Abstract
The purpose of this article is to analyze how experienced runners understand the speech of running as quest for Health. The qualitative study, was carried out using as research instruments semi structured interviews. Were interviewed 8 male runners with at least 15 years of experience. The researched group pointed out that the discourse of Health contributed to the increase in the number of practitioners, factor which resulted in changing the profile of the runners, besides that changed the main motivator of the participants, from a competitive aspect to a search for healthy lifestyle. It is concluded that the speech is widespread in the thought of the runners, being presented at some moments as positive elements already in another as negative.
KEYWORDS
Physical activity; Running; Runners; Health