You know you are a runner when.....
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A bug flies into your mouth while running and your first thought is "well, it's official, I'm now a runner."0
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The shoes you "just have" to show your co-worker are more minimal running shoes you bought at lunch.0
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The thought of a stress fracture in your foot devastates you.0
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The thought of a stress fracture in your foot devastates you.
LOL.
People will step on my feet accidentally and I will feel like they came close to keeping me from running that day. (Even though there is no way they did!)0 -
You step into your everyday sneakers and realize how poorly they fit!
You also question why there is no one to fit you into your dress shoes. After all, not all 7's are alike! (Did someone miss the memo?) ;-)0 -
The thought of a stress fracture in your foot devastates you.
The thought of a stress fracture in YOUR foot makes me pretty darn upset as it is. Get better!!!0 -
Some of the replies on Runner's World:
-You scoff at paying $10 for a movie ticket, but you'll happily pay $20 for a 5-K hat you hope lasts less than 30 minutes.
-When your home decor includes some form of bib display.
-You have more running clothes than regular clothes.
-Your Saturday morning runs replace Saturday morning hangovers.
-You wear compression socks under your work clothes.
-When you think having 6 out of 10 toe nails ain't bad.
-Someone asks you how far the beach is, and you say, "2.68 miles, unless you run around the block first. Then it's 3.77 miles."
-You get an invitation to a wedding and you automatically think about what race the date will conflict with.
-You try to go for a walk, and the entire time you think about wanting to just break out into a run.
-You don't get pedicures because they wouldn't know how to respond to your black or missing toenails.
- When you're driving, you think, "This would be a great road to run on."
-When you're asked how your weekend was, you can only reply in miles and time splits.
-You hear "Bad PR" and your first thought is "Keep trying."
-You read hundreds of comments by runners laughing and agreeing with 99% of them!0 -
-Someone asks you how far the beach is, and you say, "2.68 miles, unless you run around the block first. Then it's 3.77 miles."
-You try to go for a walk, and the entire time you think about wanting to just break out into a run.
These two, especially. I'm becoming an expert at what is exactly .25 miles and 1.75 miles away from my house in every direction (warm up walk and three mile run)0 -
....out of no where you are looking at endurance packs for your waist.
...it is still months away from your first half, but already you have butterflies and are super excited.0 -
When you have to switch your evening runs to morning runs so that you can focus during the day, that is, on something other than running!0
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When your birthday gifts are; a subscription to Runner's World, a book on running and meditation, running shorts, and money to pay for your first 5K registration. Then you ditch out early while your family is celebrating your birthday so that you can get up early and run.0
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When you say to a friend, "I can't go to the sale after work; I'm going running instead."0
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...the hardest part of your run is sticking to a warmup. Just let me run already!0
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"When you have more running clothes than regular clothes" is SO true for me. I've been obsessed lately buying new leggings and shirts for summer runs.
Also when you schedule your whole day around your run, even declining invites from friends or changing the time on your plans so you can run.0 -
When your panic about your husband leaving for a few days to a work conference in another state is not "what will I do with the kids by myself" but "hey, I'm on week 5 and I'm not screwing this up now - how will I get in my run??" LOL
And I figured it out too.
He will still be here in the AM on Wednesday, so I'll do Day 2 as usual then. Then on Friday I get out of work at 4, so I'm going to run then because I don't have to get the kids until 5:15. 
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When your panic about your husband leaving for a few days to a work conference in another state is not "what will I do with the kids by myself" but "hey, I'm on week 5 and I'm not screwing this up now - how will I get in my run??" LOL
And I figured it out too. He will still be here in the AM on Wednesday, so I'll do Day 2 as usual then. Then on Friday I get out of work at 4, so I'm going to run then because I don't have to get the kids until 5:15.
Lyerin - that's the way to do it! Mommies have extra motivation because the challenges of getting out there make the challenges of actually running seem insignificant in comparison.0 -
...the hardest part of your run is sticking to a warmup. Just let me run already!
This is sooooooo true!0 -
...the hardest part of your run is sticking to a warmup. Just let me run already!
