The phrase "skinny runner" as used on this Board.

You don't have to be a bodybuilder or a cage fighter to remind a skinny person that he is talking too much shit to be able to back up. You could be skinny yourself. You could be an old lady. There is no requirement to calling it like you see it.

The only "red flag" here is your rambling post.

Oh that's right! I should have expected that every response would be hostile and critical of my point. Congradulations for you! Go ahead. Call it like it is. I'm talking too much for my skinny runner ass to back up. I'm saying that's what this board is all about. Skinny runner as opposed to...a hefty or beefy runner? A bulked up, bode runner?

You remind me of one of my teammates in college who we used to enjoy getting all fired up about topics like this.

I may be wrong about this, but I sense some insecurities about your being a "skinny runner". Here's my advice: once you're done with competitive running, go ahead and bulk up. Lift weights and sign up for boxing. You'll get bigger and feel tough. Which is nice. But when you try to run again, you'll feel very heavy and dumpy. You'll hate it. And then you'll wish you were a skinny runner again. I know this because I did this.

Chumps for Breakfast wrote:

Oh that's right! I should have expected that every response would be hostile and critical of my point. Congradulations for you! Go ahead. Call it like it is. I'm talking too much for my skinny runner ass to back up. I'm saying that's what this board is all about. Skinny runner as opposed to...a hefty or beefy runner? A bulked up, bode runner?

Dude, chill. I'm a skinny guy too, as is 90% of this message board. I couldn't beat up anyone. But I'm going to have to agree with others that you sound defensive about this. The fact that you chose the word "hostile" is telling.

Be happy with who you are, or make yourself into something else. It's that simple.

I hope you don't find this post hostile or conclude that I think of myself as a tough guy.

Yeah, perhaps the OP should switch cereal brands and eat his Wheaties. Starting each day with something called Chumps can't be good for confidence.

roboto wrote:

Here's my advice: once you're done with competitive running, go ahead and bulk up. Lift weights and sign up for boxing. You'll get bigger and feel tough. Which is nice. But when you try to run again, you'll feel very heavy and dumpy. You'll hate it. And then you'll wish you were a skinny runner again. I know this because I did this.

Unless you give sprinting a try. Do it. It's fun.

Oh God, the last thing this message board needs is more neurotic skinny assed runners...

Chumps for Breakfast wrote:

So when I see "real" tough guys calling actual runners out on their skinny physique, that's a red flag. A red flag that says "I'm worried about my own manhood, so I'll let everyone know that I'm huge and tough." I don't know, just a thought. It just happens a lot on here, a runner's board.

Perhaps it is said in jest, for good fun. So chill. Just a possibility.

I agree with you 100% man! What's up with these so-called tough guys calling us out? If they want to see tough, they should try running a 5k all out until they puke. Then they'll see what tough is. Better yet, tie a rope to them and see how long they can run 5:00 pace!

I thought 'skinny runner' was a compliment?

that is how I take it, anyway...

I wish I was skinnier. I'm pretty big for a runner. I guess I have more a Chris Solinsky build, but my legs are also pretty big. I know most dudes would like to be more muscular, but I would actually prefer to be built more like some of these skinny runners. Because I really enjoy 5k/10k running, but I feel like my build makes it hard for me to really become competitive (at the local level) in the longer events.