Sticky, Sweet, & A Little Overdressed

Modified and reposted from in the community

These are very funny to me, and I suspect that reveals more about my sick obsession than it should.
You might be a runner

… if you write the buy date on your shoes so you know when to get a new pair.

Are you kidding? I don’t rely on a date: that would be too imprecise. I track the mileage for  each pair of shoes in my running log.

… if you plan your weekend social calendar around your long runs – “Oh, I can’t visit Aunt Sally that day, I have a 20-miler.”

I can top that, actually: I plan my workdays around my long runs. They’re blocked off on my calendar so nobody will schedule meetings over them.

… if you read nutrition labels on packages and look for HIGH carbohydrate content.

and its corollary:

… if you look at anything labeled “Low Carb” and snicker.

… if you immediately check the internet to see what races will be run near where you are vacationing.

If I ever go on vacation, I may give that a try.

… if you have a special category in your budget called “Running Shoes” or “Race Fees.”

As a matter of fact, yes, I have both categories in Quicken.

… if you have enough race t-shirts to clothe a small country.

No, but I have almost as many running clothes as work clothes.

… if you have a top-3 ranking of Gatorade flavors or GU flavors.

Definitely: Mango (which I’ve only found once, but had the foresight to buy lots of), Watermelon, and Lime.

… if you obsess on the proper amount of time to cook your Friday night pasta.

I don’t obsess over it; I eat pasta often enough to do it by instinct.

… if you have burned a CD or loaded your MP3 player with one of the following songs… “Rocky’s Theme,” “Born to Run,” or “Chariots of Fire”

Not exactly, but I have special playlists for running.

… if you can remember your finishing time of your first marathon but can’t remember your mother’s birthday.

I haven’t finished a marathon yet and I know my mom’s birthday, but I can recite my personal best finishing times for every distance from from 1 to 10 miles.

… if you have prepaid your Runner’s World subscription for the next 5 years.

Only two years!

… if you have bought a small refrigerator to hold your Gatorades.

Nah. I just drink it at room temperature.

… if you have safety pins lying around the house and in your car.

In my purse, my gym bag, my desk at work….

… if you can quickly convert kilometers to miles even though you can’t balance your checkbook.

Well, I can balance my checkbook, but I can also convert km to mi and vice versa. When someone from the US can do that, the chances are pretty good they’re a runner.

… if you can look someone in the eye and use the word “fartlek” in a sentence without giggling.

That’s nothing. The ability to speak German has given me lots of practice at saying funny-sounding words with a straight face.

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