http://www.runnersworld.com/...4577-1-1X2-3,00.html
This story is just amazing! For anyone who doesnt look at runners world this one is worth a read.
Quote from the article:
"Yet even with that shifting tide–heck, Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman" topped the charts in 1972–the first question Nobile posed to Kuscsik provides a reminder of the times.
Nobile: "Long-distance running isn't the most womanly thing a woman can do; all that sweating and grunting, so why do you do it?"
Kuscsik: "Just the way you phrase the question shows your attitude. Who says it is not the most feminine thing a woman can do and who says sweating or grunting isn't feminine? I have yet to meet a female runner who grunts. Although a lot of men do. Running is neither masculine or feminine. It's just healthy...." "
This story is just amazing! For anyone who doesnt look at runners world this one is worth a read.
Quote from the article:
"Yet even with that shifting tide–heck, Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman" topped the charts in 1972–the first question Nobile posed to Kuscsik provides a reminder of the times.
Nobile: "Long-distance running isn't the most womanly thing a woman can do; all that sweating and grunting, so why do you do it?"
Kuscsik: "Just the way you phrase the question shows your attitude. Who says it is not the most feminine thing a woman can do and who says sweating or grunting isn't feminine? I have yet to meet a female runner who grunts. Although a lot of men do. Running is neither masculine or feminine. It's just healthy...." "