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Date: 06 Aug 2006 20:10:27
From: R Walter
Subject: You know you're a runner when . . .
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As a follow up to the recent post "You might be a runner if . . .", I've
added some additional quotes. Each of these observations was posted
on rec.running several years ago (contact Ozzie if you don't know about
the "empty boat").
You know you're a runner when ...
You have strong opinions concerning the various flavors of Gatorade and GU.
Your “short” day is six miles.
You do your stretching exercises while you're standing in line with a
group of people. This will not seem unusual to you.
You can recognize your running acquaintances at a distance by their
unique clothes, stride,and gait, long before you can actually see their
faces.
You’re standing with a group of people at a social function. You see
someone running down the street. You wish you were out there running
with them.
You know the distances between every street corner and landmark in your
neighborhood. You can calculate the distance of any possible running
course in your head, even if you’ever never run the course before.
When your driving down the road and you see another runner, you pull
W-A-Y to the farthest side of the road to pass them, with the hope that
they would do the same for you.
You select your vacation destinations according to how good the running
opportunities will be, and the schedule of local races.
You've seen all of your friends go to the bathroom in public, and that
doesn't seem strange to you.
You know what “empty boat” means, even if you don’t believe it.
You can participate in an intelligent conversation while running uphill.
You get up even earlier on weekends than you do on weekdays, just so you
can get in a long run.
Skinny women/men look a lot more attractive than they used to.
When you leave the house for work, you set your odometer to zero so you
can measure how far you ran this morning.
When you go on vacation, the first things you pack are your running clothes.
Your running watch has more features than your car.
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Date: 07 Aug 2006 02:27:20
From: Mark Hutchinson
Subject: Re: You know you're a runner when . . .
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R Walter <rwalter2@mac.com > wrote
> As a follow up to the recent post "You might be a runner if
> . . .", I've
> added some additional quotes. Each of these observations
> was posted
> on rec.running several years ago (contact Ozzie if you
> don't know about the "empty boat").
>
>
> You know you're a runner when ...
>
>
> You have strong opinions concerning the various flavors of
> Gatorade and GU.
>
> Your “short” day is six miles.
>
> You do your stretching exercises while you're standing in
> line with a group of people. This will not seem unusual to
> you.
>
> You can recognize your running acquaintances at a distance
> by their unique clothes, stride,and gait, long before you
> can actually see their faces.
>
> You’re standing with a group of people at a social
> function. You see someone running down the street. You
> wish you were out there running with them.
>
> You know the distances between every street corner and
> landmark in your neighborhood. You can calculate the
> distance of any possible running course in your head, even
> if you’ever never run the course before.
>
> When your driving down the road and you see another runner,
> you pull W-A-Y to the farthest side of the road to pass
> them, with the hope that they would do the same for you.
>
> You select your vacation destinations according to how good
> the running opportunities will be, and the schedule of
> local races.
>
> You've seen all of your friends go to the bathroom in
> public, and that doesn't seem strange to you.
>
> You know what “empty boat” means, even if you don’t believe
> it.
>
> You can participate in an intelligent conversation while
> running uphill.
>
> You get up even earlier on weekends than you do on
> weekdays, just so you can get in a long run.
>
> Skinny women/men look a lot more attractive than they used
> to.
>
> When you leave the house for work, you set your odometer to
> zero so you can measure how far you ran this morning.
>
> When you go on vacation, the first things you pack are your
> running clothes.
>
> Your running watch has more features than your car.
>
- you never throw away that empty coffee cup just in case the
porta-potty lines will be too long.
- you work out your vacation schedule to get in at least a
couple of local races.
- you think Runner's World is crap and you rarely read it,
but you subscribe anyway.
- you are no longer asked "What are you doing this weekend?"
- you always check the "no t-shirt" option.
- you no longer wear a heart rate monitor.
- you become an expert at plotting running courses on
gmap-pedometer.
- you know more about stress fractures than most physicians.
- you have at least one bone scan every five years.
- you know how to spell orthotics correctly.
- you consider making your own orthotics.
- you routinely weigh your shoes, socks, singlets and shorts,
wet and dry.
- you wish you were a biochemist so you could figure out what
causes the funky smell in synthetic running clothes.
- after finishing a 10K race, you fill out the card, grab a
banana and run the course again.
- you no longer pause at the sight of a peeing woman.
- your nightmare used to be about being naked in public, now
it's about missing the morning bus to the start line.
- you register three age groups younger than your true age
because you just don't have room for any more trophies.