This was me this morning...... Also, I always want to run the door (because it is an extra .25 miles I can tack onto my distance, however, I have been lectured on the importance of a proper warm up and cool down...... :grumble:0 -
...you are in your last mile of a 4 mile run, and you are already plotting your next run and planning out your future 6 mile route in your mind. :-)0
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You know exactly how far the nearest running trail is from your front door (almost exactly 2 miles).0
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You know exactly how far the nearest running trail is from your front door (almost exactly 2 miles).
.7 miles to the sunny, hilly rez. 1.5 to the flat, shady trail. I can do the math for my warm-ups and cool-downs so I don't need an app running. Hmm... guess I've crossed the threshold to runner:)! You know which route for a 5K, 4mi, 10K, and are even beginning to design a half-marathon route around your neighborhood.
Always love your posts!0 -
Wow, Im on WK 8 Day 2 of the C25K and didn't think i was a runner quite yet. OMG I relate to so many of these!
The Workout clothes - i think i have an obsession!
Always plotting your next race, Im constantly doing that at the moment.
The rest day, it feels so weird, not to go jogging.
If your not jogging your reading about running!
Also, the family celebrations don't want to stay too late or drink too much, got my long jog in the morning!
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Wow, Im on WK 8 Day 2 of the C25K and didn't think i was a runner quite yet. OMG I relate to so many of these!
The Workout clothes - i think i have an obsession!
Always plotting your next race, Im constantly doing that at the moment.
The rest day, it feels so weird, not to go jogging.
If your not jogging your reading about running!
Also, the family celebrations don't want to stay too late or drink too much, got my long jog in the morning!
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Hahaha - You've got the bug!0 -
Wow, Im on WK 8 Day 2 of the C25K and didn't think i was a runner quite yet. OMG I relate to so many of these!
The Workout clothes - i think i have an obsession!
Always plotting your next race, Im constantly doing that at the moment.
The rest day, it feels so weird, not to go jogging.
If your not jogging your reading about running!
Also, the family celebrations don't want to stay too late or drink too much, got my long jog in the morning!
Love
There's just no hope for you now. Yup! You're a runner! :-)0 -
I know I am late to the game but I just had one happen over the weekend.
We went to visit my son out of town and I went to the Nike+ site the day before we left and mapped out my W7D2 run from the hotel so I could get it done in the morning before everyone else was up and around. Actually ran my best pace yet. I should leave town more often.0 -
I found one of my favorite trails because a blogger did that in my area and then posted about it.0
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...a Caribbean Running Vacation sounds like a really good idea to you, and you long to spend a vacation running 3-6 miles every day and attending running seminars and workshops.
http://www.jennyhadfield.com/caribbean-running-vacation/0 -
...or http://marathonexpeditions.com/marathon-di-tuscany/?GTTabs=1
Holy smokes! Imagine the scenery! And the pasta!0 -
I giggled along at so many of these.
Yup...I'm officially a runner!
A few of my own....
You know you're a runner when...
....you sleep in your running clothes so you really have NO excuse not to get up for that pre-dawn run!
....you sign up for runs in distance order so that your "official" races are actually acting as training runs for your longest race! (5k, 8k, 9k, 14k leading up to my 25k trail run!)
....seeing a race that's longer than you've ever run and thinking, "well, I can run, 12k, so really, all I need to do is fuel it right and, SURE I can run 25k!" (yep, this is happening for my 25k trail race...I can walk it in 5 hrs. I just need to pick it up a bit and I can finish before the 4 hr cut off time!)
....you separate your washing loads into darks, whites, and tech!
....you think nothing of spending $70 on a race that will last you for 90 minutes or less...providing it comes with a kick-*kitten* t-shirt
....you are faced with two equally great races on the same day and you make the decision based on which one has the best (or at least HAS a) t-shirt!
....you book your days off based around race-days and post-race-day recovery, not "normal" special events.
And there's more in my brain, but I'll leave it there for now.0 -
When you pack your running shoes on vacation and actually USE them! I did that twice this summer!0
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