6 Replies to “The Runner Gene: Is your running shaped by your personality or is it the other way around?”

  1. I love hearing your responses! Personalty tests are the perfect procrastination, and they have never told me anything I don’t know (except for the time one suggested I do a commerce degree…I think a maths test would have been better). I digress!

    This is a really interesting topic – it has to be a combination, but it’s not an even mix. I’d say personality is about 80% (maybe more!) for me. If I wasn’t stubborn, anxious, driven and a nut-case, there’s no way I’d still be running, and no way I’d be running so far.

    Best sport ever.

  2. I’m with Kate, personality tests are a great method of procrastinating.
    My personality shaped the beginning of my running journey. I was very tentative and didn’t think that I was built for it. Then, I started to feel that somehow running was changing me, running was ‘right’ for me. Running has taught me perseverance, the value of discomfort, and the sense of achievement that can come from sweating for something you want.
    I am the flip-side answer. Not a Type-A for many things (apart from spelling and grammar, alphabetising my bookshelves, and people’s proper titles – it’s not Kate, she is the Duchess of Cambridge 🙂 ), so perhaps running has changed me and made me slightly more Type A! Just don’t tell my Mum or she’ll hide my sneakers 😉

    • HAHAHAHA…i love it! so u are selectively type-A…i’ll be sure never to refer to her as Kate. 🙂 PS- ur secret is safe with me, i won’t tell mamma chickpea on u. hehe

  3. I agree with everything that has been said! I don’t want to attempt anything if I can’t do it well, so when I started running I was just sure that I would not continue it. I too thought that my body was not built for running and just knew that I would not be able to run long distance, or even 2 miles!
    With that said, I love to around positive people and every runner that I have spoken to or read about has this specific type of personality. 🙂 I have never met one runner that didn’t have something encouraging to say.
    Great post Cait!

    • that’s wat i LOVE about running, genetics only play a little role…but wat will ALWAYS ensure improvement is the work ethic and mentality. no matter wat, if a person is dedicated they will see improvement…and look at u go, girl! 🙂

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