CHRISTINA MACDONALD
BUILDING CONFIDENCE
How much respect do you have for your running ability? Through years of interviewing female runners, I’ve noticed many of us don’t consider ourselves ‘real runners’. It doesn’t matter how far we can run, we are still reluctant to call ourselves runners. I’ve completed two marathons, 10 half-marathons and numerous 10Ks, yet I don’t consider myself a real runner. I’ll often compare myself to slim, fast runners and minimise my achievements. “I don’t have too much confidence in my ability of running. I still compare myself to others”, says Brenda Doig, who has been running for 10 years.