<b>Pacer</b>, considering how fast you are, this may be true. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile"><br><br>
What I like about <b>Theia's</b> definition is that it has nothing to do with speed or even how many miles a week you run, but <i>effort</i> and <i>consistency</i>.<br><br>
Do you sense that people somewhat know if they can call themselves "runners"? I note a subtlety between those who say that they run, or did run in a race, and those who identify themselves as a runner.<br><br>
I think the first time I knew I could say I was a runner was long after my first road race; it was when I realized I would run in almost any weather, sometimes stupidly so. The only thing that changed was what I wore and how far I was going.<br><br>
I'm not trying to be elitist; runners at the back of the pack are still runners--if you are out there doing it and you work at it, then it counts in my book. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile">
What I like about <b>Theia's</b> definition is that it has nothing to do with speed or even how many miles a week you run, but <i>effort</i> and <i>consistency</i>.<br><br>
Do you sense that people somewhat know if they can call themselves "runners"? I note a subtlety between those who say that they run, or did run in a race, and those who identify themselves as a runner.<br><br>
I think the first time I knew I could say I was a runner was long after my first road race; it was when I realized I would run in almost any weather, sometimes stupidly so. The only thing that changed was what I wore and how far I was going.<br><br>
I'm not trying to be elitist; runners at the back of the pack are still runners--if you are out there doing it and you work at it, then it counts in my book. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile">
