I love to run, even when I'm not very fast
well why don't you run down to the library, do a little research, and tell me about the history of running as a sport!
I will even when you seem to be quite knowledgeable and I'm very curious. Athletic is a term encompassing the human competitive sports games, among these sports is running.
great. is running ever bad for you?
Not, on the contry it has many health benefits. Could you tell me when Athletics in general became popular?
no I think you're teaching me stuff here bud. what kinds of health benefits?
a significant part of the Ancient Olympic Games, along with equestrian events. The word "athletic" is derived from the (athlos) meaning "contest." Athletic sports became organized in the late 19th century with the formation of organizations such as the Amateur Athletic Union in the United States and the Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques in France. The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later the National Collegiate Athletic Association) was established in 1906 to oversee athletic sports at college-level in the United States,
sand..." So what are you going to do now Dave? Well not quite sure at the moment. TB-Why don't we do it ourselves? What? Start League in SA? DS-Yeah I'm up for that how should we start? TB-I'm actually going to the UK for a month when I'm back why don't we get together and talk?
(This sounded like a cooling off period for me DS to forget about the idea as far as I could tell) Tony