Tell Tale Signs You Are A Runner 21-40

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Posted on 10 Oct, 2018

If you describe your weekend in miles, you might be a runner. Take a look at this list and see how many of these apply to you. The number of nods you give indicates your level of 'crazy'.

#1 You know you're a runner when people ask what happens if it rains during a race and you smartly tell them, "You get wet."

#2 You know you're a runner when you're driven your car around the town to accurately measure a run.

#3 You know you're a runner when you use Excel to create your out of town Marathon packing list.

#4 You know you're a runner when it's easier for you to run up hills than to touch your toes.

#5 You know you're a runner when you have a drawer full of medals and other race souvenirs that you're not sure what to do with.

#6 You know you're a runner when you ask for race registrations for your birthday.

#7 You know you're a runner whenever someone asks what your mileage was and you preface the answer with 'just' or 'only'.

#8 You know you're a runner when your Garmin says low battery and you run faster just to finish before it dies.

#9 You know you're a runner when you run up and down a street three or four times to get the last 1/4 of a mile in on your Garmin.

#10 You know you're a runner when friends talk about wearing 6 inch heels to martini night and you skip because you rather wear your badass Brooks at 5am and celebrate with some Ben & Jerry's after.

#11 You know you're a runner when you blow a snot rocket and then realize that you aren't even on a run.

#12 You know you're a runner when you can say things like, "I'm just running an easy 6-miler today" and you really mean it.

#13 You know you're a runner when your 2-year old make believes they have a black toenail just like Mom and Dad's!

#14 You know you're a runner when if you catch yourself smiling more than others.

#15 You know you're a runner when an Advil a day keeps doctors away.

#16 You know you're a runner when you get a pedi and all 8 of your toenails feel better.

#17 You know you're a runner when you take words such as badass, insane, freak, beast, crazy and obsessed as compliments.

#18 You know you're a runner when you can, and have, relieved yourself in unconventional places.

#19 You know you're a runner when you're asked how your weekend was and you can only reply in miles and time splits.

#20 You know you're a runner when you google your name and all that comes up are race results.