My last blog post was about being a runner. Not a jogger, but a runner. This post gives an example of a real runner. His name is Geoff Roes. Here is a short Clif Bar video of Geoff (they sponsor him as an ultrarunner):
After watching the short video, check out Geoff's recent race report about his 350-mile run in the Iditarod Trail Invitational. Participants can ski, bike, or run the 350 miles across rural and barren Alaska. Geoff was in the running division. Why? Because he's a runner. Not a jogger, biker, or skier.
Geoff Roes Iditarod Race Report
Joggers don't run across Alaska. Geoff is a runner.
If I recall correctly, awhile ago you posted a critique of some other bloggers who differentiated between road marathoners and ultra marathoners. You seemed to not like that they were speaking of ultra marathoners in a condescending way.
ReplyDeleteWith your last two posts do you think you are falling into that same trap, except you are painting 'runners' in an elitist light over 'joggers'?
Very possible. I can't remember the exact comparison, but you may be right. I do find "runners" to be a special "breed"...not because of speed or distance or stamina...but attitude. Runners push themselves and see running as a good thing, not a punishment. They value running for itself...not as a means to an end. And I value that perspective. I suppose I am placing runners above joggers. Not as extremely as the Pearl Izumi ads, but I'm certainly in their camp.
ReplyDeleteI'm probably not too touchy about people putting ultra-marathon runners down since EVERYONE knows they are superior to marathon runners...or any other distance runners...we have ULTRA in our name! ;-)
So I just figured out the connection you were making to the pearl izumi advert/book on their website. (I guess I didn't read your last blogpost).
ReplyDeleteI totally get what you're saying now. :)