Definition of a hobby jogger

brodude wrote:

Hobby jogger= runs for fun or to stay in shape.

Runner= races/competes for a goal of becoming a better runner.

The above, basically.

Essentially someone who runs to complete, rather than complete. Or to lose weight.

And also things such as...

- not leaving the house for a 3 mile run without your water bottle belt.

- Takes gels in a 10k. (And you're not diabetic)

- Enters a race on the merits of the goody bag

- Cannot comprehend going for any sort of run ipod-less

- Most races are bucket list items

- Stops to walk the last 2k in a 10k. Seriously, you can last that out, even if the pain is unberable, 2k is less than 10mins to the end even if you are slow

- People who enter a 5k worse to walk it. No joke.

I am not wrote:

I am 13

I train 1-2 hours a day, running 4 days a week, cross training twice a week

I love to run

I am very competetive

I am not a hobby jogger.

I think a hobby jogger runs to stay in shape, but a competetive runner runs to win or for time.

I'm 13 too. And this is the best response I've seen yet. Good job. I'm starting to think 13 year olds are smarter than 26 year olds.

First, if there are 13 y/o's on here we all need to clean up our language.

Second, if you aren't paid to run, it is a hobby. Jogging and running are generally defined by speed. According to dictionary.com, jogging is to run at a leisurely pace while running is movement where both feet leave at times are off the ground at the same time. So all jogging is running but not all running is jogging.

This whole idea about hobbyjoggers not running races is just ridiculous. Its just a way for you silly insecure people to feel better about what you do while denigeating others who you feel aren't on your level. Seriously, the way hobbyjogger is used on this board has the same feel as the N word. It is clear that if someone is pushing themselves and it is not leisurely it isn't jogging no matter how fast it is.

A hobby you do for the enjoyment of the process and not the result at the conclusion.

A hobby runner is anyone who is not interested in competition with other people (as the focus is on the result), he is interested in competing with himself, (as the focus is on the process.)

Maybe a runner is someone knowing who Tim Culpepper is not. ;)

But whatever someone wants to call the activity I engage in 5-6x/wk at varying distances and speeds (none terribly fast), have at it!

I'll keep doing what I'm doing while the debate goes on. Just don't want to have to be called injured.

Enjoy!

I would say pretty close. A hobby jogger is someone who does it for fun and not for a competitive purpose. They don't care about speed, just about who they are running with. They wont be racing any races, but they might run the local 4th of July 10k or the Disneyland half marathon with their friends

I would say pretty close. A hobby jogger is someone who does it for fun and not for a competitive purpose. They don't care about speed, just about who they are running with. They wont be racing any races, but they might run the local 4th of July 10k or the Disneyland half marathon with their friends

Hobby joggers run because it is easy

Runners run because it is hard

I have a hobby... I like to do some crafts!)

Origami, Quilling making accessories...

It's really relaxes me.

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I'm being paid to run in college. Am I a hobbyjogger since I only run 70 mpw?

Yer all hobby joggers. unless...

You sign a pro contact that covers ALL of your living expenses.

If you have to ask for a definition of a Hobby Jogger, it means you are a hobby jogger

You don't get paid to run.

A 14:00 5k runner is a hobbyjogger.

I think it is funny that a few professional or former professional runners on this site are so insecure they feel the need to denigrate runners who don’t get paid / sponsored.

People who get paid are professional runners, people who run but aren’t paid are runners. You can argue whether someone who runs slowly or only once a week is truly a runner but no one calls people who play tennis for fun but don’t get paid hobby tennis players they call them tennis players. Venus Williams is a professional tennis player. Ditto for mountain biking, surfing, skiing, golf, volleyball, and a whole host of other sports and even things like pool, bowling and the like. In every case if a person is paid / its their job they are called a pro X, if they aren’t paid they are a skier, golfer, volleyball player, etc. In many sports the concept of semi-pro is used to denote someone who might get some money for playing a sport but it isn’t their primary income and or isn’t enough to support themselves full-time.

Why people refer to themselves as sub-elite is also strange to me. Seems like you are either elite or not.

If I am in the 98.5 percentile of income I don’t refer to myself as sub 1%.

Hahahah...right. The "average runner can run a sub 15 min 5k".

If you don't make your primary income from running you are a hobby jogger no matter how fast you are. 2:30 marathon or 6:00 marathon, you are the same.

I guess I would say it's someone who jogs as a hobby instead of runs. Like they might be primarily interested in health/fitness and enjoy running as their cardio aspect, but they aren't running for the sake of getting better at running. Getting better at running I would almost always define by trying to run a faster time, unless it is some sort of ultra-distance event.