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You might be a runner if…
...people say, "you run three miles...at once?"
...you combine phrases like "10 mile run" and "easy run" in the same breath.
..."chariots of fire" is actually entertaining to you.
...you don't know what an "off-season" means.
...your calves are bigger than your biceps.
…your heart rate is below 50 and you are not dying.
…ibuprofen is your recreational drug of choice.
…your feet look like you've spent 10 years in a vietnamese p.o.w. camp.
…you look into the toilet before a big race to inspect the size of the log you just dropped.
…you don't laugh every time you hear fartlek.
…you are from the US and you think in terms of meters not feet or yards.
…you go backpacking for two weeks in the mountains and get out of shape.
…you almost wish that a pickpocket would grab your wallet so that you could chase him down.
…a "ladder" has nothing to do with home maintenance.
…you have a hard time turning to the right.
...you think there needs to be a fourth movie made about the life of steve prefontaine.
...when a non-runner asks you if you "jog" you have to fight the urge to punch them in the face.
…port-a-johns are a luxury.
…it is no longer possible to sprain your ankles.
...you learn the most about your teammates during practices where not one word is spoken.
…you laugh when someone tells you 800m is long distance.
…you hate walking up steps.
…the internal question: spikes or flats?
...you can recognize a teammate by the sound of their breathing.
...you have contests to see who has the most blisters on their feet.
…you can use endorphins in a sentence.
…you get bored and start stretching.
…you mumble expletives when someone is walking faster than you.
…you include running analogies in your papers.
...your shoes have more miles on them than your car does.
...your underwear covers more than your uniform shorts.
...you run farther in a week than your bus travels for meets.
...the most enjoyable time you've had all month is a day off from practice.
...the first day of practice you run 5 miles but your coach says you only ran 2.
...you can spit while running.
...your friends go on the elevator and you beat them on the stairs.
...you can eat your weight in spaghetti.
...you debate the advantages of anti-perspirant vs. deodorant.
...your spit strings from you chin and you don't even care.
...you feel lost without your water-bottle.
...when you do bad you get to play longer.
...your room smells like Icy-Hot and New-Skin.
...you own spandex in more than 1 color.
...pizza, pasta, pizza, & pasta are your four food groups.
...you never look behind you.
...you find yourself saying, "it's not really a hill..."
...you hit targets with your snot rocket.
...you laugh at sprinters while they run
...more than half the people you know don't know what X-C is
...your shoes reek like mold on a humid day
...you run.
...people say, "you run three miles...at once?"
...you combine phrases like "10 mile run" and "easy run" in the same breath.
..."chariots of fire" is actually entertaining to you.
...you don't know what an "off-season" means.
...your calves are bigger than your biceps.
…your heart rate is below 50 and you are not dying.
…ibuprofen is your recreational drug of choice.
…your feet look like you've spent 10 years in a vietnamese p.o.w. camp.
…you look into the toilet before a big race to inspect the size of the log you just dropped.
…you don't laugh every time you hear fartlek.
…you are from the US and you think in terms of meters not feet or yards.
…you go backpacking for two weeks in the mountains and get out of shape.
…you almost wish that a pickpocket would grab your wallet so that you could chase him down.
…a "ladder" has nothing to do with home maintenance.
…you have a hard time turning to the right.
...you think there needs to be a fourth movie made about the life of steve prefontaine.
...when a non-runner asks you if you "jog" you have to fight the urge to punch them in the face.
…port-a-johns are a luxury.
…it is no longer possible to sprain your ankles.
...you learn the most about your teammates during practices where not one word is spoken.
…you laugh when someone tells you 800m is long distance.
…you hate walking up steps.
…the internal question: spikes or flats?
...you can recognize a teammate by the sound of their breathing.
...you have contests to see who has the most blisters on their feet.
…you can use endorphins in a sentence.
…you get bored and start stretching.
…you mumble expletives when someone is walking faster than you.
…you include running analogies in your papers.
...your shoes have more miles on them than your car does.
...your underwear covers more than your uniform shorts.
...you run farther in a week than your bus travels for meets.
...the most enjoyable time you've had all month is a day off from practice.
...the first day of practice you run 5 miles but your coach says you only ran 2.
...you can spit while running.
...your friends go on the elevator and you beat them on the stairs.
...you can eat your weight in spaghetti.
...you debate the advantages of anti-perspirant vs. deodorant.
...your spit strings from you chin and you don't even care.
...you feel lost without your water-bottle.
...when you do bad you get to play longer.
...your room smells like Icy-Hot and New-Skin.
...you own spandex in more than 1 color.
...pizza, pasta, pizza, & pasta are your four food groups.
...you never look behind you.
...you find yourself saying, "it's not really a hill..."
...you hit targets with your snot rocket.
...you laugh at sprinters while they run
...more than half the people you know don't know what X-C is
...your shoes reek like mold on a humid day
...you run.