I knit. I call myself a knitter. From the day I started my first project (not just practice swatches), I called myself a knitter. I *still* refer to myself as a new knitter but a knitter none the less. I do not call myself a runner though. I've never run more than 10k at once (those were several years ago) but even when I was running then I did not call myself a runner. I would say "I run" or "I went for a run" but never "I'm a runner." I'm on a forum of running moms and they recently had a "you know you're a real runner when..." post and I can check off things on there, but I'm still not a runner. I guess it's in my head. I've been "running" again for 2.5 months, with a break because of vacation/death in the family/injury, so I've been really running for maybe 1.5 months of that time. I can run 3-4 miles at a time but at a snail's pace. I can run 0.5-1 mile at a time faster, then walk, and alternate doing that. I'm not sure I have a point, I'm just pondering. I would like to be a runner, would love to call myself a runner, but I can't. I'm not sure I'll ever be able to. Why is it that I've completed some races (although again it was years ago), and I don't feel comfortable calling myself a runner, but before I even completed a knit project I felt comfortable calling myself a knitter? |
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
I run versus I'm a runner?
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I struggle with the same ideas Kaci. I think of runners as elite atheletes doing marathons and such. I do listen to some podcasts and read some blogs of "average" runners and I figure if I see them as runners than I must be too. That helps me a little anyway.
Thanks for the comments.
On the BG issue, yes, stink was an issue. I cloth diapered for just six months, and a big reason why I sold my stash was because of the stink. I could not figure it out. I tried stripping them, less detergent, more detergent, Blue Dawn, every recommended product--you name it. It's not like they stunk out of the wash or anything, but as soon as he peed, it smelled so bad. Ugh. I don't know that it was just BG, or cloth diapers in general.
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