While I was listening to Blue Collar Radio on Sirius the other day Jeff Foxworthy joked, "If you own a home with wheels on it and several cars without, you just might be a redneck". This got me thinking about signs you just might be a runner...
- If you dream about running shoes...you might be a runner
- If you arrange your social calendar around your race schedule...you might be a runner
- If you have more pairs of running shoes than pairs of pants...you might be a runner
- If you can properly pronounce Saucony, Fartlek and Nuun...you might be a runner
- If you can remember the date of the Boston Marathon but can't remember your spouse's birthday...you might be a runner
- If you know what day of the week it is based on how many miles you just ran...you might be a runner
- If this is how you roll...you might be a runner
- If you have no problem converting kilometres to miles and back to kilometres, but you can't figure out how to split the bill at a restaurant...you might be a (Canadian) runner
- If you receive more running magazines in the mail than bills...you might be a runner
- If you don't think a bib is baby-apparel...you might be a runner
- If you comment on running blogs more than you talk to your family...you might be a runner
- If you can list the heel-to-toe drop of the entire New Balance Minimus line but can't list your children's teachers...you might be a
bad father runner
- If your idea of high fashion is a new tank from Lululemon...you might be a runner
- If your sport is your friend's sports' punishment...you might be a runner
- If you refer to landmarks as mile markers...you might be a runner
- If you hear 'PB' or 'PR' and don't think of peanut butter or public relations...you might be a runner
- If you refer to Starbucks as your fuelling station...you might be
SkinnyChickBlog a runner
- If you have an irrational hatred towards geese...you might be a runner
- If you always spell your buddy Cliff's name with just one 'F'...you might be a runner
- If you started a blog because your friends and family wouldn't listen to you spout off about running anymore...you might be a runner
- If your wardrobe consists of freebie race shirts..you might be a runner
- If you think in minutes per mile (or kilometre) instead of miles per hour...you might be a runner
- If you go into way too much detail when someone asks how your run went...you
might be probably are a runner
- If you get angry when someone asks you how your jog went...you
might be most definitely are a runner
- If you are still reading this post...you might be a runner
What are some other signs that you might be a runner?
lol these are hilarious...Every time I search for something in my garmin and it's less than 20 miles, I think "I could run that" instead of wasting my gas...I think that might qualify you as a runner :)
ReplyDeleteHaha I'd say that qualifies! We are a sick breed...
ReplyDeleteOMG this is awesome!! Love the Clif and totally found myself nodding my head to all of them. Awesome list folks!
ReplyDeleteYES! All fo the above!
ReplyDeleteHaha! Love this! I do hate those geese and I think lululemon does count as high fashion... AND I'm a recent convert to Saucony. I just got the kinvara 4 and i feel like I can fly.
ReplyDeleteI love this!!! I guess that makes me a runner! lol
ReplyDeleteIf you tend to throw a little sprint in across a parking lot.
ReplyDeleteIf you cross in the middle of the block to avoid crosswalk lights.
If you sweat in your normal clothes and don't even notice.
I love this!! So true!! I'm pretty sure I can say yes to each one of those.
ReplyDeleteI love this post! :) I read it all the way through and got to 25 and want more! I'm far from creative when it comes to these things, but heck yes! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Jacqueline...it is scary how many of these are real and not jokes!
ReplyDeleteLucky you Charlotte! I really want to try the Kinvara 4's...I have the 3's and love them.
ReplyDeleteYes, if you love this list...you might be a runner ;)
ReplyDeleteHaha excellent! I'm been guilty of those as well
ReplyDeleteScary isn't it?
ReplyDeleteThanks Meghan...maybe I'll need to write up part two sometime
ReplyDelete...and then some
ReplyDeleteIf you notice people's calves and thighs more than their faces, the wonder if they're endurance runners or sprinters.... You might be a runner.
ReplyDeleteIf you get excited about spring because there's less chance of rain and more chance of pretty scenery on your long runs... You might be a runner.
If you have emergency [socks, shoes, flip flops, deodorant, change of clothes] "just in case you might have a chance to run"... You might be a runner.
If you go to a sports bar at midnight to watch the summer Olympics marathon, and order only a soda... You might be a runner.
If you get jealous of people running when you're driving because "they're running right now and I'm not"... You might be a runner.
If you see someone running at a great pace, and you start analyzing their stride because you want to RUN LIKE THE WIND too... You might be a runner.
If you hit the weights area in the gym and focus on things like squats, lunges, and deadlifts because you know it'll help fix your weak/sore spots... You might be a runner.
If you skip a pedicure because they might take off your hard-earned callouses... You might be a runner. (I need those, dang it!)
If you go 6 months with really short, continuously-poorly-painted-by-you toe nails so you don't have to see your black toe nails before it finally falls off... You are probably a female runner.
Haha very good Tracy! I really like the one about being jealous while driving, very true for me. I always see runners when I'm in the car and I'm like "Awwww...."
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