You know, there are a lot of people who say driving 500 miles isn't a sport.

[JVS]

I challenge them to try to do that themselves as quickly as possible. It certainly is exhausting in my experience, and that's not even reaching speeds in the triple digits.

[Mopar151]

1. It's kinda like racisim .....

(pardon the pun) Some folks try to elevate themselves by putting others down......

[Jack from Charlotte]

2. I drive over 500 miles all the time.....

from Charlotte, NC to my father-in-laws place in Cocoa Beach, Florida. It's about 550+ miles and it's not too hard, at all.

Just sit there listening to XM radio. Wife reading her Kindle and 2 dogs sleeping in the back seat.

Worst part is stopping at Fla/Ga border for gas knowing there's 2 1/2 more hours to drive and really wanting a beer.

Nothing very sporting about that, IMO.

[JVS]

3. And how quickly are you able to do this?

[trof]

4. There's the trick.

And bumper-to-bumper at near 200 mph.

[Gold Metal Flake]

5. At the absolute limits of cohesion.

[Indiana]

6. Definition of athlete

Guess you have to look at what goes into an athletic performance. Things like coordination, strength, conditioning, practice, speed, quickness, endurance, reflexes, and probably a few more things.