Was wondering where do you guys draw the line between hobby jogger vs serious runner when it comes to marathon finish time ?I was thinking maybe sub 3;30 for the men maybe 4 hours for the women ?
Asking for a friend .
Was wondering where do you guys draw the line between hobby jogger vs serious runner when it comes to marathon finish time ?I was thinking maybe sub 3;30 for the men maybe 4 hours for the women ?
Asking for a friend .
2:20 for men, 2:40 for women.
I ran sub 2:30 and I'm a hobby jogger. I trained well but I wouldn't say I was particularly serious. I was just doing it because I enjoyed it as a hobby.
Your personal best (presumably 3:30) is the cutoff.
Anything under that represents elite times that require more talent to achieve, and anyone over that just isnt trying hard enough.
OozmaKappa wrote:
Your personal best (presumably 3:30) is the cutoff.
Anything under that represents elite times that require more talent to achieve, and anyone over that just isnt trying hard enough.
Jeez, you must be a pleasure to have around. What a tool.
3:30 cutoff for Elite runners? No.
rewqrewq wrote:
OozmaKappa wrote:
Your personal best (presumably 3:30) is the cutoff.
Anything under that represents elite times that require more talent to achieve, and anyone over that just isnt trying hard enough.
Jeez, you must be a pleasure to have around. What a tool.
lol
One of you two has a sense of humor and the other does not. Ironic.
To me it's more a question of whether you get paid on the basis of how fast you are
Wait, sorry - just reread the title. "Serious runner" and pro runner are not the same obviously
A hobby jogger can be a serious runner
Love these questions, at least a thread every quarter.
Probably anyone up to and around 2km-2miles behind winner of the marathon, both women or men, will probably be the cut off time.
The others are;
you are paid to be there,
it’s your primary income,
top 1-3% of runners worldwide
~5-10% off the world record time
you win/place in the marathon
you are slower than me…
random arbitrary times people provide
There probably not much else, if you are looking whether to go pro or not based of some criteria the best is how many miles behind the winner are you is probably are good idea to make your decision.
My personal definition between a serious runner and hobby jogger is that if your marathon pace is slower than your easy/everyday run pace, then you are a hobby jogger.
So many clowns on this board.
Tony CT wrote:
Was wondering where do you guys draw the line between hobby jogger vs serious runner when it comes to marathon finish time ?I was thinking maybe sub 3;30 for the men maybe 4 hours for the women ?
Asking for a friend .
The universal answer is pretty simple:
Everybody who is slower than myself is a hobby jogger.
Myself and everybody faster is a serious runner.
This works for everybody.
OozmaKappa wrote:
Your personal best (presumably 3:30) is the cutoff.
Anything under that represents elite times that require more talent to achieve, and anyone over that just isnt trying hard enough.
What is talent anyway? I only consider how much work the person put in.Going sub 3 and I can appreciate the amount of dedication the result required.
i would say anyone that qualifies for boston is a serious runner (or at least was at some point). just like serious runner, hobby jogger is a very broad term too. ironically most people that use it are sub elites that previously ran in school. the actual hobby joggers that never ran in school, but consistently run a few times a week as adults would never be found on this site lol.
iugvgv wrote:
My personal definition between a serious runner and hobby jogger is that if your marathon pace is slower than your easy/everyday run pace, then you are a hobby jogger.
That's actually a pretty good measure.
Thanks so much for starting this topic; we've never covered it before. This is just what we needed.
hobby jogging harry wrote:
Thanks so much for starting this topic; we've never covered it before. This is just what we needed.
You're very welcome!
I think it would be a better comparison between a “hobby runner” vs a “serious runner.”
I would of had considered myself a “hobby runner” or a decent “club runner.” I won a little money and had some of my entry fees waived but not enough to support the expense of my activity so I would not have ever considered myself to be a serious runner.
But I wasn’t jogging out there either.
fastgirl77 wrote:
hobby jogging harry wrote:
Thanks so much for starting this topic; we've never covered it before. This is just what we needed.
You're very welcome!
So much irony packed into two posts.