Dr. Sheehan was a cardiologist and running philosopher who wrote several books during the 1970's and'80's. He liked waxing philosophical on the nuances of running, and I think that in this quote he is implying that the difference between a casual jogger and a serious runner is the mentality of goal setting and attainment. A "jogger" goes out and jogs occasionally for, perhaps, health, and probably gets little enjoyment out of the activity and therefore has no goals pertaining to the actual running, just the health benefits (maybe). A "runner," on the other hand, runs with the additional goal of improving his or her running ability, whether that goal be the ability to complete a distance or the ability to complete a specific race in a certain time, hence the race entry.
At least that's my interpretation of the quote.
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