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| Dressing Like A Runner (Read 951 times) |
| view log ~Gordo~ |
posted: 4/1/2008 at 10:01 PM |
So, after an 8 mile race on Saturday (which I placed 3rd in my age group, I might add), I pulled off the under armor shirt and running tights. Put on a long sleeve t-shirt from another race, slipped on some wind-breaker pants and hurried to my daughters soccer game.
When I get there, one of the other parents, says "I didn't know you were a runner, you usually don't dress like a runner." Hmmm...I didn't know that runners dressed different when not running?!? 
Just found it a bit odd.
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| view log Hurdle the Dead |
posted: 4/1/2008 at 11:03 PM |
Quote from Gordo_S on 4/1/2008 at 10:01 PM: Hmmm...I didn't know that runners dressed different when not running?!?
Seriously?
I don't have the heart to explain it. Maybe somebody else will.
Let's just say runners are pretty easy to spot. Like Star Trek fans. But not as cool. And with better watches.
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| view log Funky Monkey |
posted: 4/1/2008 at 11:07 PM |
| Quote from Gordo_S on 4/1/2008 at 10:01 PM: t-shirt from another race
Methinks this is what gave you away.
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| view log Hoodoo Guru |
posted: 4/1/2008 at 11:34 PM |
Not to mention the smell.  |
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| view log uǝddɐɥ sǝʞɐʇsıɯ |
posted: 4/2/2008 at 1:03 AM |
| Shoes, shoes, shoes. |
| Lady, I've been grossly misinformed about witches. |
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posted: 4/2/2008 at 2:00 PM |
| Quote from JakeKnight on 4/1/2008 at 11:03 PM: Seriously?
Let's just say runners are pretty easy to spot. Like Star Trek fans. But not as cool. And with better watches.
While I don't know what this means, and certianly can't explain why JK thinks we're easy to spot, I found the quote really funny.
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| view log Ball Tongue |
posted: 4/2/2008 at 2:12 PM |
Jeans, running shoes, race t-shirt
Standard runner uniform. |
| The Gaijin Samurai. a.k.a The attorney dissin' attorney.
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posted: 4/2/2008 at 2:15 PM |
| I think it's the 32 inch waist that normally gives me away. |
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| view log Ball Tongue |
posted: 4/2/2008 at 2:29 PM |
| Quote from mikeymike on 4/2/2008 at 2:15 PM: I think it's the 32 inch waist that normally gives me away.
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Scout7 view logCPT Curmudgeon |
posted: 4/2/2008 at 2:39 PM |
I only ever wear running shoes when, you know, running. Otherwise, I wear boots or casual shoes. I only wear sweats when, you know, running. Or before/after a race. Otherwise, it's jeans or slacks.
I only wear a watch when running.
I'm weird. |
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| view log Ball Tongue |
posted: 4/2/2008 at 2:41 PM |
| Quote from Scout7 on 4/2/2008 at 2:39 PM: I only ever wear running shoes when, you know, running. Otherwise, I wear boots or casual shoes. I only wear sweats when, you know, running. Or before/after a race. Otherwise, it's jeans or slacks.
I only wear a watch when running.
I'm weird.
I am weird too. I don't wear running shoes unless running. I never wear race t-shirts. But for some reason I can't ditch the damn watch.
And I wouldn't be caught dead wearing technical gear while not running or pre/post race. |
| The Gaijin Samurai. a.k.a The attorney dissin' attorney.
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posted: 4/2/2008 at 2:44 PM |
| A good percentage of people stereotype in so many ways. When someone who doesn't look like jack spratt & people comment "wow, I can't believe he/she is a 'runner' " it bugs me. People big, tall, small, short etc...may be active & healthy and a 'skinny' person could be non-active and internally heading for disaster (but lucky w/ metabolism or genetics). This society can be so focused on external/appearance which is often misleading. That's why we should all try not to waste energy on what people think - do positive things for ourselves, feel good about it, and not expect people to "get it" if they do: well it's a bonus! |
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Scout7 view logCPT Curmudgeon |
posted: 4/2/2008 at 2:54 PM |
| Quote from DJ Marcus on 4/2/2008 at 2:41 PM: And I wouldn't be caught dead wearing technical gear while not running or pre/post race.
Exactly.
I am always amused by the people at the mall that are trying to look like they just got done at the gym. |
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| view log Ball Tongue |
posted: 4/2/2008 at 3:03 PM |
| Quote from Scout7 on 4/2/2008 at 2:54 PM: Exactly.
I am always amused by the people at the mall that are trying to look like they just got done at the gym.
It's funny you mention that. I was at a mall this last Saturday and there was some dude strutting around in a long sleeve tight UA stretchy shirt and jeans.
I had to laugh. Kind of like in Beverly Hills Cop when Eddie Murhpy laughed at the two guys on the sidewalk wearing the Michael Jackson "Thriller" jacket. It was at that level. |
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| view log ~Gordo~ |
posted: 4/2/2008 at 9:00 PM |
| Quote from DJ Marcus on 4/2/2008 at 3:03 PM: It's funny you mention that. I was at a mall this last Saturday and there was some dude strutting around in a long sleeve tight UA stretchy shirt and jeans.
I had to laugh. Kind of like in Beverly Hills Cop when Eddie Murhpy laughed at the two guys on the sidewalk wearing the Michael Jackson "Thriller" jacket. It was at that level.
Maybe I'll try that at her next soccer game -- wearing the Thriller jacket that is... |
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