How do you know you're a "real runner"?
Personally, I give a very broad definition. If you lace up your shoes and head out on a fairly regular basis, you're a real runner.
It doesn't matter if you're fast or slow. If you run 2 miles or 20. If you race every weekend or have never crossed a finish line.
But I'm sure part of that is based on me. Because I'm not a marathoner. I'm not running sub 2 hour halfs. And my running is relegated to, well running.
I know so many other runners that eat, breathe, sleep running. They read running books. They listen to running podcasts. They watch movies about running.
I don't.
Which makes me wonder, and is probably the impetus of the post - a type of reaffirmation that I'm still a "real runner."
But I also think that motivation plays a part in this. For me, running is therapy. A form of stress relief. It is, in itself, my form of escape. It doesn't matter if I'm good or bad, because that doesn't impact what I get out of it. And I don't get that same self-feedback from books, podcasts, or movies. Each of them just serves as another method of escape.
Do you consider yourself a "real runner"?
What's your motivation in running?
Do you pursue running related media?
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