Re: "Runs", a game or a sport?

Einde O'Callaghan wrote:

> Elsa T. S. Vieira wrote:
> > Yes, I had an idea it would be that sort of race, I just never had seen it
> > refered to as "runs".
> >
> "To go for a run" in the singular but "to go for runs" (on a regular
> basis or whatever) in the plural. Or so says my memory of various runs
> while at boarding school.
>
> Regards, Einde O'Callaghan

That's coz the phrase 'The Runs' has its own nuances.

And not as a sporting event.

The definite article does add emphasis -:)