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[quote=Anonymous]People definitely lie about this stuff. Actually, if I think about it, I've definitely stretched the truth on a few occasions to impress someone or to just not embarrass myself. But only occasionally in conversation, not proactively on social media. Like if I run into an old classmate and she asks if I'm still running, I'll say yes even though this is a stretch -- I go for a run 4-5x a year, remember that it causes hip problems, and not go out again for months. I also once told a guy on a date that I was "a swimmer" even though I'm not, because it seemed important to him and I think in the moment I though "I could be a swimmer" even though I only ever swim on vacation.

But yeah, PPs are right -- it's about validation and maybe some amount of self-delusion (like me thinking "I could be a swimmer"). I'd just let it go. Most likely she'll abandon it as a talking point at some point because how long is someone going to keep up the ruse that they are a serious runner when they aren't? There will be diminishing returns unless she starts doing stuff like running marathons and gets validation from that, but that would require a lot more effort (whether she actually learns to run a marathon or decides to try and fake it). [/quote]

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