tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893946833873621642.post8180187810896468543..comments2023-10-05T10:14:25.361-07:00Comments on Run Audrey Run: A Real Runner Doesn't...audgepodgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589920897176813735noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893946833873621642.post-87690999857897309132015-01-16T22:17:39.048-08:002015-01-16T22:17:39.048-08:00When I first started running back in high school i...When I first started running back in high school in the early 1980s, Nike running shoes were considered THE best shoes and they truly were amazing. I'd still be running in Nikes now if they had continued to make such amazing shoes...unfortunately, at least for me, they have not measured up since the late 80s with their ladies running shoes, so I wear something else. But for some, I know Nike is still where it's at. The "real runner" arguments are getting old. I have been running a long time and I have found myself in both the slow and fast packs at times. I usually place first in every 5K I run in my age division, so I think I can safely assume I'm a "real" runner but I am guilty of all the crimes of the "fraud" runner, i.e, I have worn Nikes, I listen to music, I have come in with pretty slow times at different times in my running career, and I wear whatever I can find even if it's not what "real" runners wear. As for the running skirt, no I haven't done that one but only because I haven't felt like my legs would look good enough in it to pull it off (white, pasty Irish girl that can't tan). Anyone who gets out there and does the work is a runner and can be proud of themselves, no matter what they look like, what they wear, or how well they run.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02984492665389785364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893946833873621642.post-62828333890330302822010-09-10T23:20:26.035-07:002010-09-10T23:20:26.035-07:00I don't get it...why NOT?!
I consider myself ...I don't get it...why NOT?!<br /><br />I consider myself a runner and I...<br /><br />1. wear skirts...<br />2. have a marathon PB of 5:00:05!!!<br /><br />Erm...ok, I don't wear Nike shoes...but that's because my feet just prefers Brooks....Puisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10459635009262829362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893946833873621642.post-55262932845853822692010-08-05T09:28:57.617-07:002010-08-05T09:28:57.617-07:00Omg Audrey, what a great post!!!! Yeah, it's l...Omg Audrey, what a great post!!!! Yeah, it's like "real makeup artists don't use MAC". Have you heard this before?? Oops, wrong blog. <br /><br />hehe<br /><br />I've heard: "Real runners don't listen to music while runnig!"<br /><br />WTH???Juliannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795598528475684390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893946833873621642.post-10816600228876839512010-07-29T11:01:14.118-07:002010-07-29T11:01:14.118-07:00i agree... people need to quit judging! i have hea...i agree... people need to quit judging! i have heard that before... i ran my fastest marathon in nikes! grrrrNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11825097650104995097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893946833873621642.post-8468286293931366662010-07-29T06:41:28.167-07:002010-07-29T06:41:28.167-07:00I don't get why people are so anti-Nikes for r...I don't get why people are so anti-Nikes for runners. The Pegasus and the Vomero and Zoom Structure Triax are totally decent shoes that many legit running stores sell. I guess Shox aren't so great for running, but people can't tell the difference. <br /><br />Runners can be such nice, friendly people, but they can also be SO exclusive and competitive. It kind of keeps me from associating with big running clubs.Micahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15604796212114746531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893946833873621642.post-50849991547908021722010-07-28T15:17:34.926-07:002010-07-28T15:17:34.926-07:00I hate when I hear that kind of stuff! I can'...I hate when I hear that kind of stuff! I can't wear nikes b/c of it bothers my foot I had surgery on... otherwise if they were the ones that fit then I would wear them! I too am not the hugest fan of the Pearl Izumi ads either.<br /><br />Congrats on getting up to 4 miles!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757049962850570389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893946833873621642.post-15356411159411793522010-07-28T13:24:21.833-07:002010-07-28T13:24:21.833-07:00Ooh! So much to say here:
Umm... Aren't all ...Ooh! So much to say here:<br /><br />Umm... Aren't all the ELITE runners sponsored by Nike? Bleh to anyone with shoe elitism!! I have never worn Nike running shoes but only because no store has ever put me in them. If they worked for me, I'd buy 'em. (as an aside, I actually have had great success in PI shoes though I agree their advertising department is comprised of a bunch of douches).<br /><br />I do everything on your list. The running skirt one really rubs me the wrong way. Sadly I am not that fast so am unable to kick the asses of people who think that in races, but I really wish I could :)<br /><br />As far as being "slower" that is all relative. And I am 100% certain that "slower" runners endure and suffer way more than fast ones. So we are actually tougher :)<br /><br />I think being a "runner" is a mental state more than anything else.RoadBunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628262932938865868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893946833873621642.post-42899837041242789012010-07-28T12:29:24.172-07:002010-07-28T12:29:24.172-07:00I forgot to write:
Yay for 4 miles!!!I forgot to write:<br /><br />Yay for 4 miles!!!Marathon Maritzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00617226310522206108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893946833873621642.post-82690805176739743632010-07-28T12:28:42.362-07:002010-07-28T12:28:42.362-07:00I'd never heard that 'real runners' di...I'd never heard that 'real runners' didn't wear Nikes...wtf? I feel like 'real runners' should be encouraging of other runners...so who's a REAL runner now?!<br /><br />People have too much time on their hands to judge, I think.Marathon Maritzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00617226310522206108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893946833873621642.post-53663736578008053942010-07-28T09:55:15.724-07:002010-07-28T09:55:15.724-07:00I hear you!!
Someone told my hubby and I to have...I hear you!! <br /><br />Someone told my hubby and I to have a nice jog and it made me so mad!!Nicole @ Haute Runnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567153986505971579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893946833873621642.post-18377004730515425282010-07-28T07:26:10.466-07:002010-07-28T07:26:10.466-07:00Dan wears Nike and he ran the Boston!
Guess they...Dan wears Nike and he ran the Boston! <br /><br />Guess they presume that all real runners must have some sort of running issue that requires them to have more tricked out shoes. Personally, I have to wear Asics since I pronate so much.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15110542824113088648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893946833873621642.post-59428738712747120332010-07-28T06:03:12.562-07:002010-07-28T06:03:12.562-07:00It's not about the shoes!
I wear Adidas supern...It's not about the shoes!<br />I wear Adidas supernova, but have even run in a very flat Keen water shoe when I was spending time on the lake and did a spontaneous four mile trail run when I got to shore. And I felt great! Apparently, running barefoot (after appropriate preparation of course) is even better!<br />I haven't worn a running skirt, but I think they are adorable! <br />And as for pace-anyone who is out there running is a runner-that goes double for those who stick with it through the hard times. I really respect those that take longer to finish-they were out there even longer than me and who knows, maybe they are just starting, recovering from an injury...who knows? We're all on the same team folks! Support each other.<br />Way to go with the 4 miles Audrey!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893946833873621642.post-76907749366287931252010-07-28T05:49:14.764-07:002010-07-28T05:49:14.764-07:00I just switched to Nike after 5+ years in Brooks (...I just switched to Nike after 5+ years in Brooks (at the recommendation of the salesperson at a running store). I guess I'm not a real runner either :)<br /><br />"Real runners" also don't take walk breaks, I've heard....Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444891902392916401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893946833873621642.post-48699359301836450282010-07-28T05:34:28.081-07:002010-07-28T05:34:28.081-07:00I'm sure other runners roll their eyes at my N...I'm sure other runners roll their eyes at my Nike Frees when I show up at races then plod along.<br /><br />You should see their eyes totally bug out now when I gimp along in my boot ;)joyRuNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03033973041471006513noreply@blogger.com