Its true I am a hobby jogger. I am not proud nor am I in any way shamed by my current status. For most of my life I would have disdain the word the "jogging", in fact I would correct people if they ask me if I was going out for a jog. I don't jog I run. And I did run, and I trained, and I raced. I did this through my 40's and I did it through my 50's. In my 40's I used to see the old guys in their 50's racing and I admired that they could still run. But they did seem old.
In my 50's I took some pride in beating old man age and beating some of the
younger studs (not the ones who were actually fast - but that's the way I like to remember it). I religiously kept a training journal and knew what the all good runners in my age bracket were running. I trained to beat them. I was competitive.
Then my 60's came, inconsistency, nagging injuries, I got passed by some slow runners who I had been beating for 15 years and gradually racing became less fun. So my new plan was to train but not actually race (racing would frequently cause me to redline with training) I would be healthier and still stay in shape. (Yes I could have trained differently without redlining but I didn't)
Now after a year of running without the motivation of racing, running is different. I have no idea what the fast guys in my age bracket are running. I don't log my runs as carefully. Gradually, without the need to train for races, after a year of doing this my running is turning into more of a jog.
I am ambivalent about the change. I miss not being in top shape, I miss the adrenaline of the race, the sense of purpose, but I have more time and I enjoy many other things. I like the avoidance of the nagging running injuries. I still enjoy running.
I am a hobby jogger.