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8836 Views 16 Replies Latest reply: Mar 3, 2012 2:35 PM by Julia66 RSS 1 2 Previous Next
Julia66 Pro
Julia66
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Feb 26, 2012 11:19 AM

You know you're a runner when...

...you make time during a cross-country skiing vacation for a run. (Since it was unseasonably warm, with highs in the 50s, it really was perfect running weather.)

 

...you go for a long run the day after getting back from same skiing vacation.




Upcoming:

Turkey Trot 5K Nov 2012

Completed 2012:

RSS Fun Run 10K May 2012 (1:03:17) PR!!

Mermaid Run 10K May 2012 (1:09:37)

Completed 2011:

Turkey Trot 10K Nov 2011 (1:05:20)

Firefly 5K Oct 2011 (49:14) - with DH and DS at son's pace

Rock 'n' Roll Half Oct 2011 (2:32:12)

Run for the Sun 5K Aug 2011 (30:17) PR!!

Coyote Hills 3.5 mi Jan 2011 (38:47)

  • Woody100 Amateur
    Woody100
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    1. Feb 28, 2012 5:58 PM (in response to Julia66)
    You know you're a runner when...

    I can relate to that!!!

    How about: you know you're a runner when ???you pass a runner while driving and feel envious




    2012 races:

    1-15 - Aramco Houston Half: 1:58:00 (PR)

    2-19 - Austin Half Marathon: 1:59:45

    2-25 - Conoco Phillips 10K: 53:39

    3-03 - Woodlands Half : 1:58:25

    3-25 - Sugar Land Half : 2:01:25

    4-29 - OKC Half Marathon: 2:06:27

    6-16 - Grandmas Marathon: 4:49:42

  • CarolZ1 Rookie
    CarolZ1
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    2. Feb 29, 2012 6:55 AM (in response to Julia66)
    Re: You know you're a runner when...

    half your suitcase is filled with your running clothes and sneakers! 

  • Debbie Kimbriel Amateur
    Debbie Kimbriel
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    3. Feb 29, 2012 6:49 AM (in response to Julia66)
    You know you're a runner when...

    You're driving and you start to go because the walk signal comes on.

  • Dobrobuck Pro
    Dobrobuck
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    Apr 17, 2011
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    4. Feb 29, 2012 7:26 AM (in response to Julia66)
    Re: You know you're a runner when...

    You almost hit the curb because your checking a runners form and shoes!!! hehehe.




    4/30/11 IL Marathon 10K 57:43

    5/14/11 Kirby Derby 10K 57:49 3rd place in div

    7/4/11 Freedom 5K 28:59

    Lost 80lbs since 6/17/10 starting wt 280lbs

    Joined Second Wind Running Club 9/2011

    8/27/11 13.38mi 2:32

    9/17/11 13.45mi 2:27

    Habitat for Humanity 5K 12/31/11 26:42 PR

    4/28/12 IL Marathon 1st 1/2 2:10:38

    Cycled 1600 mi summer of 2012

    Cycled Hilly Hundred 10/25/12

    Upcoming races

    April 2013 1st full marathon..

  • minimara Rookie
    minimara
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    5. Feb 29, 2012 10:51 AM (in response to Julia66)
    You know you're a runner when...

    You are proud to have lost 4 toenails during marathon training!




    Completed


    Nike Women's Marathon, SF 10/17/2010 5:07

    Danbury CT Half Marathon 4/2011 2:10

    Ann's Place Run From the Sun 5K 8/201127:43 PR

    Ridgefield CT Half Marathon 10/2011 2:03 PR

    NYC ING Marathon 11/6/2011 4:41:56 PR

  • pamphaneuf Rookie
    pamphaneuf
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    Aug 19, 2007
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    6. Feb 29, 2012 11:02 AM (in response to Julia66)
    You know you're a runner when...

    You look up running routes when you go on vacation.

  • Nick&Chooch Rookie
    Nick&Chooch
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    7. Feb 29, 2012 11:18 AM (in response to Julia66)
    You know you're a runner when...

