You know you’re a serious runner when –

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  • bcampbell54
    bcampbell54 Posts: 932 Member
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    You get cranky if you have gone 2 days without a run!

    This one for sure..
  • ALH1981
    ALH1981 Posts: 538 Member
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    sometimes i wish there was a 'like' button!
  • lizard053
    lizard053 Posts: 2,344 Member
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    This is an awesome thread! Good for motivation to start running too.

    When you dream of running for fun.
    When you can outrun your/your friend's kids.
    When you have more specialized gear for running than for anything else you do.
  • montana_girl
    montana_girl Posts: 1,403 Member
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    for me... I knew I was a serious runner when I started referring to 3 to 6 miles as "short runs."

    And I have headed out 22 degree weather to run just so I wouldn't have to run on the treadmill!
  • bshedwick
    bshedwick Posts: 659 Member
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    or when you get a running injury but cannot bear the thought of not running so you run on it anyway....

    Thats me:)
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
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    22 Degrees isn't cold...:tongue:
  • BenKnowsFitness
    BenKnowsFitness Posts: 451 Member
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    That was fun...sorry I took most of the low hanging fruit. BTW 22F is cold to me.
    You know you’re a serious runner when –

    Your first mile is a warm up
    It’s 22 degrees Fahrenheit and you are headed out to run
    You’d feel very bad if you missed a run
    You plan your runs
    You have running gear
    You are careful not to drip on stuff after your run
    During the run you can part with flatulence and not break stride (at all)
    When you hear a sound in the woods, you know what made it without looking
    A one mile uphill is no big deal
    You get a little PO’d if someone crosses into your lane
    You’ve ever consider running instead of taking the car
    You keep track of the miles on your shoes
    You keep track of the miles on your treadmill
    You know your pace without using a watch
    You know your heart rate without using a monitor
    You know how long it will take the car to reach you the instant you hear it
    You have no issue with running immediately after a big meal
    You debate whether you should land on the heal or the toe
    Guess that’s enough, please post some more…
  • Dilfster
    Dilfster Posts: 434
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    you know you are a runner when you get a GPS watch or app and upload the maps of where you jogged to Facebook (even knowing most people don't give a crap.)

    you know you are a runner when you see a safety pin and the 1st thing you think of is how it would look pinning a number to your shirt.

    you know you are a runner when you wave to other runners during your jog.
  • Dilfster
    Dilfster Posts: 434
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    or when you get a running injury but cannot bear the thought of not running so you run on it anyway....

    Thats me:)

    yep- me too.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,967 Member
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    Aww I want to be a "serious" runner.
  • Run4iiiiiit
    Run4iiiiiit Posts: 489 Member
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    good stuff.
  • katiejneely
    katiejneely Posts: 52
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    Welp. that confirms it. I'm not a serious runner, nor do I intend to be. HA! I run about 5 miles on the treadmill, good enough for me.
  • thirtyandthriving
    thirtyandthriving Posts: 613 Member
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    for me... I knew I was a serious runner when I started referring to 3 to 6 miles as "short runs."

    And I have headed out 22 degree weather to run just so I wouldn't have to run on the treadmill!

    Both of these! :) others too but these are me.
  • elsham
    elsham Posts: 549 Member
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    bump for later...

    and: when you don't have any more workout clothes because you've been running every day and sweated through every shirt, and now everything is in the laundry and you don't have time to do it.
  • BenKnowsFitness
    BenKnowsFitness Posts: 451 Member
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    If you were ever concerned about running faster than the posted speed limet.
  • ebaymommy
    ebaymommy Posts: 1,067 Member
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    for me... I knew I was a serious runner when I started referring to 3 to 6 miles as "short runs."

    And I have headed out 22 degree weather to run just so I wouldn't have to run on the treadmill!

    So true on both of those things!

    One day when I was deep into marathon training someone asked me how far I had to run that day and I said, "Oh, only 5 miles." (In my head I'm thinking, "Thank goodness, 5 is a breeze, at least it isn't 18 or 20") and then I looked at the person and they were giving me this look..... :huh: Apparently "only" and "5 miles" do not belong in the same sentence for everyone. LOL!
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
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    You know the runners' prayer: Lord, if you'll pick 'em up. I'll put 'em down.

    Speed bumps in the road amuse you.

    You've spent more on shoes in a given month than you did on food.

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