How Does a Runner Look?

frank-in-toronto <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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How does a runner look?

I ask this because I saw a lady the other day who I knew
right away was a recreational runner. It wasn't her size
because she wasn't all that slim. But it was obvious. We
spoke later and my guess was confirmed.

Now, having nothing to do some of the time, I've been
trying to figure out how I knew. Could have been just
coincidence. But I like to think that "runners" look and
act different from the general population. I think it was
the way she walked. Kinda on the balls of her feet
usually. Maybe it was her posture.

Are you sure it wasn't *your* balls that she walked on?

Running builds confidence.

Dot dot.h@#att.net said:

Phil M. said:

If you look at the top percentile of male and female
runners, you will see that they are all thin, low body
fat types.

What's interesting is to compare the image of a "runner"
generated by RW (I've only seen a couple recent covers
that have been discussed here),

The people on the RW covers look more like fitness models
than runners -- they're a little heavier than the typical
competitive runner, and much leaner than the typical
roadrace midpacker.

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in sponsors clothes, are usually very "fit" (strong?)
looking (not the small frame of elite road runners), and
are usually in aggressive running positions (not standing
models like RW);

This is more-or-less the look of the typical competitive
road runner -- most of these guys are not 5'6" and
130lb, they just don't have the genetics to permit such
a small size. But most of them are pretty lean. I think
the lower volume mags tend to use models that look more
like real runners.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi pegasus.rutgers.edu~elflordOpen ↗

Donovan Rebbechi <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...

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The people on the RW covers look more like fitness models
than runners -- they're a little heavier than the typical
competitive runner, and much leaner than the typical
roadrace midpacker.

But the question is, do they still turn you on?
(theoretical, we already know they do)

Donovan Rebbechi said:

I think the lower volume mags tend to use models that look
more like real runners.

Not sure about volume (both RW and TR have equal shelf space
in grocery), but the running mags that have cover photos
that *I* get (TrailRunner, Ultrarunning) have *real* runners
on the cover (sometimes elites), *not* models, and they are
always in motion on a trail (exception is gear issue with
gear, not runner, on cover).

I know at least some of the RW covers in the past were
people who run (might be triathlete) - sometimes undoctored
(a photographer is on ultra list) - but I don't know what
they use now. I have no idea what demographic they are
appealing to, but I know I'm not in it 😉

As I've said before, while one might stereotype certain
types of runners (as I mentioned small frames for elite road
runners), I think there's enough variation to make it an
exercise in futility, esp. since many runners do other
activities / sports (tri, mt biking, climbing, snowshoeing,
etc). However, I think a person who runs long distances,
unsupported (think carrying 10-20 lb pack up and down
multiple 1000s of feet) in the mountains (a TrailRunner
cover candidate) is likely to appear more muscular than an
elite that runs road marathons with aid stations, but I
could be wrong. I don't think all TR covers are elites, but
they may be - I just don't follow races that much to know
that many names, other than a few ultra runners and maybe
some mtn and snowshoe runners.

Dot

--
"Success is different things to different people" -Bernd
Heinrich in Racing the Antelope

Dot dot.h@#att.net said:

Donovan Rebbechi said:

I think the lower volume mags tend to use models that look
more like real runners.

Not sure about volume (both RW and TR have equal shelf
space in grocery), but the running mags that have cover
photos that *I* get (TrailRunner, Ultrarunning) have
*real* runners on the cover (sometimes elites), *not*
models, and they are always in motion on a trail

"Low volume" was a reference to anything besides RW.
Depressingly, where I am, most places carry RW but few carry
RT, TR or UR.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi pegasus.rutgers.edu~elflordOpen ↗

frank-in-toronto said:

How does a runner look?

With his (or her) eyes?

Mike McSwell

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aware and friendly, and can whip up a souffle without
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that's all i can think of at the moment 🙂

Took the words right out of my mouth.

I was thinking more along the lines of: "They smell worse
than the rest of the crowd in the bagel shop on Saturday
morning."

... but that was the only way we could get tables to
ourselves in the old place!
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Galilei) "You present these recondite matters with too much
evidence and ease; this great facility makes them less
appreciated than they would be had they been presented in a
more abstruse manner." Two New Sciences

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oprah winfrey she looks old, fat, ugly and over done.