ) are deplorable in the waste they leave behind to the enrichment of relatively few bureaucrats. Not trying to be political, I'll get off my soapbox, it's just hard to separate the games from the cesspool that is their existence. (I love sports, but I know too much and it ruins all of them to a certain degree)

I love the idea of competition. But I don't watch anymore because NBC ruined the experience of the spectacle of it all by constantly inserting themselves into it or making political statements. I view a young child essentially taken out of their home in order to train for Olympic glory of their home nation as a terrible tragedy. It is certainly not something to be celebrated or show off the "greatness" of the political system of the nation of said medal winner.

 

[baxter24]

ATTQOTD: In years past, I have been really into watching the Olympics (both winter and summer), but for some reason, I barely watched any of it this time. We got rid of cable so I am sure that is a reason but I would watch highlights the next day on social media. I think the biggest reason for not watching was that I was just tired! Once the kids are in bed, I am usually right behind them.

 

[SarahDisney]

ATTQOTD: I watched a little bit of figure skating, but that was really it. I just didn't really get into it this year. I'm usually more of a summer Olympics person in general.

 

[Capang]

ATTQOTD: Love the Olympics from opening ceremonies to closing, but this year real life just got in the way. I missed more than I wanted to.

 

[SheHulk]

QOTD: The winter Olympics are officially over. Did you watch any of it this year? Do you prefer the summer games or winter games?

ATTQOTD: I watched a few events here and there when I had some free time. I like the summer games because of the running, swimming, and basketball events.

I prefer the summer games. I didn't watch any of the recent games on purpose. If it was on wherever I was, I watched, but that's it.

 

[kski907]

ATTQOTD: We love both Olympics and watched a lot of the winter games thanks to our time zone and getting both the east and west coast coverage. Was very excited to see Kikkan Randall from Anchorage win gold in cross country skiing.

 

[Baloo in MI]

ATTQOTD: I love watching the Olympics - Winter or Summer. I really enjoy watching sports I know little about, and of course I love the focus on running events. But mostly it is the occasional Olympic moment that I enjoy. I read an article about how the men in one of the long distance cross country ski events celebrated the final finisher by coming out to greet and cheer him. The medals were decided a half hour earlier, the stands thinning out, but the athletes stuck around cheering that last person in to the finish. Just does not happen in pro sports (imo).

Plus I am a sucker for all the sappy/inspiring stories about the athletes! Is it 2020 yet?