Comments on The Internal Pigdog: What's a Serious Runner?

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Steve,I think that's totally awesome. The "casual"...

2008-09-15T22:16:00.000-05:00

Steve,
I think that's totally awesome. The "casual" and "serious" lists were meant in a spirit of fun. The whole point of the blog is that all runners face the pigdog.

I've been following these post and just wanted to ...

2008-09-14T19:55:00.000-05:00

I've been following these post and just wanted to jump in. I consider myself somewhere between serious and casual. How about casually serious? I started out to get in shape. From coach to 10K. After that I ran to lose weight. Some 5Ks and a couple more 10Ks. During this time 5Ks became fun, not something I was concerned about. Now I'm to the point that I've set some goals, half by the end of the year and hopefully the Marine Corps marathon next year. I don't dread 10Ks and do a couple of long runs a week (5 and 9 miles working my way up). But I also miss runs for bad reasons (on a business trip, for example).

I think conversations like this are good to have. People just starting out no they aren't serious runners but they also want to be respected for what they are doing. We sure as heck respect you serious types. You may never know how much a nod as you pass helps us slow/big/new folks finish our run.

I'll admit the "serious versus casual" runner thin...

2008-09-11T11:49:00.000-05:00

I'll admit the "serious versus casual" runner thing stuck in my craw a bit, as it had the potential to be an exercise in snobbery. As I've commented before, I don't like the idea of peoples' efforts being marginalized because they're new to it or because they're just not that good at it.
But even though your checklists rub me a little wrong (maybe because I'm a pretty rotten runner) I don't think that's what you're getting at here. I don't think you're looking to be elitist, I think you're just trying to make sense of a sport that has almost no barrier to entry.
Barring injury or disability, anybody can run; so what makes a "runner"?

After some (probably too much) thought, I have another characteristic to add to your differentiation between serious and casual runners:
casual runners run to lose or maintain weight; serious runners lose or maintain weight to run better.

Just a thought.

Myckel and Ashley,I totally agree. Outside of NY, ...

2008-09-05T16:51:00.000-05:00

Myckel and Ashley,
I totally agree. Outside of NY, people say hello, which I find a bit much. The look or recognition is enough.

nyflygirl,
Yes, respecting the distance is definitely a mark of a serious runner. Anyone who has tried to run a marathon well knows it's a long way and deserves respect.

Laura,
No dice: you're a serious runner. The goal of running a marathon in every state pretty much gives you automatic entry to The Serious Runners Club.

See, all my friends love to call me a serious runn...

2008-09-05T15:13:00.000-05:00

See, all my friends love to call me a serious runner. And by distance standards, I suppose I am - five marathons in three months is a lot. But training-wise, I'm very relaxed. I don't have a specific training plan, and I only run maybe once a week. Your description hit the nail on the head for me - THAT'S why I don't consider myself a serious runner.

I think part of it is also respecting the distance...

2008-09-05T08:57:00.000-05:00

I think part of it is also respecting the distance you're training for...whether it's a marathon or 5k or inbetween and trying to run/race it to the best of your ability...

(or wait a minute...that's probably more the difference between competitive and non-competitive :) )

Totally. It's both odd and comforting how when you...

2008-09-05T00:40:00.000-05:00

Totally. It's both odd and comforting how when you're running in a park or neighborhood you see other runners over and over and don't necessarily want to acknowledge each other but in your mind, you know you both gave each other a mental high five.

There you nail it right on the head it great to en...

2008-09-04T22:10:00.000-05:00

There you nail it right on the head it great to encounter people on your runs especially the ones you frequently see. Even the sight give me a smile and make's me float on my pace. That is the fun to run