Are you a runner?
Are you a runner?
Hi! My name is Emi Uelmen and I am the Race Director and Owner of the Eau Claire Marathon.
If you would have asked me in high school if I was a runner, the answer would have been NO!
Did I run? Yes!
I did cross country and track for a few reasons.
To get me ready for basketball season
More importantly, to do a sport with my boyfriend at the time who is now my husband
If you asked me post college if I was a runner, the answer would have still been NO!
If you ask me today if I am a runner, the answer is definitely YES!
Did I become a runner when I ran my first 5K?
Did I become a runner when I ran my first Half Marathon?
Did I become a runner when I ran my first Eau Claire Four Person Marathon Relay?
Did I become a runner when I ran my first Marathon?
I think the true answer is that I have always been a runner!
The definition of run:
- to move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both feet on the ground at the same time.
-a journey accomplished
-to operate, to direct, to oversee and manage
We are all runners!
People ask me regularly if “I run the Eau Claire Marathon?”
My answer: “Yes, I “run” the Eau Claire Marathon!” But what meaning of “run” do I mean?
So my question to you: “Are you a runner?”