{"id":10541,"date":"2024-11-26T11:02:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T11:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:56:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T15:56:37","slug":"what-makes-you-a-runner-my-experience-with-imposter-syndrome-in-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/what-makes-you-a-runner-my-experience-with-imposter-syndrome-in-running\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes you a runner? My experience with Imposter Syndrome in running"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<header id=\"block_0169a0c37e20bb2b5fd2bc2a957b449e\" class=\"SingleHero skip-lazy default\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"SingleHero__categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/tag\/os-champion\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPosts from OS Champions\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/running\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRunning\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/women-outdoors\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWomen Outdoors\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/tag\/trail-running\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrail Running\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/tag\/crystal-silver\/\" class=\"category\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCrystal Silver\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"SingleHero__title\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat makes you a runner? My experience with Imposter Syndrome in running\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row justify-content-center align-items-center SingleHero__author\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/crystal-silver-crystal_silver_portrait_5-e1727181978369-150x150.jpg\" class=\"avatar wp-post-image\" alt=\"Crystal Silver\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Crystal Silver\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"SingleHero__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPublished on \t\t\t\t\t\t<time datetime=\"2024-11-26T11:02:54+00:00\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">November 26, 2024<\/time>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"dot\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t6 min read\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"SingleHero__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scottish_highlands_2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-hd size-hd wp-post-image\" alt=\"ultra marathon runner Crystal Silver - Scottish_highlands_2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scottish_highlands_2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scottish_highlands_2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/scottish_highlands_2-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<article id=\"block_2db9df3c9c04821c77bcc9e0f802dabb\" class=\"Universal Universal--post c-small default pt-default pb-default mt-none mb-none    \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"InnerBlocks\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lead\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>I recently attended a 5 km <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parkrun.org.uk\/\">ParkRun<\/a> event. Chatting to another runner while we waited to start, I heard myself utter the words \u2018I\u2019m not really a runner\u2019. Despite wholeheartedly believing this, I\u2019d run the Loch Ness marathon only a few weeks before. How could I <em>not<\/em> be a runner? It got me thinking about why I still feel this way after a decade of running and what I think makes someone a runner or not.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/trail_running_bennachie_3.jpg\" alt=\"imposter syndrome in running - Crystal Silver Ultra Runner selfie on moorland\" class=\"wp-image-10564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/trail_running_bennachie_3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/trail_running_bennachie_3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/trail_running_bennachie_3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My running journey began in 2014. I\u2019d always been athletic, having previously competed in international team sport, but running had never been my thing. On a whim, I decided to sign up for my local half marathon\u2026 in three weeks\u2019 time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With little training, no technical clothing and the only pair of trainers I had, I turned up filled with nerves. My dad, a fine marathon runner in his day, had come along for moral support. I looked around the sea of elite kit, warm-up strategies and running tech, and felt instantly like an imposter. \u2018Dad\u2019, I said, \u2018everyone else looks like a proper runner\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_7b12cd10f57e72193d66c25170285fcc\" class=\"Inner InnerGoodToKnow\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center jusitfy-content-start\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"InnerGoodToKnow__icon InnerGoodToKnow__icon--quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"24px\" viewBox=\"0 -960 960 960\" width=\"24px\" fill=\"white\"><path d=\"m228-240 92-160q-66 0-113-47t-47-113q0-66 47-113t113-47q66 0 113 47t47 113q0 23-5.5 42.5T458-480L320-240h-92Zm360 0 92-160q-66 0-113-47t-47-113q0-66 47-113t113-47q66 0 113 47t47 113q0 23-5.5 42.5T818-480L680-240h-92Z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"InnerGoodToKnow__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                      \u2018What you look like doesn\u2019t make you a runner or not, you\u2019ll be fine\u2019\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p><br>His reply has stayed with me until this day and is something I think about when imposter syndrome kicks in. \u2018What you look like doesn\u2019t make you a runner or not, you\u2019ll be fine\u2019. Dad couldn\u2019t have been more right; I finished the half marathon comfortably. Little did I know crossing the finish line that day, I\u2019d end up an ultra-runner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/after_halfdram_2014-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10544\" style=\"width:844px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/after_halfdram_2014-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/after_halfdram_2014-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/after_halfdram_2014-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/after_halfdram_2014-rotated.