Before You Were a Runner
June 13, 2008 |
Before you were a runner there is no way you would have paid $90 for a pair of sneakers–every six months.
Before you were a runner you thought people who were running just before a race were insane.
Before you were a runner you would have spit out the sugar water that you now drink every 10 minutes.
Before you were a runner you thought women runners were too skinny.
Before you were a runner you would have called tapering “wearing out.”
Before you were a runner you had no idea how far 10K was.
Before you were a runner you would not have told people you had foot blisters and black toenails.
Before you were a runner you were afraid to go outside before dawn.
Before you were a runner you thought Keflezighi was a rare tropical disease.
Before you were a runner you made fun of people in tights or short shorts.
Before you were a runner you thought nutrition that came out of a squeeze tube was for astronauts.
Before you were a runner you didn’t how ketones smelled.
Before you were a runner you would have laughed hysterically at people doing lunges, strides or butt kicks.
Before you were a runner you never watched running on TV.
Before you were a runner your favorite website wasn’t CompleteRunning.com, it was this.
Written by Mike Antonucci · Filed Under Running is Funny
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Before I was a runner, I thought Body Glide was something purchased in the red light district.
Before I was a runner, I thought The Stick was, well, a stick.
LOL. funny!
Before I was a runner, I never got out of bed before 7 am…and thought people who got up at 4:30 am were crazy.
Before I was a runner, I never got excited about buying new socks.
madeline’s last blog post..yep. it’s official.