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You Know You're a Runner When...
You Know You're a Runner When...
Written by
Erica Schuckies
Running is a lifestyle and once you're hooked, it's hard to break loose. If you can relate to anything on this list, you know you're a runner.
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You've worn Band-Aids on things other than blisters or cuts.
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You willingly pay $12 for one pair of socks.
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You pick a shoe for its functional qualities, even if it's ugly as sin.
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Your laundry basket is approximately 93 percent running attire, 6 percent work clothes and 1 percent towels.
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You've gotten fitted for a sports bra. #AintNobodyGotTimeForBouncing
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Your DIY projects involve things on which to hang your race medals.
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You've used the phrase "cotton is rotten" before.
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You actually put 13.1 and 26.2 stickers on your car.
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You plan your day around your run, not the other way around.
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You would rather crawl across the finish line than get a DNF.
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You actually purchase and consume something called GU.
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You've turned a run into happy hour.
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You've converted a non-runner friend into a runner, simply because you needed a running partner.
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Your foam rolling is so intense that it makes things awkward.
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You wear compression socks under your pants. And with shorts. And pretty much anywhere. #SorryNotSorry
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You plan vacations around destination races.
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An injury causes you to freak out because that means no running.
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Your off days are not fun.
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You don't consider running shoes and jeans a fashion faux pas.
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You unpack heels so your running shoes can fit in your suitcase.
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You don't let a little cold weather get in the way of your runs.
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Or heat.
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Or the dark.
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Or a freakin' mountain.
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Weekends are for long runs.
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You stride, fartlek and shakeout.
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You know how to do the runner's knot.
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This is your post-run reaction.
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You just Love. To. Run.
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