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">After the Dundee Running Adventure half marathon 2014. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2015, I read that less than 1% of the UK population would run a marathon in their lifetime[2]. Deciding I needed to tick that experience off my bucket-list, I signed up for the Edinburgh marathon. I convinced myself running a marathon still didn\u2019t make me a runner; I was just doing it as a challenge and to raise money for charity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What I would admit, though, was that I started to love running during marathon training. I adored the simplicity and spontaneity of exploring by foot. Running became my way of escaping from the world and dealing with stress. It was a friend who was always there when you needed them. I went, I ran the marathon, I conquered. Still not a runner in my eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/edinburgh-marathon-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/edinburgh-marathon-rotated.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/edinburgh-marathon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/edinburgh-marathon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/edinburgh-marathon-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Finishing the Edinburgh marathon 2015.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I was first asked my finish time for the Edinburgh marathon, I was taken aback. Surely the immediate response when hearing someone had run a marathon was to congratulate them, not ask how long it took. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This raised another question in my mind about what makes a runner. If it wasn\u2019t the kit you were wearing, was it how fast you could run? Certain runners work at improving their \u2018personal best\u2019 times. To them, pace is everything. If you aren\u2019t one of those runners, however, I wouldn\u2019t let how fast or slow you run worry you in the slightest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_c5d97dd389b43324b8cbeeae5d83bcf5\" class=\"Inner InnerGoodToKnow\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center jusitfy-content-start\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"InnerGoodToKnow__icon InnerGoodToKnow__icon--quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"24px\" viewBox=\"0 -960 960 960\" width=\"24px\" fill=\"white\"><path d=\"m228-240 92-160q-66 0-113-47t-47-113q0-66 47-113t113-47q66 0 113 47t47 113q0 23-5.5 42.5T458-480L320-240h-92Zm360 0 92-160q-66 0-113-47t-47-113q0-66 47-113t113-47q66 0 113 47t47 113q0 23-5.5 42.5T818-480L680-240h-92Z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"InnerGoodToKnow__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf you\u2019ve tried running in the past and didn\u2019t enjoy it, give it another go at a slower pace.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p><br>There is an entire \u2018slow runner\u2019 movement aimed at challenging the assumption that running needs to be at a certain pace to be celebrated[3][4]. There are health benefits to easing off the accelerator[5][6][7], and it is a more inclusive type of running[8]. If you\u2019ve tried running in the past and didn\u2019t enjoy it, perhaps give it another go at a slower pace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bc_trails_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bc_trails_2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bc_trails_2-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bc_trails_2-768x578.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Exploring the trails of British Columbia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What I hadn\u2019t planned on was becoming chronically ill for a couple of years. During recovery, I rekindled my love for running out in the trails of the Scottish Highlands and British Columbia. The freedom was addictive after being confined for so long. I pushed to distances I\u2019d never run before, and cherished every minute of it. Still, trail running brought with it a new insecurity about what qualifies a runner. If you walk sections of a route, are you still trail running? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"751\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bc_trails_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bc_trails_4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bc_trails_4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/bc_trails_4-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Exploring the trails of British Columbia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When social media is flooded with clips of trail runners skipping up steep ascents with the ease of a mountain goat, it\u2019s hard to know where you stand when starting out. I now know that walking during trail running is not only normal[9], but also a very efficient strategy[10][11]! <\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_14e6cb2fb64bde6f635ee9ef10191c4c\" class=\"Inner InnerGoodToKnow\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center jusitfy-content-start\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"InnerGoodToKnow__icon InnerGoodToKnow__icon--quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"24px\" viewBox=\"0 -960 960 960\" width=\"24px\" fill=\"white\"><path d=\"m228-240 92-160q-66 0-113-47t-47-113q0-66 47-113t113-47q66 0 113 47t47 113q0 23-5.5 42.5T458-480L320-240h-92Zm360 0 92-160q-66 0-113-47t-47-113q0-66 47-113t113-47q66 0 113 47t47 113q0 23-5.5 42.5T818-480L680-240h-92Z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"InnerGoodToKnow__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t I run as fast or as slow as my body tells me and walk whenever I feel like it. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p><br>I\u2019d argue that anything goes on the trails. I run as fast or as slow as my body tells me and walk whenever I feel like it. Want to take some photos mid-route, sure. Fancy digging into a snack whilst enjoying the view, no problem. Write your own trial running rule book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_8960-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_8960-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_8960-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_8960-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/img_8960-rotated.