What is this forum about? One guys thoughts..

[Alan H]

Well, it started out being about the Heavy Athletics events at the Highland Games. However, I see no need to limit it to that, though I would guess that will be the primary activity listed here. I kind of figure it like this....

If you regularly do an athletic endeavour that you train for, and at least some of it you can do in your kilt, then tell us about it here.

So that sort of brings up the question..."what's an athletic endeavour"?

I guess that the two qualifiers could be...

1.) "I train for it".
2.) something about the activity involves wearing a kilt.


I personally would include ANY regular training program in here, including general weight loss or fitness programs as long as SOMETHING about it, has SOMETHING to do with kilts. "Something" could be as simple as "I want to lose twenty pounds so that I fit into the kilts I bought ten years ago".

This is tough because obviously Highland dancing is athletically challenging and some of the dancers train for it pretty darn hard. Personally, I think that any dancers who physically train for dancing (not just practicing steps, but physical strength and endurance training) want to post here, they're more than welcome. Ditto for activities which are obviously strenuous, but might not normally be thought of as "athletics". Backpacking comes to mine. If you TRAIN for it, post about it here!

Now, this is important. I AM NOT THE ATHLETICS FORUM MODERATOR. I am just Alan H, X Marks member who just-so-happens to post on the athletics forum a lot. So this is my idea and nobody elses. I have no "say" in what gets written about here. I just happen to think that the array of sports that popped up in the "2012 Goals" post was outrageously cool, and want to encourage more of that.

I think it would be great to include more sports and athletics into this forum, and not limit it solely to the Scottish Heavies.

Thoughts?