Don't mistake it for MY analysis. I agree there are different levels, but Hobbyist by definition covers a large area which is why people should not use that term just to mean slow people.I would change your list to:1) World's Bes2) World Class3) Professional4) Non-professional elite5) Competitor6) Participant (and this could be Frequent Participant and then infrequent participant)Hobbyist covers all of them from #4 to the higher numbers.
gdfbgb wrote:
Flagpole, you're analysis is too narrow and one-dimensional. Once you eliminate all the runners who get paid or are on scholarship, are you going to deny there's a difference in MOTIVATION between those who are left on the starting line?
It should be labeled this way:
1- Professional/Elite
2- Competittor
3- Hobbyist/Participant