What do you guys think makes a hobby jogger and what makes you an actual runner. If you’re officially on a track/xc team does that make you an actual runner. And what types of shoes do hobby joggers wear vs. actual runners. Just wondering about differences and stuff like that.
JayTeeIsRunning wrote:
What do you guys think makes a hobby jogger and what makes you an actual runner. If you’re officially on a track/xc team does that make you an actual runner. And what types of shoes do hobby joggers wear vs. actual runners. Just wondering about differences and stuff like that.
you're a hobby jogger
If you run because you love it/enjoy it, you're a hobby jogger.
If you only run because of a paycheck/scholarship and will quit running as soon as that ends, you're a actual runner.
I'm a proud hobby jogger.
No I’m an actual runner. But your probably a hobby jogger not me.
JayTeeIsRunning wrote:
No I’m an actual runner. But your probably a hobby jogger not me.
You're a hobby jogger. I'm a hobby jogger
Your mother is a hobby jogger
I think an actual runner is one of the diehards who is a combination of good at running and considers the fact that they run to be a critical aspect of their identity. Hobby Joggers are usually slower, but enjoy the process more regardless of their performance. A Hobby Jogger also doesn’t have so much of their identity and self worth tied up in running and is generally more well rounded.
I actually run therefore am a runner. Never really thought of myself as an "actual" runner. I belong to a run club, log over 2,000 kms a year, train for and run races every year, yadda yadda. I've only been "jogging" for 6 years and have never stood on a podium for a running event. OTOH, I've run in roughly 20 cities on 3 continents, in 110F heat in Africa and -30F cold in Canada. If somebody calls what I do a hobby or refers to me as a jogger, I'm okay with that too.
Definition of hobby:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hobby
If running isn't your job, you're doing it as a hobby.
JayTeeIsRunning wrote:
No I’m an actual runner. But your probably a hobby jogger not me.
Look guys it's an ACTUAL RUNNER! Let all us inferior, hobbyjogger denizens worship and bow down to Him! He possesses otherworldly strength, talent and perseverance, and scales heights which we could never even dream of, as miserable worthless - dare I say it - hobbyjoggers. We envy Him and His single-minded focus on running, disregarding every other thing that goes on (or doesn't go on) in His life. We wish we could be pure, untainted virgins with one purpose in life. Oh, have mercy on us, Great One!
Well, it’s all shades of gray, right?
Some factors i would throw into the mix:
People who’ve lost their fitness, and are trying to get it back, are usually categorized as hobby joggers in my mind. Even when someone has competed at a high level before, or has a ton of genetic talent, i think that being 30 pounds on the heavy side or huffing and puffing to string two miles together, would safely qualify someone has (at best) a hobbyjogger.
Also, A lot of stopping and starting is very much the way of the hobbyjogger. (I know this one from personal experience!) If you can’t seem to string together more than three or four months of consistent training, you are not in the same league as people who have years of lung development and legit miles on the odometer.
A third factor might be, a Once N Done mentality, seems very hobbyjogger to me. If the fun wears off after completing your first Whatever-K Roadrace, and you don’t wanna train beyond that, you’re probably not really a runner in your heart.
Those are my thoughts! I could go on, but won’t add more right now.