“Neither distance nor pace make a #runner—if you have one foot on the ground and one foot off the ground in a forward-moving pattern, you’re #running, and therefore a #runner”
Racing a #5K Is Just as Worthy as a #Marathon, Here’s Why
Nope, you don’t need to #run a #marathon to be a #runner—or to reap the physiological and psychological rewards that #training and #racing offer
https://run.outsideonline.com/road/road-culture/racing-a-5k-is-just-as-worthy-as-a-marathon-heres-why/