Various experts, including Henderson, had recommended a minimum of 50 to 60 miles a week for recreational runners.

The recreational runner may just want to finish it.

Compared with people who do not exercise at all, recreational runners are generally less likely to suffer from joint problems.

Today they are far more likely to be recreational runners out for a romp.

Some locals believe the time standards are too stringent for many recreational runners.

He said that went for the recreational runner, too.

Like most recreational runners, I've run mostly at a "conversational" pace all these years.

At this time of the year, recreational runners can almost taste their desire for faster times.

And many recreational runners figure they will blend into the crowd of thousands without being detected.

New York, they said, has become the marathon of choice for recreational runners.