I found this list online and thought the RMEC would enjoy it. The list is obviously 26.2 items for a reason, but feel free to add your own using the comments section
For all those people who know the true meaning of the number 26.2. Here are 26.2 Ways You 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.
27. When you hear the word technical you think of clothing.
ReplyDelete28. New York, Chicago, London, and Boston are much more than just names of cities to you
29. The frozen veggies in the freezer may or may not be for eating.
ReplyDelete30. Putting bandaids on your nipples seems normal
ReplyDelete31. You use the words "only" and "10k" in that order
You know that "Pre" is not only a prefix, but America's greatest running legend!!
ReplyDelete33. A 5-minute line to use a dirty bathroom is considered great
ReplyDelete34. You genuinely get excited when it is time to go to the running store
35. You pack a large garbage bag for your race (and it's not used for garbage).
ReplyDelete36. You know what an IT Band is.
ReplyDeleteYou are creative about what constitutes an acceptable place to go to the bathroom.
ReplyDelete38. Before the race begins you're checking out who you think you can beat and who you think maybe can beat you.
ReplyDelete39. when people stop asking you IF you are going to run today, but rather ask you HOW FAR.
ReplyDelete40. Gu does not mean the stuff on the bottom of your shoe.
ReplyDelete41. Normally disgusting sweat and salt stains are worn as badges of honor.
ReplyDelete42. You have more shoes than everyone else in your household...combined!
ReplyDelete43. Your friends really do want to see the size of your blisters.
ReplyDelete44. You read this particular blog and laugh instead of cry.
45. You automatically know what PR stands for.
ReplyDelete46. Snap, crackle, and pop does not refer to a cereal, but the sounds your body makes when you get up in the morning.
ReplyDelete47. You extol the virtues of Glucosamine ("I think it has helped"...."I'm pretty sure it helps...")
ReplyDelete48. You actually have sat down to watch an entire marathon on tv
ReplyDelete49. Rather than stop running, you go to see a doctor to stop the pain
50. You are riding in your car when say to yourself, "Boy that's a nice hill".
ReplyDeleteInstead of age milestones looking like this - 30, 40, 50 and 60, they look like this - 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, etc. Kinnie
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