You know you are training for a marathon when...

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Irish Runner77

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Feb 17, 2008 2:24 PM

You know you are training for a marathon when...

Remember this thread from the old boards? I thought I would resurrect it with a personal example...

...You draw a parallel between over-training and the Law of Diminishing Returns in your graduate economics class. You even use the word 'bonk' in your examples.

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thefirecat

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1. Feb 17, 2008 2:36 PM

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Re: You know you are training for a marathon when...

You tell your family you're going for a short run. You come back in two hours, and they say, "You're home already?"

God is great, beer is good, and people are crazy.

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staving off decrepitude

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2. Feb 17, 2008 2:46 PM

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You wear snack-*** shorts to bed.

Chocolate is very nice.

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Immer treu

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3. Feb 17, 2008 2:47 PM

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A steady five-seven miler can be pace training

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4. Feb 17, 2008 2:49 PM

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You go to the shoestore AFTER a long run to size your race shoes

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FarmGirl08

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5. Feb 17, 2008 4:23 PM

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You just throw in a box of fuel gels & a case of powerade, everytime you are at the grocery store.

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6. Feb 17, 2008 4:52 PM

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You understand taper madness

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Jimmy_D_Jarhead

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7. Feb 18, 2008 6:46 AM

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You turn down a really good free lunch because you have to get your run in becasue it is the only time in the day you have free.

Empty what is full... Fill what is empty... and scratch where it itches...

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8. Feb 18, 2008 6:51 AM

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Your long run is expected by your wife so she has 2-3 hours by herself to get ready for the week at work (she teaches and gets the week ready on Sundays when I am out running and not distracting her).

Empty what is full... Fill what is empty... and scratch where it itches...

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9. Feb 18, 2008 8:37 AM

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You go for a run with your daughter and when she has to stop after three miles, you think, Why did I even bother?

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thefirecat

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10. Feb 18, 2008 8:49 AM

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staving off decrepitude wrote:

You wear snack-*** shorts to bed.

Let alone knowing what snackass shorts are, and why they're the greatest thing ever invented.

You sort your laundry into darks, lights, and spandex that needs to be soaked in borax to get the smell out

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11. Feb 18, 2008 8:53 AM

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You are more interested in reading this forum then going for a run!!!!

Empty what is full... Fill what is empty... and scratch where it itches...

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FormerBAM

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12. Feb 18, 2008 8:56 AM

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Jimmy D wrote:

|You are more interested in reading this forum then going for a run!!! However, I finally am putting my shoes on and turning off the computer. Wish me luck.

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Jimmy_D_Jarhead

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13. Feb 18, 2008 8:59 AM

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Good luck, I am going to drink a beer. I am in the mood for one so why not. Can't run today because my legoos need the rest day. However I have already been up and down the stairs at home more then I think I should have. The legs feel wonderful.

Jimmy

And that wasn't a dig at you but at all of us.

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14. Feb 19, 2008 6:21 AM

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When you count they toenails that HAVEN'T fallen off, not the ones that have.

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