runaholic

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noun

One who is addicted to running.

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Meanings

nounrunaholic (plural runaholics)

plural runaholics

  1. informalOne who is addicted to running.

    First and last, I'm a runaholic. I started pounding the pavement right after my divorce.

    2004, Eric Jerome Dickey, Naughty or Nice, New American Library, →ISBN, page 21
    2 more examples

    One such woman complained, "My husband has become a 'runaholic'. He constantly talks about his running time, his equipment, people he has seen doing unusual things while he was running and on and on and on. […]

    1987, Chris Pepper Shipman, I'll Meet You at the Finish!, Life Enhancement Publications (1987), page 65

    A "runaholic" might persist in running in spite of muscle aches, minor sprains, or more serious injuries; […]

    1991, Alvin Silverstein, Virginia Silverstein, & Robert Silverstein, The Addictions Handbook, Enslow Publishers, →ISBN, page 12

Origin

From run + -aholic.

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APA

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