The Personality of a Runner

I tried making this recipe by Iowa Girl Eats and I was a little worried about it..

 

It turned out great though! 

Here is the recipe.

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Today's run was a tempo run. I started off the first two miles at 7:27, then, 7:14. My 3rd mile was around 6:59, 4th mile hit 6:50, and then I hit the 5th mile around 6:14. Pretty happy with it. Then, I finished on the stair master 12 minutes and lifted weights *gasp* I lifted weights.

I'm feeling a little bit sore though from yesterday's long run and today's tempo. I should really foam roll.

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I'm just sitting here eating...and Days of our Lives is on.. And I'm sorry. But that show is just creeping me out.

I'm just too lazy to go and find the remote.

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Trying to distract myself from it, I came across this article by the Washington Running Report,

Successful distance running involves a delicate balance between intensity and restraint. Too much restraint and the runner never accomplishes anything. Too much intensity leads to overtraining and chronic injury problems. The successful distance runner is dedicated, patient and persistent, but not overly intense. This contrasts completely with the personality of the successful sprinter, which is impatient, excitable, and very intense.
The classic distance runner personality is exhibited by the great marathoner, Bill Rodgers. Rodgers has always been a ferocious competitor, and his training runs can sometimes be hard efforts, but he is also remarkably laid back. The book, Bill Rodgers' Lifetime Running Plan (HarperCollins 1996), is highly recommended reading for any distance runner who wants to understand the successful mental approach to distance running. Rodgers' approach at times seems almost casual, with its emphasis on easy days and backing off when problems occur. At the same time, Rodgers' unswerving dedication and ability to maintain a solid and consistent routine come through very clearly.

RI agree with the statement perfectly.

I found an article by the New York Times, too, how psychologists are interested in the personalities of runners.

-The researchers found statistically significant personality differences between the runners and the 30-year-old male population as a whole. The runners were more intelligent, dominant, suspicious, experimenting, self-sufficient and unconventional. They were also more reserved, which is defined as detached or self-involved, and more socially reserved, or reticent and shy.
Most runners are ready at the crack of a starter's pistol to talk about how running makes them feel. Terms such as ''happier,'' ''more relaxed'' or ''less stressed'' pour forth. To the non-psychologist, runners have a personality quirk in their obsessive devotion to the activity and the fervor with which they can testify about how it has changed their lives. They pound through the rain, cold and heat because it makes them feel better.

runners. I agree with that statement too!

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Off to find a remote...


Do you fit any of the personalities described in the NY Times about runners?
For me, it'd be defintely the self-sufficent, unconventional, reserved.

Have you read Bill Rodgers's book? If so, did you like it?
I want a good, inspirational running book.

What was on your lunch menu today?!