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">With friend and fellow ultra-runner Gemma Holloway at the start of the Glen Ogle ultra marathon 2024. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At my last ultra marathon, I turned up looking like the kind of runner I\u2019d been intimidated by all those years ago. Fancy race watch, check. Trail vest and compression socks, check. Energy gels, check. Despite now looking the part, I still felt as intimidated and as nervous as I had at my first running event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The thing I have realised over time is that most people turning up to an event have some kind of worry or insecurity about being there. Regardless of whether it\u2019s 5 km or 50 km; someone is stressed out. The person you view as a serious, focused runner\u2026 may just be too nervous to smile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I challenge you next time you feel intimidated at an event to go and chat to another runner. Firstly, I guarantee that they will be nice to you and secondly, they will probably tell you that they are anxious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/getoutside39507958bf.blob.core.windows.net\/blobgetoutside39507958bf\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ultra-marathon-runner-crystal-silver-with_arash.jpg\" alt=\"ultra marathon runner Crystal Silver - with_arash\" class=\"wp-image-10542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ultra-marathon-runner-crystal-silver-with_arash.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ultra-marathon-runner-crystal-silver-with_arash-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/ultra-marathon-runner-crystal-silver-with_arash-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">With friend and running mentor, Arash Saharie in the trails of Bennachie, Aberdeenshire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most supportive community I have ever come across is the running community. The best part? To be included, all you have to do is turn up. Strangers will high five you at the finish line of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parkrun.org.uk\/\">ParkRun<\/a>, fellow runners will exchange words of encouragement at the business end of an ultra, and I have never heard the words \u2018well done\u2019 so often as when I am at a running event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_e0a140d29f0108cc83493ea058aae162\" class=\"Inner InnerGoodToKnow\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-center jusitfy-content-start\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"InnerGoodToKnow__icon InnerGoodToKnow__icon--quote\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" height=\"24px\" viewBox=\"0 -960 960 960\" width=\"24px\" fill=\"white\"><path d=\"m228-240 92-160q-66 0-113-47t-47-113q0-66 47-113t113-47q66 0 113 47t47 113q0 23-5.5 42.5T458-480L320-240h-92Zm360 0 92-160q-66 0-113-47t-47-113q0-66 47-113t113-47q66 0 113 47t47 113q0 23-5.5 42.5T818-480L680-240h-92Z\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"InnerGoodToKnow__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe most supportive community I have ever come across is the running community. \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p><br>That brings me back to what I\u2019d like you to take away from my journey. Being a runner isn\u2019t about what you wear, and it definitely isn\u2019t about how fast you run. Being a runner isn\u2019t about whether you take walk breaks or not. Being a runner isn\u2019t even about how often you run or the distance you cover. Quite simply, if you get out there and run, you\u2019re a runner. Welcome to the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Running the Dava Way 50 km ultra marathon\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/gbQm6gdErEE?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https%253A%252F%252Fgetoutside.ordnancesurvey.co.uk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Watch Crystal&#8217;s Dava Way 50K Ultra Video to see her in action<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-further-reading-amp-references\">Further Reading &amp; References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t<section id=\"block_812bf2f3f5792c594de45775130828d0\" class=\"GuidesArticles  radial pt-default pb-default mt-none mb-none    \" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"GuidesArticlesBox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ThumbGuides\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ThumbGuidesBox\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/a-beginners-guide-to-ultra-running\/\" class=\"ThumbGuidesBox__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ultra-running-guide.jpg\" class=\"image-box__img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ultra-running-guide.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ultra-running-guide-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/ultra-running-guide-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ThumbGuides__tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/running\/\" class=\"tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRunning\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/beginners-guides\/\" class=\"tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeginner&#8217;s guides\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/tag\/trail-running\/\" class=\"tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrail Running\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ThumbGuides__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA beginner&#8217;s guide to ultra-running\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row ThumbGuides__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 10, 2016\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto meta-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"2\" height=\"2\" viewBox=\"0 0 2 2\" fill=\"none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"1.00049\" cy=\"1\" r=\"1\" fill=\"#A9A29D\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto meta-read\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10 min read\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ThumbGuides__desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf standard marathons are no longing challenging enough for you, and you&#8217;re looking for your next big event &#8211; why not try ultra-running? Ultra-running is not for the faint hearted, but this beginner&#8217;s guide from experience runners can help to get you started.