- you frequently toy with the idea of running a marathon in
racing flats.
- you carry a couple of Succeed! salt caps in your glove
compartment just in case you sense your blood osmolality
becoming sub-optimal.
- you use your bib numbers to wallpaper your garage.
- you have a large bag filled with plastic drink bottles, ink
pens, magnets and neoprene drink cozies.
- you drive 100 miles to a 5K race.
- you know a singlet is not a small single person.
- your bumper sticker says "26.2".
- you are no longer asked for advice on matters requring
sound judgement.
-- __________________
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Date: 07 Aug 2006 11:34:42
From: userfriendly
Subject: Re: You know you're a runner when . . .
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: - you work out your vacation schedule to get in at least a
: couple of local races.
Drives my wife up the wall, but I love to run in new places, so vacation's
perfect. The latest was Gatlinburg, TN. I got up early to run so as not to
disturb the rest of the family time during the day. The only people out in
Gatlinburg in the early morning were other runners. It was like being a
member of a select club, a secret society, a...nevermind. I just liked
running and only seeing other runners out doing the same thing.
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Date: 07 Aug 2006 15:42:09
From: bj
Subject: Re: You know you're a runner when . . .
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"userfriendly" <youserfriendly@google.net > wrote in message
news:c4JBg.178096$k%3.92892@dukeread12...
> :
> : - you work out your vacation schedule to get in at least a
> : couple of local races.
>
> Drives my wife up the wall, but I love to run in new places, so vacation's
> perfect. The latest was Gatlinburg, TN. I got up early to run so as not
> to
> disturb the rest of the family time during the day. The only people out
> in
> Gatlinburg in the early morning were other runners. It was like being a
> member of a select club, a secret society, a...nevermind. I just liked
> running and only seeing other runners out doing the same thing.
>
I have some old (1930's) family films from my mother's family vacations in
G'bg! But none of them were ever runners. Mom does still walk & bike,
though.
bj
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Date: 07 Aug 2006 13:57:52
From: bj
Subject: Re: You know you're a runner when . . .
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"Mark Hutchinson" <marhutch@goamil.com > wrote in message
news:44d6a508$0$31414$88260bb3@free.teranews.com...
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> - you drive 100 miles to a 5K race.
>
I finally did that one -- 120 miles or so (one way) -- at least all but a
few miles was on Interstates & the weather was very nice, if Rather Warm.
And the outlet mall was also halfway on the way back -- Nike, Adidas,
Reebok, Food Court.
bj
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Date: 11 Aug 2006 17:38:32
From: Robert Grumbine
Subject: Re: You know you're a runner when . . .
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In article <44d6a508$0$31414$88260bb3@free.teranews.com >,
Mark Hutchinson <marhutch@goamil.com > wrote:
>R Walter <rwalter2@mac.com> wrote
>
>> As a follow up to the recent post "You might be a runner if
>> . . .", I've
>> added some additional quotes. Each of these observations
>> was posted
>> on rec.running several years ago (contact Ozzie if you
>> don't know about the "empty boat").
>>
>> You know you're a runner when ...
A nice collection then and now.
A few thoughts:
>> You can recognize your running acquaintances at a distance
>> by their unique clothes, stride,and gait, long before you
>> can actually see their faces.
I can recognize most people I know by how they're moving
(walking, running, throwing a baseball/softball) long before
I can see their faces, and do so without my glasses on.
Nothing special about running in this. (As to the glasses,
I'm not batlike, but can't ID facial features without them
until they're within about 15 feet, while I can judge by people's
movement at 100 yards.)
>> You know the distances between every street corner and
>> landmark in your neighborhood. You can calculate the
>> distance of any possible running course in your head, even
>> if you’ever never run the course before.
4887 feet around a loop I've started running, according to
last night's measurement with wheel.
>- you drive 100 miles to a 5K race.
720 actually. But this falls under the vacation rule.
And it's usually a 10 miler instead of a 5k.
Real runners don't giggle when saying fartlek.
--
Robert Grumbine http://www.radix.net/~bobg/ Science faqs and amateur activities notes and links.
Sagredo (Galileo Galilei) "You present these recondite matters with too much
evidence and ease; this great facility makes them less appreciated than they
would be had they been presented in a more abstruse manner." Two New Sciences
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Date: 07 Aug 2006 12:38:36
From: Brian Baresch
Subject: Re: You know you're a runner when . . .
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My fave:
The sport drink in your fridge is in front of the beer.
