My dad found this list of reasons you know you’re a runner through the Thunder Road Marathon Facebook page:
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| Maybe not a 5K, but the message is there. |
2. You have enough race tees to make one of those quilts. You just couldn’t make the pile small enough to make one.
Note: It was kind of fun to pull all of these shirts out. I had forgotten about some of these races. Plus my shirts needed to be refolded anyway.
3. You have a drawer or cabinet just for your nutrition products.
4. Your running shoes are your most expensive shoes.
5. Some of the most spendy apparel you own is the stuff you sweat all over.
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| New running shorts! |
6. Sure, you have particular shoes for long runs, trail runs, speed work, race day. But you also have the same system for socks.
7. You might not recognize some of your running pals in street clothes. (or with their hair down)
8. Your weekend plans revolve around your training plans or races.
9. You actually have a favorite flavor of energy gels.
10. The first thing you ask a friend you haven’t seen in awhile: “so, what are you training for these days?”
Which of these holds true for you?
What are some other reasons “you know you’re a runner”?
The #1 thing on my Christmas wishlist last year was a new GPS running watch.
Turkey Runner 
Hmm, 1, 2, 7, 8, and 10 are true for me!!Most of my Christmas wish list includes running gear: sunglasses, iPod, HR monitor band, shoes…
I love receiving running gear for Christmas! 🙂
All but 6. And maybe 10, just because most of my friends aren’t runners. My favorite possession is my Garmin. No lie.
I thought #6 was kind of a strange one. The only special socks I can think of runners having are maybe ones for trails versus roads, or maybe summer versus winter.
Love this list! For number 11, how about, you know the location of all of the clean public restrooms & porta potties in town!
That is a great #11, and so true!
I’m totally guilty of 4 and 5. I pretty much refuse to spend money on regular shoes (nearly all of my “normal” shoes were given to me as gifts, and are consequently kind of ugly), but I own six million pairs of running shoes. Ditto running clothing, although I’ve been better about it over the past year.
I never want to spend money on regular shoes when I could spend it on a new pair of running shoes, instead.
I would like to inform you that there will be big international marathon in Istanbul in spring
Everyone of these except #6 is true for me. I have socks for winter vs summer, but not for different distances. I wear my same shoes for all types of runs.
I thought #6 was kind of a strange one. Winter vs. summer or even trail vs. road socks I can see, but not really different socks for different types of workouts.