I wanted to laugh at first but as a dedicated runner, I thought about the last panel and felt like Frazz (Jef) could also be expressing the way you feel when people make negative comments/attitudes about your dedication or commitment to an activity. Not sure of the emotion; shamed, piqued, embarrassed…. Comments like, “Running will ruin your knees”, “If you see me running you better start running too”, “Have fun with that”, “Why would you run if no one is chasing you?”, “Must be nice being able to eat whatever you want” or “Must be nice to be thin”.
When I went to New York to run the Half-Marathon (2019), we toured the New York City public library and my wife fell in love with the Map Room! Who doesn’t love a good map?!?
Some of these comments highlight my statement…. :(