--
Brian P. Baresch
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Professional editing and proofreading
If you're going through hell, keep going. --Winston Churchill
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Date: 07 Aug 2006 19:28:29
From: R Walter
Subject: Re: You know you're a runner when . . .
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Brian Baresch wrote:
> My fave:
>
> The sport drink in your fridge is in front of the beer.
One more . . .
You know you're a running when . . .
More than half your wardrobe is running clothes and race T-shirts.
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Date: 07 Aug 2006 08:00:37
From: John B.
Subject: Re: You know you're a runner when . . .
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R Walter wrote:
> As a follow up to the recent post "You might be a runner if . . .", I've
> added some additional quotes. Each of these observations was posted
> on rec.running several years ago (contact Ozzie if you don't know about
> the "empty boat").
>
>
> You know you're a runner when ...
>
>
> You have strong opinions concerning the various flavors of Gatorade and GU.
>
> Your "short" day is six miles.
>
> You do your stretching exercises while you're standing in line with a
> group of people. This will not seem unusual to you.
>
> You can recognize your running acquaintances at a distance by their
> unique clothes, stride,and gait, long before you can actually see their
> faces.
>
> You're standing with a group of people at a social function. You see
> someone running down the street. You wish you were out there running
> with them.
>
> You know the distances between every street corner and landmark in your
> neighborhood. You can calculate the distance of any possible running
> course in your head, even if you'ever never run the course before.
>
> When your driving down the road and you see another runner, you pull
> W-A-Y to the farthest side of the road to pass them, with the hope that
> they would do the same for you.
>
> You select your vacation destinations according to how good the running
> opportunities will be, and the schedule of local races.
>
> You've seen all of your friends go to the bathroom in public, and that
> doesn't seem strange to you.
>
> You know what "empty boat" means, even if you don't believe it.
>
> You can participate in an intelligent conversation while running uphill.
>
> You get up even earlier on weekends than you do on weekdays, just so you
> can get in a long run.
>
> Skinny women/men look a lot more attractive than they used to.
>
> When you leave the house for work, you set your odometer to zero so you
> can measure how far you ran this morning.
>
> When you go on vacation, the first things you pack are your running clothes.
>
> Your running watch has more features than your car.
There was a time when I would have related to most of these. I'm 51 and
I've been running since I was in 7th grade. I've done everything one
might do as a runner and, haivng no interest in ultras, have no new
goals to shoot for and no techniques or strategies to consider.
Nowadays, I just run for the pleasure of running and to help control my
weight. I don't care how fast I am, I don't care who passes me, I'm not
training for anything, I don't have a schedule I have to adhere to, I
don't keep a log. And I've never enjoyed running more than I do now.
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Date: 07 Aug 2006 01:09:57
From:
Subject: Re: You know you're a runner when . . .
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Mark Hutchinson wrote:
> R Walter <rwalter2@mac.com> wrote
>
> > As a follow up to the recent post "You might be a runner if
> > . . .", I've
> > added some additional quotes. Each of these observations
> > was posted
> > on rec.running several years ago (contact Ozzie if you
> > don't know about the "empty boat").
> >
> >
> > You know you're a runner when ...
> >
> >
> > You have strong opinions concerning the various flavors of
> > Gatorade and GU.
> >
> > Your "short" day is six miles.
> >
> > You do your stretching exercises while you're standing in
> > line with a group of people. This will not seem unusual to
> > you.
> >
> > You can recognize your running acquaintances at a distance
> > by their unique clothes, stride,and gait, long before you
> > can actually see their faces.
> >
> > You're standing with a group of people at a social
> > function. You see someone running down the street. You
> > wish you were out there running with them.
> >
> > You know the distances between every street corner and
> > landmark in your neighborhood. You can calculate the
> > distance of any possible running course in your head, even
> > if you'ever never run the course before.
> >
> > When your driving down the road and you see another runner,
> > you pull W-A-Y to the farthest side of the road to pass
> > them, with the hope that they would do the same for you.
> >
> > You select your vacation destinations according to how good
> > the running opportunities will be, and the schedule of
> > local races.
> >
> > You've seen all of your friends go to the bathroom in
> > public, and that doesn't seem strange to you.
> >
> > You know what "empty boat" means, even if you don't believe
> > it.
> >
> > You can participate in an intelligent conversation while
> > running uphill.
> >
> > You get up even earlier on weekends than you do on
> > weekdays, just so you can get in a long run.
> >
> > Skinny women/men look a lot more attractive than they used
> > to.
> >
> > When you leave the house for work, you set your odometer to
> > zero so you can measure how far you ran this morning.
