You know you're a runner when........ (Read 2638 times)

    When you are breathing heavy climbing a flight of stairs, but can run 12 miles.  Have no idea why this happens

     This happens because people often change their breathing patterns to go up stairs.  I didn't believe that until I conciously focused on my breathing and sure enough it made a difference.


    Best Present Ever

       

      Along the same lines, you actually look forward to major milestone birthdays because you'll place higher in your age group.

       this is so true.  I turn 45 this year! sadly, there are still a lot of very fast women who will be in my age group.  I also know my friends by their age groups rather than their ages.  As in, "X is definitely at least an age group older than Y." 

      Scout7


      CPT Curmudgeon

        When I tie my running shoes.
          You get the check at a buffet before you've asked for it. I'm sorry, is four trips a lot?


          elle aime courir

            When you are breathing heavy climbing a flight of stairs, but can run 12 miles.  Have no idea why this happens

             or worse, when when your legs feel it after climbing one flight, and yet you can do miles on end of hills/stairs.

             

            that reminds me...that's what I should do this w/e!!!  hasn't been really safe as of late, but the majority of the snow is gone now!  YEAH!  (for the snow, not hills)

            800m PR- 2:36

            5k PR- 21:00 (road); 20:15 (trail)

            10k PR- 49:00

            10mi PR- 1:23:27

              when someone asks, "You're going running?" and you wonder what else you would do instead of go running.
                When you don't mind setting your alarm for 4:45 a.m. to get some miles in before work.


                Mr. Clean

                  "your idea of a pedicure involves a pneumatic angle grinder, and a Rol-Loc disc"
                  walrace@yahoo.com
                    "your idea of a pedicure involves a pneumatic angle grinder, and a Rol-Loc disc"

                     

                    Corollary:  When the pedicurist looks at you accusingly and says, "You're a runner!"

                      When you're glad that catching the flu coincides with your post-marathon reverse taper.
                      I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.


                      What does Tunis make?

                        You get the check at a buffet before you've asked for it. I'm sorry, is four trips a lot?

                         Ha. +1.

                        It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.


                        A Saucy Wench

                          It pisses you off when your vacation interferes with your running

                          I have become Death, the destroyer of electronic gadgets

                          "It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds" - Captain Hammer

                          "I don't care how old I live! I just want to be LIVING while I am living - Jack LaLanne.
                          "When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7
                          I failed the 12 minute run at 15...BQ'd at 38

                          Happyfeet


                            It pisses you off when your vacation interferes with your running

                            Exactly, I have a week vacation coming and all I am thinking is if walking all over the Magic kingdom counts as any training, or if I can translate 4 hours walking to 30 min running etc. 


                            I look my best blurry!

                              Exactly, I have a week vacation coming and all I am thinking is if walking all over the Magic kingdom counts as any training, or if I can translate 4 hours walking to 30 min running etc. 

                               Sure it does!  I logged a mile or so hunting on a mountainside for a Christmas tree!  It was definitely a workout.  Log it!  

                                It pisses you off when your vacation interferes with your running

                                 

                                Yeah this is a bad one.

                                 

                                I once ran a really miserable 4 miles on the top deck of a cruise ship, 1/2 of every lap I was getting blown forward, the other 1/2 I was barely moving forward.

                                I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.