Runners

To you these women may look like some strong, healthy, runners. They all have pretty ideal running bodies (especially the runner on the far right!) but from the position in which I see them, as a runner myself, they just look like posers. Let's take the "runner" on the far left for example. This lady has some major pronation going on for her and should really get that checked out. Also her form is terrible! Whatever she is doing with her arms might help her get paid for the photo shoot but won't help her to get a PR in any 5k. Also, these women are dressed to the 9's when it comes to running. I mean, your shoe laces match your tank-top for crying out loud! All this you may not realize unless you are a runner yourself.

I got found these models in the magazine Self and for as models it's their job to advertise the clothing and the body not specifically the sport itself. The body practices in which models put themselves through are different than what a professional athlete would do. They might run but their purpose for running would be, as they advertise in Self as "How to lose eight pounds in one month". Whereas, a runner who reads Runner's World or runs with a team would run with the intention of "Get your fastest 10k!". One body may eat to fuel the next run but then the other may eat (or sometimes not eat) to keep the weight off. Both types of runners have docile bodies that are ready for the challenge, but one is more likely to run to stay thin and not fat and the other to runs for the pure joy of running.

Take another look at the picture, the cultures of an I-love-to-run-runner v. an I-need-to-burn-calories-runner may cross in certain ways. They train their bodies and the discipline they have towards themselves are similar but their mindsets aren't the same. Besides, if they we're runners you'd think they'd have the time to find out a more efficient way to run besides crossing their arms more than halfway across their body. Take your positon and you tell me, (real) runners or posers?