I lucked out somehow and had 2 orginal runners and then one villager got pregnant had triplets and all 3 are runners!

WOW! That is lucky!

i AM IN SHOCK MY TRIPLETS ALL PAsSED BUT EACH LEfT A RUNNER OFFSPRING so I still have three but that makes 10 for this one game.......never had more than 2 before in any game, if that even!!!!

Do you think that the "runners" do faster Research also???

I think so, but the effect isn't as noticeable as with building or farming. They will run when moving about the table or popping into the science hut for materials to experiment on, so they'll spend less time between science tasks. Also, even when they goof off to eat or drink or even to cool their feet, etc, they spend less time away.

I usually try to get two runners because i restart the game until i get two runner, i might get lucky and 3 runners in an event with two runners already in the game

Can't you just be happy with 1 runner?

We are never satisfied with what we get.... but i really like the runners.

Man, I got ZERO runners at the beginning and I didnt start over. I've had few along the way.

I didn't have a runner when i starter my village either.