You know you are a runner when ...
Your toenails are black and you're not wearing nail polish
The only reason you wear high heels is to rest your achilles tendons
YOu have more runners than regular shoes
YOu plan your holidays around races and marathons
YOu get jealous when you see other runners out when you are on a rest day or have already run
You try and figure what pace runners are doing when you are stuck in traffic and they run past you.
You no longer lie in at the weekends so you can get a good long run in while everyone is still in bed.
You put on bodyglide instead of deodorant and you dont notice
most of your t=shirts are eithyer technical fabric or are finishers shirts from previous races
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*nods*
You know you're a runner when the first thing friends ask you is "So, what race are you training for now?"
If you find yourself wishing you could swap places with them - that's when you know you're a real runner.
lol!!!! all of those apply.. cept for the toenails
you know you're a runner when you spend your lunchbreaks scanning runners world
you know you're a runner when your OH cries when you suggest spending yet another bank hoilday weekend racing
you know you're a runner when you physically miss running when you are tapering/recovering/injured or just traniing for something else that requires less runnign like a triathlon!
you know you're a runner when you bring your runners with you on hen parties, trips abroad etc just in case you wake up early and get a run in while everyone else is sleeping!!!
1. Your toenails are black and you're not wearing nail polish - Nope doesn't happen in VFF's
2. The only reason you wear high heels is to rest your achilles tendons - errr nope?
3. You have more runners than regular shoes - Yep
4. You plan your holidays around races and marathons - Yep
5. You get jealous when you see other runners out when you are on a rest day or have already run - Yep
6. You try and figure what pace runners are doing when you are stuck in traffic and they run past you. - hmmm maybe
7. You no longer lie in at the weekends so you can get a good long run in while everyone is still in bed. - Yep
8. You put on bodyglide instead of deodorant and you dont notice - Nope don't use it or need it
9. most of your t=shirts are eithyer technical fabric or are finishers shirts from previous races - Yep
5 1/2 out of 9 although number 2 doesn't count because I'm not a woman and don't own any high heels
So what's the verdict?
Corinthian - for sure!!
When your stress dreams are about being late for races.
You know you're a runner when you realise you check in on Runners World at every given opportunity during the day and the book you are reading when you aren't checking RW is about......running
Or you keep making sure the Garmin 305 appears in your boyfriend's Amazon browsing history in the hope that he'll get the hint for your impending birthday.
And, when people ask you what your plans are for the weekend and your first response is to fill them in with your planned mileage.
You have a bag of peas in the freezer that must never, ever be opened because you've been using them for 3 months as an ice pack?
Love it running rodent!
You block the washing machine by washing your muddy trainers
You find exuses if a usual route takes you 30 secs longer than usual
Your legs have scratches up them (and you don't have a pet!)
You know what these are:
and
When you spend half the night talking to other runners on the runners world forums
when some mentions silverstone
you dont think motor racing you think
1/2 marathon
my mate had 118 for the Poole 10k once
only because Im the race director and arranged it