you might be a RUNNER if....

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  • rchupka87
    rchupka87 Posts: 542 Member
    You might be a runner if.... you feel like a Gold Medal Olympian when you beat your own best time on the treadmill.... :happy:
  • madamepsychosis
    madamepsychosis Posts: 472 Member
    You see someone running while you are riding in your car and wish it was you.


    :embarassed: (all the time)

    Me! All the time!

    You might be a runner if you get excited about planning a new route on RunKeeper.

    You might also be a runner if you get funny looks running through the street because you're red-faced, sweating and panting.
  • losingitforsummer
    losingitforsummer Posts: 20 Member
    If your vacation plans are focused on running events (half & full marathons)

    when your running shoes cost double or triple the amount of your wear-everyday shoes and you shake your head when try to explain to non-runners why, they just don't understand!
  • NNAhuja
    NNAhuja Posts: 669 Member
    ... you go on vacation and plan not to run BUT the "itch" hits you so you go out and BUY new gear JUST so you can go running on vacation. True story.
  • 29bubbles
    29bubbles Posts: 126 Member
    ....."shoe shopping" means the local sporting goods store, not Macy's.




    New running shoes are the best! ;)
  • NavyKnightAh13
    NavyKnightAh13 Posts: 1,394 Member
    you might be a runner if the 5ks you pay and go to are an inspiration to you and you help someone get through their first (happened at my 3rd 5k)

    you might be a runner if the new pair of running shoes you bought about a month ago are already dirty

    you might be a runner if you can't sit still and you think about running further everyday, even on rest days
  • BarbACona
    BarbACona Posts: 76
    I am just starting running and got up at 5 today to calculate how long it will take for my run so I can still be ready for work and not be late when I return on the 14th!
    So you know you are a runner when you get up before daylight on a day off and you don't mind! :)
  • wood2415
    wood2415 Posts: 53 Member
    You might be a runner if you run even while on vacation.

    You might be a runner if while on vacation you discover you've left your running shoes at home but you run anyway.
  • BarbACona
    BarbACona Posts: 76
    Yup, I already feel this way as I injured my knee first time out before I found C2K5 program. Now I am feeling better and trying to take care of my body better especially the knees. Stay healthy and injury free :happy:
  • TheirEllie82
    TheirEllie82 Posts: 162 Member
    you get upset about injuries because they keep you from running, not because you have actually damaged your body.

    I actually cried a little last week after bruising the bottoms of my feet and couldn't run for a few days
  • beccalucy
    beccalucy Posts: 250 Member
    You pick your vacation to suit your running need!

    You forget normal socks when working away but not socks for running (all the time!)
  • KyleB65
    KyleB65 Posts: 1,196 Member
    You might be a runner if the Timex Ironman GPS/HR watch you got from your family for your birthday was the best gift you can ever remember receiving! And, you charged it right away and went for a quick 5k just to test it out!
  • Alma_Sana
    Alma_Sana Posts: 453 Member
    When you sprint because you are in a hurry to get some where and don't want to stop running when you arrive :p
  • TooHott2Trott
    TooHott2Trott Posts: 57 Member
    I am just starting running and got up at 5 today to calculate how long it will take for my run so I can still be ready for work and not be late when I return on the 14th!
    So you know you are a runner when you get up before daylight on a day off and you don't mind! :)


    This is me. I have to be at work at 6am..... I set my clock for 2:30am to make sure my feet are on the pavement by 3. It sounds extreme to the "non-runner" until I'm kussin them out because I didn't run and and am wound tighter than a spool of thread...


    I love this thread......

    and everybody who runs!!!:wink::wink: :wink:
  • BarbACona
    BarbACona Posts: 76
    I do this!:happy:
  • BarbACona
    BarbACona Posts: 76
    I was going to say yes you are, it doesn't matter if you have just started or been running for years, they said it much better. Keep up the good work:happy:
  • SlimsLiftingMoreThanLipstick
    SlimsLiftingMoreThanLipstick Posts: 122 Member
    You might be a runner if you just realized an evening meeting is going to keep you from getting a run in, so you concoct a lie to leave work early so you can run and shower before the meeting!
  • BarbACona
    BarbACona Posts: 76
    Hey we all have to start somewhere! I still say I'm a runner even if I just started. Just watch me:smokin:
  • k7n2w3
    k7n2w3 Posts: 241 Member
    you know a house in at least 2 directions that's exactly one mile away from your house... and you can quote random distances while driving by "oh yea the corner coming up is 5 miles from our house"
  • Fit2befitZ
    Fit2befitZ Posts: 150 Member
    You might be a RUNNER if....you can relate to way more posts than you ever thought you would!!!!!!!

    ^^^This. I really AM a runner it seems!!!
  • jrax1
    jrax1 Posts: 6
    you (and your spouse) have put enough miles on the treadmill to crack the deck, literally....and getting a new treadmill is a top priority.
  • cvance3
    cvance3 Posts: 64
    You might be a runner if you & your fiancee decide to run a marathon for your honeymoon!

    (It's our first ever marathon, as well!)
  • charlottey22
    charlottey22 Posts: 71 Member
    You might be a Runner if your friends/coworkers say "I have bad knees so I don't run".

    Yes everyone I know has bad knees..what a coincidence!!! :laugh:


    lol i have bad knees and still run!! - it helps them! x :laugh: loved reading all this and thinking yep! x
  • KyleB65
    KyleB65 Posts: 1,196 Member
    you are stressed about today's Doctor's appointment and think, I should go for a run to feel better!
  • bigtwagner
    bigtwagner Posts: 113
    when you plan all your vacations around marathons, half marathons, or any other race!
  • kellybean14
    kellybean14 Posts: 237 Member
    you might be a runner if...

    you determine which house to put an offer on based off of the local running routes.
  • miracole
    miracole Posts: 492 Member
    You might be a runner if...

    you have intimate knowledge of many of the areas of your city on foot, but you have to use your GPS to drive the same area;

    you have ever been greeted by a sleepy "how far did you go today?" as a first conversation of the morning by your spouse;

    you've ever gone out for "just a short run" and had to stop and grab fuel or electrolytes because your 10k turned into 20k;

    your dog knows your running buddies so well that she runs for her leash even when they're just coming for a social visit;

    and you might be a cold weather runner if...

    you do an automatic 15 degree (celsius) adjustment in your head when you check the weather to determine how many layers you'll actually have to wear;

    you know the benefits of yak trax after an ice storm; and

    your New Years Eve celebrations always begin with a resolution run!
  • runnermama81
    runnermama81 Posts: 388 Member
    I love this one......
    ... you smirk when non-runners ask you, "So how long is this marathon?"

    HAAHAAA!!! Yes!!! Love it. As if they're all different distances!
  • camrunner
    camrunner Posts: 363
    if you've read all 300 posts...
  • runnermama81
    runnermama81 Posts: 388 Member
    -You have made a hotel reservation in August 2012 for the Boston marathon in April 2013 to be sure you have a place to stay. Even though you haven't registered for the race yet!

    -When invited out for dinner on a Saturday night, you're not afraid to ask what's on the menu and do you mind if I leave early to get up at 6am for Sunday morning long run.

    -When your walking up a steep hill you think, it'd be easier to run up.

    -You have your vacations planned for the next 3 years. New York, November 2012, Boston 2013, Colorado (Trans-Rockies) 2014

    -You love the smell of new running shoes

    I actually did think i was the only one who thinks its easier to run up a hill than walk!
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