When someone says "Mo Greene" you think of a sprinter and not a gangster from 'The GodFather'
When someone says "Mo Greene" you think of a sprinter and not a gangster from 'The GodFather'
think that leaving your car at the shop is a great excuse for doing doubles to and from work
had nightmares about sprinting to the start 10 minutes after the gun went off....
look at a skinny young woman and wonder how fast she is, then think how sexy she is, then wonder again how fast she is......in that order
can scare family/friends with food consumed at the local diner after your 20
... your first pair of running shoes were Chuck Taylors.
... you remember running in Adidas Antelopes or Gazelles
... you still have your first pair of Nike Waffle trainers.
... you still think it's OK to run in cotton.
... you remember cinder tracks.
... you ran before Jim Fixx and Dr Cooper made it cool.
... you've survived 2 running booms and still going.
... the world stood still for a brief moment when PRE died.
When you think about career goals you think about what PRs you want to have, a job and family doesn't even come into consideration.
It's 9:50PM on New Years Eve and your at home on your computer surfing letsrun.com... your not out because you have training/racing tomorrow
That just means you're old. B/c obviously you are a runner if you run.
bill lofthouse wrote:
... your first pair of running shoes were Chuck Taylors.
... you remember running in Adidas Antelopes or Gazelles
... you still have your first pair of Nike Waffle trainers.
... you still think it's OK to run in cotton.
... you remember cinder tracks.
... you ran before Jim Fixx and Dr Cooper made it cool.
... you've survived 2 running booms and still going.
... the world stood still for a brief moment when PRE died.
When you lap the football team's star quarterback in the mile.
When you're a roadtrip and piss off your friends by focing them to stop so you can run for 50 minutes on the Interstate.
When you go home for the holidays and your parents utter those fatal words: "Son--you look good!" ...Then you have confirmation that you've gotten out of shape and you're f***ed--it's going to be a crappy track season.
You find out you know more about your body's physiiology than most non-sports doctors.
You wonder how much you could make if you could somehow manufacture, package and sell endorphines on the street.
When you plan out your vacations in consideration of accessible trails and possible races.
When you look around and realize how fat and cow-like most Americans really are.
A week later you remember your ex-GF or BF saying: "It's either ME or the running!" Buh-BYE!
When doing shots in the morning means wheatgrass.
When you are more entertained by Niketown than the Louvre.
...your PIN number for your ATM is your PR
...your login password for your computer is one of your PRs
...at any point during the week you know exactly how many miles you have left to run to meet your weekly mileage target.
...when it comes to figuring out split times and pace, you are a regular Rain Man... "Ah, sixty sevens, ah, yeah, that's sixty seven pace, ah, yeah, sixty sevens, definitely sixty sevens."
...you've thought of naming one of your kids Joaquim or Seb.
...you celebrate the anniversary of when you started running, because you DO know the exact day and year.
...finishers ribbons are not keepers.
...just as you are drifting off to sleep your last waking thought of the day is about the next workout
...you get so f***in' hungry that all nutritional wisdom goes out the door and you'll eat absolutely anything.
...you burn more calories in one day than your stomach could possibly absorb, thus truly "refueling" is impossible
...trying to weave through traffic on the run, you've smacked the hood of a moving car with your fist, and would have stopped and kicked someone's ass, but you were in the middle of a tempo run.
...your relatives think you are crazy
...your co-workers think you are crazy
...other people in the dorms thought you were crazy
...you waste rediculous amounts of time engaged in meaningless arguments and discussions about running
...you've gone for a solid 10 mile run in the morning on a hot day, and weren't able to pee, even a trickle, until 9:00pm, despite drinking Gatorade and water all f***ing day.
i actually had a nosebleed and it cost me 49 places at the NYS class c champs, i was ranked 4th. at the way f***ing too dry hotel lost enough blood to soak through my pillow cover the corner of the bed and pour onto the floor. that really sucked
, to get back at your ex, you go out with someone faster than him
your not afraid to park your car in the furthest one from the door.
you won't walk for more than 300m just because it takes too darn long.
You know what happened when someone comes back from the woods with one sock on.
You can find your way to a place through a trail through the woods, but have trouble on the roads.
You get up in the middle of a class, stretch against a wall and then say "what?" when everyone looks at you funny.
You give up trying to explain to people(namely football or basketball players) why you don't really know how fast you can run a 40.
The first place you look for a date is the girls XC team.
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You know your Pr better than your GPA...
You run the morning after the homecoming dance...
You enjoy running...
You spend more on training clothes than on school clothes...
On the first lap of the P.E. mile you tell people to "embrace the pain"...
You combine phrases like "10 miles" and "easy run"...
Dont make fun of the Football players...
They got cut from the Cross Country team last year...
You might be a runner if it's easier to run 6 miles and get a girlfriend.
You weigh yourself on the boss's scales because they register 100ths of a pound.
You think The roads Department should resurface the road,just for you.
One Loaf is never enough.
The shoe store is more interesting to you than the butcher's is to your Dog.
You have run a red light while the cops are watching.
You have taken a Dump on Heartbreak hill.
You have been Blown on a bridge.
Your workmates bring you Lunch everyday.
You have paid the money and not shown.
The only one that uses the shower at work is you.
Your dog hates meat.
Your car is still on its first set of tyres after 10yrs.
All the leg injuries you have had were work related.
You know what Leaves make the best Toilet tissue.
Your kids can run before they walk.
Your name is Eric Schultz...because he is God's gift to the planet and he shits his pants when he's drunk!!!!