You Call Yourself a Long Distance Runner? #Proof
You Call Yourself a Long Distance Runner? #Proof

Distance Runners.

We are a unique breed in my opinion….possibly slightly crazy I would even venture to say?

1. You wear compression socks even when you aren’t running, and I’m not talking for recovery. But because you LIKE to wear them.  CHECK!

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2. You get butterflies waiting for race registration to open up online. CHECK!

3. There is a cabinet in your kitchen specifically for fueling/hydration. CHECK!

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4. You have watched a marathon on TV. To the average person it’s almost as exciting as watching paint dry. CHECK!

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5. You have painted your toes….where the toenail USED to be. *This has actually never happened to ME, but to most of my long distance runner friends.*

6. You have nightmares about forgetting your GPS watch on race day.  CHECK CHECK!

7. You can remember all of your race PR’s but you can’t remember the year of your child’s birthday. Yep, that just happened to me…..*sigh* CHECK

8. You have turned down a night out with your friends or a date with your husband because you have to get up early the next day for your long run. CHECK CHECK CHECK

9.  You document your mileage, pace and every detail of your run using an online tracker AND an old fashioned paper journal.  CHECK CHECK!

10. You own multiple torture devices. CHECK!

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11. You wear Kinesiology tape like it’s a fashion accessory. OHHH, Definitely CHECK!

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12. You see an orthopedic doctor, a physical therapist, a chiropractor, a masseuse and an acupuncturist to keep you running.  Sometimes all in the same week. *Ok, so I’ve never seen an acupuncturist.*blogger-image-738965453

Reposted with Permission from This Mama Runs for Cupcakes

 
 
Seen a lot of slim chicks posting their

workouts on here so I thought I'd join 

the fun
Warning : I will bully every one of you

into daily stretches, plyo drills, crazy 

intervals, lifting heavy weights and 

epic long runs
104 °F.....  As my Grandma says, 

"Marathon training ain't for p*ssies."



Crazy old lady is right.

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So you're telling me you run outside in the winter time?  What happens when it snows?    I leave footprints.
Something only a runner would  understand... A route that you've driven hundreds of times never seems HILLY... until you're running it.
My 'alone' time is sometimes for your safety.
One lap per one slice of turkey or pie... heck, I'll be here until Christmas.
Running before my relatives arrive is my way of keeping my sanity alive.
Tempo and strides today, turkey and  pies tomorrow.
Remember how I complained about  it being too hot to run just a few  weeks ago? I take it all back!
After 20 miles, Don't trust a Fart.
Running rest day: A day where you eat all the food,  buy all the running gear, buy all the running shoes,  and enter all the races.
When you decline all social invitations on Friday nights because your long runs are on Saturday mornings...
Runspiration:  The process of being motivated or propelled to run because  of the running achievements of other runners.
Tired of my fitness posts? Just block everything health and  fitness related... You know like in  your real life.
I wonder... What do normal people do on a Saturday morning?
What's worse than running 1.50 miles  and realizing you didn't turn on your  GPS watch?????? NOTHING.
Friends don't let friends do the  November's Challenge alone.
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