You Know You're A Runner If

Florida East Coast Runners

You Know You're A Runner If...

you know how to pronounce (correctly) Plantar Fasciitis

you have a favorite ice pack

you laugh about chaffing

your massage therapist knows your race schedule

you brag about losing toenails

you're insulted when someone mentions how healthy you look

your room smells like a nursing home because of all the analgesic you use

a pot is started to bet on when your next toenail will fall off

you run even though you are sick

you put more time and work into taping parts of your body than to your tax return

you go through a box of Band-Aids without getting a single cut

there are permanent blood stains on your T-shirts where your nipples were rubbed raw

it hurts worse to take a shower than it does to keep running

you find yourself standing in front of the mirror trying to see if you have a leg length discrepancy

you know the names and remedies for every possible injury from bursitis to shin splints

you could teach a class about biomechanics and the different kinds of shoes people need

you are the only person in town who knows what Quinine is used for besides treating malaria

your physical therapist or massage therapist is on speed dial

your rolling pin is kept near your bed instead of in the kitchen

every T-shirt you own has a race name and sponsors listed on it

your socks come in two categories: running socks and others

you go from having a drawer for your running clothes to having an entire bureau for running clothes

you have tons of race shirts but can't find a work shirt for the life of you

you balk at the cost of everyday shoes and then spend $75 - $100 on a pair of running shoes that will only last 3 months and think you're getting a fabulous deal

you refuse to buy shorts with a seam longer than 2 inches

you think a black Timex Ironman watch goes with black tie dress

you are constantly washing running clothes but have to go through piles of clothes on the floor to find work clothes each morning

you can shop at REI and your local running store for hours, but can't stand 5 minutes anywhere else

you spend $12 on socks that help you avoid blisters

you have more shoes than your girlfriend or girl friends (as the case may be)

you have to explain to everyone why you can't run in the T-shirts you get at races

a football game has 12:57 remaining and all you think is that would be awesome if that was my 5k PR

you've said "she'd be one hell of a pole vaulter" at a strip club

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You Know You're A Cross Country Runner If...

your shoes have more miles on them than your car does

you have chafing in strange places

you can spit while running

all your socks are either stained or torn

you go to a golf course.............. to run

your coach won't give you a ride home

your friends go on the elevator and you beat them on the stairs

you combine phrases like "10 mile run" and "Easy Run" in the same breath

you can eat your weight in spaghetti

a meal involves more than 3 servings!

your highest heels are your training shoes

you spend more on training clothes than school/work clothes

your Christmas list includes more than one pair of running shoes

you've been to a golf course in every city but not to play golf

your entire family goes to X-C meets because they have been or will be on the team

your chest is as flat as your back

you feel lost without your water-bottle

you have running withdrawal if you don't run everyday

you eat spaghetti three times a day

the mile in P.E. becomes your warm-up

Gatorade is your drug of choice

ibuprofen is your drug of choice

you give up homecoming to go to a Meet

you have to run around in the shower to get wet

you enjoy running hills

you start to crave Power Bars

your favorite food group is carbohydrates

your women's team has leg hair longer than the grass they ran on

you can strip and change in a bus seat in less than 2 minutes

you don't puke your first day of basketball practice

there are no flies by your gym locker

your sport is other sport's punishment

when you do bad you get to play longer

you can maintain a 5:30 pace uphill while throwing up

you think track is for wussies

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

your watch is more expensive and complicated than your car

even your dress shoes have spikes

Steve Prefontaine's Birthday is more important than yours

you aspire to pain

you know as many kinds of pain as Eskimos have words for snow

you hit targets with your snot rocket

you drink more water than Free Willy

you get pulled over after practice, and can't walk straight because you're so tired

you ran sub 5 on the P.E. mile run

you wore spikes on the P.E. mile run

you did a 30 minute warm up for the P.E. mile run

you did all of the above for the P.E. mile run

you routinely race dogs down the street...and win

dogs follow you everywhere you go

you rabbit for the rabbit

there's nothing like intervals to start the week off fresh!!

watching the New York Marathon on T.V. made you get up and go for a run

you can say "I like to run" in over five different languages

you run the day after State

off-season training starts a week after State

your calves are bigger than your biceps

you can pronounce those funny Kenyan names

you're proud that another team has quadrupled you're score

you wear skimpier clothes than Madonna

you refer to puke as a normal bodily function

you can hallucinate and get high at the same time without taking anything

you always win in your sleep but never in a real race

you wake up in the morning and find that you're already running

the Ritz is your idol, and not a hotel in New York

you have lots of t-shirts that have had the sleeves torn off of them due to stops in the woods

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