A friend once told me that a true runner doesn’t look outside to see if he’s going to go out or not.  A true runner only looks outside to see what he will wear.  Now if you’re the die-hard 15 mile runner this might be true, and it might even be true if you just simply love to run and are able to bear the elements, but for me I’m a fair weather or hit the treadmill kind of girl.

When the weather isn’t working in your favor, you can do your exact same workout on the treadmill.  My husband calls my condition wuss-itis (rude, I know) but if I’m going to get a better workout in the comfort of my treadmill with a fabulous show or movie playing right in front of me, then why not?

Why do we have to brave the elements to be an avid runner?  It’s still running isn’t it!  Those so called “true runners” are prideful and are only saying such things so that they can make themselves seem like better runners.  If you want to be a better runner than me, then beat me in distance or by time.  Don’t try to tell me that running in the rain makes you a better runner.  To me, you only look dumb.