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I disagree. Amateur runners are runners. I was able to run two Ragnar relay races, even though I’m a 275lb dude, partially due to this idea. I don’t run anymor
by codazoda 4y ago
I disagree. Amateur runners are runners.
I was able to run two Ragnar relay races, even though I’m a 275lb dude, partially due to this idea. I don’t run anymore because of continued injury but I became a runner and did so for over a year. It likely helped my fitness tremendously. And, I wasn’t lying to myself or anyone else. I was running three times a week and competed in two races. I was learning and designing my own interval running patterns. I was a runner.
- maxk42 4y agoI noticed you said "was" and not "am". I think that's the point others here are making. You put in the work and did what it took to become a runner. However, the author of the article is advocating calling yourself a runner once you've gone on one or two runs. That's not the same. The point of my first sentence being that you don't call yourself a runner when you're not running regularly and perhaps others shouldn't either.