August 07, 2013 If Your Answer is Yes...You Might Be a Runner Written by Dena Evans If your foam roller is now “too soft”….you might be a runner. If you fall ill and your initial concern is whether or not you will have to take a “0” in the training log…….you might be a runner. If you have eaten a gel packet for a snack, even when you haven’t been, or are not currently running……you might be a runner. If you when you see John Hancock’s signature you think “Boston Marathon” instead of “Declaration of Independence”…….you might be a runner. If you wear your running shoes on the plane for regular travel because you are willing to risk your other clothes being lost, but your running shoes are non-negotiable…..you might be a runner. If you deliberately save old sweats for race day throw-aways……you might be a runner. If I say “Heartbreak” and you say “Hill” instead of “Hotel”……you might be a runner. If you have started to wear your Garmin occasionally as a regular watch….you might be a runner. If you stop your watch at stoplights and/ or run up and down the sidewalk until the light turns and you can cross…..you might be a runner. If you have ever given someone bad driving directions because you know your current neighborhood, town, or location better via the pedestrian paths…..you might be a runner. If you have jogged circles in a parking lot for the sole purpose of ending on a round number for minutes or miles for the day or week…..you might be a runner. If you know your personal bests from 5K to the marathon by heart…..you might be a runner. If you have ever run a couple extra miles at the end of your run for no other reason than it was a nice day…….you might be a runner. If you look forward to traveling west because you’ll naturally wake up early and can get a run in…….you might be a runner. If you can’t help making mental notes of inviting dirt trails and smooth bike paths alongside the road while you are driving…..you might be a runner.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Aug 2013 19:00:54 +0000
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