I AM a runner!

“I’m not really a runner but......”.  The times I have heard that stupid phrase.  “Are you doing such an event?”.  “Well, I’m not really a runner, but I’m going to have a go at it”.  “How did you get on with the run?”.  “Well, I’m not really a runner, but I managed it in an hour”.........

The dictionary defines a “runner” as “a person, animal or thing that runs”.  Which makes all of you self-depreciating folk “runners”!   You may be running to get fit for something else, you may not be a fast runner, an efficient runner, a distance runner, a stylish runner, a competitive runner..... but if you run you’re a bloody runner!

So, since I am suddenly so keen on labels (I know!) I would describe myself as a “slow runner”, and I’m completely cool with that!  Most people couldn’t even run a bath......