I'm a committed runner. Started in my teens and was good at cross-country, but then wasted a lot of years playing Sunday football and drinking. Got back into regular running when I took up Muay Thai seriously. I'm now a Fell-runner (race over the mountains of the Lakes/Wales/Scotland on unmarked courses, where there is the element of navigation to also worry about, not to mention weather, terrain, etc..... in my opinion the greatest sport in the world!).
Also run occasionally on the roads, and more regularly at cross-country. Run for Cov Godiva... surely they have a shout with CCFC and CRFC for being the greatest sports team in the city.... much like the rugby team, they were top of the tree in the 60's and 70's. Not quite at the very top level now, but certainly at a high level and a match for the other famous teams in the area, Tipton Harriers, Birchfield, Cheltenham, etc. I believe in the national cross-country we were about 30th team (with a somewhat depleted team) and in the Birmingham Cross-country league (arguably the top league in the country) we were 6th in the top division.
On the roads my best 5km/Parkrun is 18:41 and my best 10km is around 39mins although that was on a cross-country course, so muddy, hilly, and not conducive to a fast time.
Long distances and off-road running are what get me going though... rather than being a natural athlete I'm more of a battler and prefer arduous terrain (preferably near vertical) to bring the speedsters down to my level.
Tomorrow is the Coventry Way Ultra... a 40 mile network of footpaths around Cov. Starts and finishes in Meriden, and passes through Kenilworth, Stonleigh, Ryton, Wolston, Brinklow, Bedworth, Corley.... there'll be about 250 racing... a combination of runners and walkers... although distances like this go beyond going out there and running as hard as possible.