I found this list online two years ago and posted it on the blog. Every year we add more to the list. If people actually participate in the post, it becomes one of the funniest things we post all year. Now that we are about to enter marathon-training-season again, I felt it was time to bring it up again. So without further ado, here are 26.2 ways to know you are a runner:
1. You know how many miles there are in a marathon.
2. Your weekly mileage is how much you run, not your commute to work.
3. You know how many miles you get out of a pair of running shoes.
4. You can convert Kilometers to Miles in your head.
5. You measure your running route in your car to get the exact mileage.
6. When someone tells you their age, you automatically know their Boston qualifying time.
7. You know Grandma's as the route from Two Harbors to Duluth, not the person.
8. You can drink, blow your nose and pee on the run.
9. The problem with the treadmill is there's no place to spit.
10. You have less than ten toenails and that's normal for you.
11. Body Glide is your friend.
12. Ibuprofen is affectionately known as "Vitamin I".
13. Navigating walkers, dogs and baby strollers annoys you because it interrupts your pace.
14. When you participate in an organized event, you know not to run in your race t-shirt.
15. You have a favorite energy gel and flavor.
16. The "Picasso" above your fireplace is last year's race poster.
17. You have "pre" and "post" race rituals.
18. The journal you keep is in miles and pace not feelings or thoughts.
19. When you look at the weather conditions, you calculate how many layers to wear.
20. The pride you feel after a good run is worth the pain it took to get there.
21. You have more t-shirts than you could possibly wear.
22. When you hear the word "bib", you think of race numbers not babies and Gerber food.
23. The "no carbohydrate diet" does not apply to you.
24. You know that Fartlek is not vulgar terminology.
25. A hill is an opportunity just waiting to be challenged.
26. You know the phrase "you're almost there" only applies when the finish line is in sight.
.2 Your vacation destination is determined by your race schedule.
If you are new to the RMEC and don't get some of these. . . keep running, and you will soon get them all!
27. Putting bandaids on your nipples seems normal.
ReplyDelete28. ....so normal you do it all
ReplyDeletethe time now....as a fashion statement.
29. You know every dog within a 50 mile radius and whether or not they have an invisible fence.
ReplyDeleteGood One!
ReplyDelete30. You lay tomorrow's outfit on the chair the night before. . . and not becuase your mom told you too.
ReplyDelete31. You have a genuine excitement when you get to go to the local running store.
ReplyDelete32. You don't recognize your friends with make up and their hair brushed.
ReplyDeleteYou know the structures of the leg and feet, their actions, and pain they cause as well if not better than your doctor.
ReplyDelete34) you know the correct spelling and pronunciation of the term planters fasciitis.
ReplyDelete"...correct spelling and pronunciation of the term planters fasciitis. "
ReplyDeleteLOL !
Your toenails are black and blue and it's not because you painted them.
ReplyDeleteYou can dress for an entire month and only use race shirts.
ReplyDeleteOut of all the folks in your running club, you know who sweats the most, complains the most, farts the most, and who has the smallest bladder. This of course tells you who never to run behind.
ReplyDeleteYou re-arrange your weekend plans or trips around your long run schedule, just so you don't have to run alone...
ReplyDeleteYou get irritated when cars get in "your way" on the street.
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