    You know you're a runner when; You are constantly resetting the odometer on your car to measure distances near where you live as potential running courses. (Or am I alone on that?)

  • CurvyLollie Rookie
    CurvyLollie
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    8. Feb 29, 2012 3:51 PM (in response to Julia66)
    You know you're a runner when...

    You're booking a hotel for business travel based on proximity to running paths/trails rather than the client's office. And you toss aside the "going out" clothes to squeeze one more set of running gear in your bag.

  • shelby340 Rookie
    shelby340
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    9. Feb 29, 2012 5:35 PM (in response to CurvyLollie)
    You know you're a runner when...

    You know you're a runner when...

     

    You miss 4 months due to injury and you start back up.

  • yt33782 Rookie
    yt33782
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    10. Feb 29, 2012 8:48 PM (in response to Julia66)
    You know you're a runner when...

    You can watch a live marathon on tv just like any other sports. (and wishing if you could run 4m/mile like those runners)

  • crl8686 Legend
    crl8686
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    Nov 11, 2007
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    11. Feb 29, 2012 9:02 PM (in response to Julia66)
    You know you're a runner when...
    • You're driving on the freeway, see a particular off-ramp and immediately associate it with the location of a favorite race. Then a few miles later...another one. And then...another one...
    • At the mall, you head first to the running store, even if you don't need anything at all...you just want to see the latest gear. 
    • You check out race results for some races you haven't done...just to see where you MIGHT have placed in the pack.
    • You're on a business trip and weasel out of attending a breakfast meeting because your AM run is more important.



    "...I've learned that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do, but to the best you can do....I've learned that you can keep going long after you think you can't..." --- author unknown

    2013 highlights...

    @ 5K: Ontario Mills 5K, Ontario, CA, 24:42

    Heart of the City Run, Los Angeles, CA, 24:13

    Bruin 5K Run at UCLA, Westwood, CA, 24:54

    @ 10K: LA Chinatown Firecracker 10K, Los Angeles, CA, 51:42

    The Great Race - Old Agoura 10K, Agoura Hills, CA, 51:12



  • Woody100 Amateur
    Woody100
    36 posts since
    Nov 28, 2010
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    12. Mar 1, 2012 10:28 AM (in response to crl8686)
    You know you're a runner when...

    You wave or nod at everyone when you are running - it's a runner thing




    2012 races:

    1-15 - Aramco Houston Half: 1:58:00 (PR)

    2-19 - Austin Half Marathon: 1:59:45

    2-25 - Conoco Phillips 10K: 53:39

    3-03 - Woodlands Half : 1:58:25

    3-25 - Sugar Land Half : 2:01:25

    4-29 - OKC Half Marathon: 2:06:27

    6-16 - Grandmas Marathon: 4:49:42

  • grodriguezjr Rookie
    grodriguezjr
    2 posts since
    Mar 4, 2010
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    13. Mar 2, 2012 12:28 PM (in response to Julia66)
    You know you're a runner when...

    OMG! all of the above!!! I guess I am a runner, I've always thought of myself as a cyclist.

  • ron6788 Pro
    ron6788
    69 posts since
    Oct 2, 2010
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    14. Mar 2, 2012 3:41 PM (in response to Julia66)
    You know you're a runner when...

    ...walking just seems so slow now that you'd rather run everywhere (and do)

    ...you're trying to guess the pace of runners as they pass you in your car

    ...you forget your sneakers but still do the run-- in work boots

    ...you hate taper weeks because you'd rather keep it going

    ...you start measuring your runs in hours




    Sunset Classic 5m, Bloomfield, NJ, 6/11.............................................:40:43

    Grings Mill 10k, Reading, PA, 8/11.......................................................:51:15

    Battle of Brooklyn 10m, Brooklyn, NY, 8/11...........................................1:26

    Yonkers' Marathon, Yonkers, NY, 9/11................................................:..4:08

    Blues Cruise 50k, Leesport, PA , 10/11....................................................6:23

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