Mrs. Boresen
Expository Writing,4th
Definition Essay
2/2/09
What Is a Runner?
A runner can be viewed by a messenger or athlete only based on training. It is a word that gets a lot of meanings; it all depends on who the runner is and where he comes from. Today, people consider themselves runners just if they go for a stroll or a hike. Most people view a typical runner with running clothing and running shoes, top of the year gear. They also think of people who have more miles in their shoes than their car. People don’t realize that runners consider themselves runners through emotions. The way you feel when you take off hearing that gun, the drive that you feel. A runner can only be only described in the words of the beholder.
The word runner can be a mystifying word because it has so many meanings. A meaning that is actually not set in stone or completely agreed with because so many perceptions of it. At Dictionary.com, its noun definition is an athlete who travels by foot. This definition is very accurate but only to an extent. It can go so much more into depth and emotion. The world runner can be also a verb depending on the context. As a verb, runner is a person who is competing in a race. At Dictionary.com it describes the word as like a competitor but really it’s not all about the competition. The runner can choose to test his/her ability against other runners. Also it could depend whether you want to compete against yourself. The word runner can be defined in my own words just as many runners have put it themselves. A runner is more than words to start off with. A runner is a champion who runs day and night. A runner who will run on his/her own spare time and is determine to beat his/her own personal records. One who trains in their own sweat and blood through intense training. A runner who trains until they cannot go anymore. One who gets through the worst pains imaginable but still manages to pull through bit by bit. Throughout certain runs a runner will face pains throughout every muscle fiber and bone in their body. An athlete who has incredible endurance and mind structure. This is one of the most vital factors. A diamond mind structure will make a runner successful and the endurance shows robustness. I’m also speaking of short distance runs as well. Long distance and short distance runners share their own side of the story. It all comes down to if you want to be a runner and what type. A person who considers themselves a runner is comfortable enough to label themselves that. At Relentlessrunner.com to determine if you’re a runner or not it depends on how or why the person is doing the running (Palmer,Rick). It has to come from your own experience to put it into your own words.
I have experienced the word runner inside and out. It is a word that I understand clearly. I have come so clear to the meaning of this word because of how many miles and shoes I have gone through being a runner. I have done it all, from running before the birds could get their morning grub, until the moon is beaming the dappled sky. I have also done my share of competing in races as well. The word runner has a feeling to it. It feels like the best accomplishing feeling you can imagine. To feel the light breeze and sunshine on your sweat soaked skin. Although sometimes it gives excruciating pain, it makes you feel unstoppable, a juggernaut. The word is like a beat of a drum with your heart pumping faster and faster trying to catch up with every breathe you take. It would be like a sensation seeping throughout your pores. A visual of the world revolving around your very own feet. The sense is indescribable so a person would have to try it out themselves and tell their own modest tome of emotion.
The history of runners has been in the world’s timeline. In my very own personal life, some of the runners in the family actually came known to become legends in the art of running. Runners in my family have set records throughout their grade school life. I have been trying to become the best I can be by training harder and staying focused. The history of running has eroded my bones and skin because it is an infection that cannot be cured. Being a runner has been around for thousands of years, whether it was the early humans trying to hunt or the phenomenal runners in the first Olympics. Today, people around the world run for fun while others might be more serious and take it as a career. These days it is encouraged to be a runner because it adds shape to your health, gives us all a test, and is environmental friendly. That’s why there are so many sponsored races for the ill like race for the cure. The history of running is changing but the concept of it will forever be there.
A runner is a noun and verb that has brought many challenges, excitement, and prosperity to many lives including mine. Being a runner you can challenge your body and get to know every little aspect about it. A runner will know his limits and try to exceed the restrictions. So take the trail of footsteps that runners have left before you. There is so much that the word runner can bring to your life. Try something new and get to view the world on foot. So whether you are in a race or you are getting chased by the neighbor dog, you better start running because if you want to be a runner, you got a lot of road ahead of you.