> >
> > When you go on vacation, the first things you pack are your
> > running clothes.
> >
> > Your running watch has more features than your car.
> >
>
> - you never throw away that empty coffee cup just in case the
> porta-potty lines will be too long.
>
> - you work out your vacation schedule to get in at least a
> couple of local races.
>
> - you think Runner's World is crap and you rarely read it,
> but you subscribe anyway.
>
> - you are no longer asked "What are you doing this weekend?"
>
> - you always check the "no t-shirt" option.
>
> - you no longer wear a heart rate monitor.
>
> - you become an expert at plotting running courses on
> gmap-pedometer.
>
> - you know more about stress fractures than most physicians.
>
> - you have at least one bone scan every five years.
>
> - you know how to spell orthotics correctly.
>
> - you consider making your own orthotics.
>
> - you routinely weigh your shoes, socks, singlets and shorts,
> wet and dry.
>
> - you wish you were a biochemist so you could figure out what
> causes the funky smell in synthetic running clothes.
>
> - after finishing a 10K race, you fill out the card, grab a
> banana and run the course again.
>
> - you no longer pause at the sight of a peeing woman.
>
> - your nightmare used to be about being naked in public, now
> it's about missing the morning bus to the start line.
>
> - you register three age groups younger than your true age
> because you just don't have room for any more trophies.
>
> - you frequently toy with the idea of running a marathon in
> racing flats.
>
> - you carry a couple of Succeed! salt caps in your glove
> compartment just in case you sense your blood osmolality
> becoming sub-optimal.
>
> - you use your bib numbers to wallpaper your garage.
>
> - you have a large bag filled with plastic drink bottles, ink
> pens, magnets and neoprene drink cozies.
>
> - you drive 100 miles to a 5K race.
>
> - you know a singlet is not a small single person.
>
> - your bumper sticker says "26.2".
>
> - you are no longer asked for advice on matters requring
> sound judgement.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -- __________________
>
I can relate a bit but I'm not really a runner. I'm injured too much. I
did see a girl rush into the bushes and pee during the running portion
of an adventure race. Things were moving to fast to really think about
it much. I get way to intense to stop for anything let alone going to
the bathroom. I dont even stop during training runs.
One thing that I noticed is that I dont really see the faces of people
in a race. I just remember female legs and ankles. They look quite sexy
when they have been running.
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Date: 07 Aug 2006 22:31:27
From: Tim Downie
Subject: Re: You know you're a runner when . . .
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"R Walter" <rwalter2@mac.com > wrote in message
news:UYOdnc0bIoG6MkvZnZ2dnUVZ_qSdnZ2d@adelphia.com...
> As a follow up to the recent post "You might be a runner if . . .", I've
> added some additional quotes. Each of these observations was posted on
> rec.running several years ago (contact Ozzie if you don't know about the
> "empty boat").
>
>
> You know you're a runner when ...
(and this is a shameless plug for my friend's video documentary of his WHW
race)
...when you complete a 95 mile race despite breaking your ankle 5 miles into
the race.
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-7823554637138644192
Tim
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Date: 07 Aug 2006 13:46:43
From: Ed Prochak
Subject: Re: You know you're a runner when . . .
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gym.gravity wrote:
> R Walter wrote:
>
> > When you go on vacation, the first things you pack are your running clothes.
>
> When you have to travel for any reason, the first thing you do is look
> up running routes.
One more variation:
When you have to travel for any reason, the first thing you ask the
hotel clerk is where is a good place to run.
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Date: 07 Aug 2006 12:45:17
From: gym.gravity
Subject: Re: You know you're a runner when . . .
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R Walter wrote:
> When you go on vacation, the first things you pack are your running clothes.
When you have to travel for any reason, the first thing you do is look
up running routes.
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Date: 08 Aug 2006 10:17:53
From: rick++
Subject: Re: You know you're a runner when . . .
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- When one of the basic decisions you make each day is when and where
you will
run.
- When running takes priority over XXX (usually eating, but not work or
sleep).
- When you've figured out how to squeeze that run into any hour of the
day between
4AM in the morning to 2AM at night.
- When if you arent careful, your closets fill up with old shoes.
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Date: 11 Aug 2006 22:28:12
From: Len A.
Subject: Re: You know you're a runner when . . .
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I love this thread...
You know your a runner when...
scheduled for an appointment and you make damn sure you get those miles
in before hand.
Or your always checking out sales on runnning shoes.
Or girlfriend calls and leaves a message that starts with "you must be
out running..."
I love this thread...
Len
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