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ThumbGuides\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ThumbGuidesBox\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/why-do-people-run-marathons\/\" class=\"ThumbGuidesBox__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/marathon-amy-wright.jpg\" class=\"image-box__img\" alt=\"Marathon - Amy Wright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/marathon-amy-wright.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/marathon-amy-wright-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/marathon-amy-wright-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ThumbGuides__tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/running\/\" class=\"tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRunning\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/tag\/marathon\/\" class=\"tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarathon\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ThumbGuides__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy do people run Marathons?\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row ThumbGuides__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 21, 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto meta-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"2\" height=\"2\" viewBox=\"0 0 2 2\" fill=\"none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"1.00049\" cy=\"1\" r=\"1\" fill=\"#A9A29D\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto meta-read\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7 min read\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ThumbGuides__desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy do people run marathons? Ordnance Survey has teamed up with our friends at APB Southampton Marathon to explore all the reasons&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ThumbGuides\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ThumbGuidesBox\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/guides\/complete-the-tcs-london-marathon-wherever-you-wish-with-14-virtual-os-maps-routes-to-try\/\" class=\"ThumbGuidesBox__link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/marathon4wales.jpg\" class=\"image-box__img\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/marathon4wales.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/marathon4wales-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/marathon4wales-768x540.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ThumbGuides__tags\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/places-to-go\/\" class=\"tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPlaces to go\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/activities\/running\/\" class=\"tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRunning\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/osmaps.com\/discover\/tag\/explore-london\/\" class=\"tag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOutdoor Adventures in London\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"ThumbGuides__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tTry these 14 Routes with your TCS London Marathon MyWay Adventure\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row ThumbGuides__meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto meta-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 29, 2024\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto meta-dot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"2\" height=\"2\" viewBox=\"0 0 2 2\" fill=\"none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<circle cx=\"1.00049\" cy=\"1\" r=\"1\" fill=\"#A9A29D\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-auto meta-read\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t10 min read\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ThumbGuides__desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tComplete the TCS London Marathon wherever you wish with 14 virtual OS Maps routes to try. \t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_ftn1\" href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parkrun.org.uk\/\">www.parkrun.org.uk<\/a><br><a id=\"_ftn2\" href=\"#_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livestrong.com\/article\/13730338-running-statistics\/\">www.livestrong.com\/running-statistics<\/a><br><a id=\"_ftn3\" href=\"#_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/2023\/jul\/24\/slow-running-revolution-sexy-pace-enjoy-the-race\">www.theguardian.com\/slow-running-revolution-sexy-pace-enjoy-the-race<\/a><br><a id=\"_ftn5\" href=\"#_ftnref5\">[5]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/slow-running-benefits-training-b2531546.html\">www.independent.co.uk\/life-style\/slow-running-benefits-training<\/a><br><a id=\"_ftn6\" href=\"#_ftnref6\">[6]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womensrunning.com\/training\/beginner\/slow-running-benefits\/\">www.womensrunning.com\/training\/beginner\/slow-running-benefits\/<\/a><br><a id=\"_ftn7\" href=\"#_ftnref7\">[7]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-cambridgeshire-68197824\">www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-cambridgeshire<\/a><br><a id=\"_ftn8\" href=\"#_ftnref8\">[8]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.runstreet.com\/blog\/slow-running#:~:text=Run%20at%20a%20relaxed%20pace,a%20conversation%20at%20this%20pace\">www.runstreet.com\/blog\/slow-running<\/a><br><a id=\"_ftn9\" href=\"#_ftnref9\">[9]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trailrunnermag.com\/training\/trail-tips-training\/walking-makes-you-a-trail-runner\/\">www.trailrunnermag.com\/training\/trail-tips-training\/walking-makes-you-a-trail-runner\/<\/a><br><a id=\"_ftn10\" href=\"#_ftnref10\">[10]<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.runnersworld.com\/uk\/training\/a38065495\/guide-to-jeffing\/#how-to-use-jeffing-in-a-race\">www.runnersworld.com\/how-to-use-jeffing-in-a-race<\/a><br><a id=\"_ftn11\" href=\"#_ftnref11\">[11]<\/a> <a 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