tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post6172152633108635101..comments2024-03-28T20:05:54.450+00:00Comments on Running in Cork, Ireland: Some stats on percentage of women and age profiles in the Dublin City MarathonJohn Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-51974897110409800162016-10-27T16:51:01.030+01:002016-10-27T16:51:01.030+01:00I think the main reason for low youth participatio...I think the main reason for low youth participation is mainly down to other sports.i plaued soccer up to my late twentys and struggled to find a love for running.also younger people take their health for granted amd dont see the opportunity they have with running to get activeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-30874912595881411912016-10-27T13:52:26.765+01:002016-10-27T13:52:26.765+01:00RE Grumpy 40 something said...
You hit the nail on...RE Grumpy 40 something said...<br />You hit the nail on the head, everyone (young and old) is to blame for this mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-9453146100446029972016-10-27T10:00:57.800+01:002016-10-27T10:00:57.800+01:00Ref the age profile, it's just an observation ...Ref the age profile, it's just an observation rather than making any grand prediction. There has been a definite shift in the last few years but there is no obvious reason as to why.<br />John Desmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-54939378604217716682016-10-26T23:59:21.445+01:002016-10-26T23:59:21.445+01:00What are you driving at John regards the age profi...What are you driving at John regards the age profile of the road races and club membership? You seem to keep mentioning it. I have noticed it myself. Are you trying to say that running will be extinct in another generation or two? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-83325398759510757042016-10-25T22:17:03.081+01:002016-10-25T22:17:03.081+01:00How about that the age profile is ever increasing ...How about that the age profile is ever increasing because we have now a generation in their early twenties who have a sense of entitlement and not a deep rooted work ethic. Also look around and observe the amount of obese young people, further evidence that a generation of young people who do not have the will to work.<br />Not that I blame the young people it's the generation that raised Grumpy 40 somethingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-77678188309584890742016-10-25T18:25:37.470+01:002016-10-25T18:25:37.470+01:00Not being sexist in any way here but maybe the dro...Not being sexist in any way here but maybe the drop off in women running the marathon could tie in with the increased house prices and the need for a second income needed in most homes? Just a thought Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com