What's your Running Style?

Please take this survey and let me know what four letters you get from your running style. This is more fun than anything, but there is some serious psychology behind this.

Q1. Which is your most natural energy orientation?
Steve Prefontaine Characteristics Sign up for a race and then reflect later if you should actually run it? Go running just because you feel like it Feel deprived when people don't post on your blog and you can't read other blogs Motivated by the knowledge that people are reading your blog	Lasse Viren Characteristics Think/reflect first, then Act Regularly require an amount of "private time" to recharge batteries Motivated internally, mind is sometimes so active it is "closed" to outside world Prefer one-to-one communication and relationships, stay up all night talking
Choose which best fits: Steve Prefontaine (P) Lasse Viren (V)

Q2. Which is your most natural way of understanding?
Eckhart Tolle Characteristics You watch your pace while you are running to stay on target Watch your running style and look for opportunities to improve your posture and stride Using common sense and creating practical solutions is automatic for you You use your past experience as a starting point to find new ways of running You like clear and concrete information	Alvin Toffler Characteristics You keep figuring out your final time from your current pace You think about how this run will help you in the next race Using imagination and inventing new possibilities is automatic for you You like to buiild your running style from common understanding about running You are comfortable with fuzzy information
Choose which best fits: Eckhart Tolle (E) Alvin Toffler (A)

Q3. Which is your most natural way of forming judgements?
Mr. Spock Characteristics Instinctively search for facts and logic when I need to make a decision situation during a race or while running. Notice things that need to be done in my running form and in race tactics Easily able to provide an objective and critical analysis Accept conflict as a natural, normal part of relationships with people - I am running against the pack	Dr. McCoy Characteristics Instinctively employ personal feelings when commenting during decision situations Naturally let others pass me or cut me off (and then get angry) Naturally fit into where there is a hole in the running group Unsettled by conflict - I am running against myself really - the race is about running against yourself
Choose which best fits: Mr. Spock (S) Dr. McCoy (M)

Q4. What is your natural action orientation towards the outside world?
Judge Lance Ito Characteristics Plan your running in advance before moving into action. You have a coach. Focus on tasks and complete meaningful segments before moving on. Naturally use targets, dates and standard routines to manage your running.	Amazing Kreskin Characteristics Comfortable moving into action without a plan or plan on-the-go Don't need a coach telling me what to do Like to multitask, have variety routines that I can do whenever I want. Work best in training as a race approaches. Avoid commitments since they interfere with flexibility, freedom and variety
Choose which best fits: Judge Ito (I) Amazing Kreskin (A)

Your 4 Running Personality Type Letters