You Are a Runner

This is a conversation I have often with people, and I find it odd initially. I am told at least once a week by a person I am helping that they aren't really a runner, because they don't really run well, or they run and walk, or they just do a couple miles at a time. Horse Hockey!

Let me explain running in some simple terms - left foot, right foot, repeat, or right foot, left foot, repeat. Either way, it involves one foot in front of the other. It doesn't matter if you run like a Kenyan, or like a penguin with their pants pulled down(Rod Blagojevich). Who cares if you run 1 mile, or 10? Run/walk runs are as much a run as running full on.

I get that coming into a running store can be intimidating, so I will break it down to make it simple and non-threatening. Running is a hobby for all, but those who compete in the Olympics. Ergo, the running store is your hobby store. We help you with your hobby. We don't judge. I've never judged...except for Rod Blagojevich.

You are a runner, whether you run for your health, or for medals. If you want to call it jogging, that's fine, but it's still running. It isn't complicated. It's one foot, then another, with repetition(like the re-phrasing?).

If you are a regular reader, and you aren't a family member, chances are you are a runner. Be proud, and keep on running.

Charlie