[quote]Picayune wrote:
You get a fuelbelt-AGREE
You take the fuelbelt on any run that's longer than 2 miles--WHO DOES A RUN LESS THAN 2 MILES unless you are a sprinter or mile runner?
You regularly post on daily, weekly, and monthly training threads or you post all your training on a personal blog-AGREE
You wear more than 3 different pair of running shoes in a typical week-What if you do road runs, technical trail runs and speed work in the same week?
You wear armwarmers because you saw elites wearing them-AGREE
You wear compression gear because you saw elites wearing it-AGREE
You own a Boston jacket-AGREE
You desperately want an age group award-AGREE
You post lengthy race reports to your blog or running forums for 18:00+ 5k's-AGREE
Your post-race meal is a burger and a beer-DISAGREE...Run an ultra and this is what you are usually going to get!
You care about what shirt a race gives out--AGREE
You care about what's in the swag bag a race gives out-AGREE
You care about the post-race food at a race-AGREE
You have a Garmin-DISAGREE as many pretty fast people I know use these in training.
You use the term "training tool" (anyone who does is the real tool)-DOES ANYONE REALLY SAY THIS?
You have ever used the word "smileage"-AGREE
You have ever read a Penguin column and agreed-DOES ANYONE REALLY READ THIS GUY? I think its bad enough you even know who he is!
Add in...
--You color coordinate your entire outfit (shoes included)
--You check the weather and start worrying about it 2 weeks before a race.
--You don't know what its like to run without an ipod
--Any weather that is not clear skies, between 50 and 70 degrees and low wind is considered bad weather.
--You don't run in bad weather
--You show up for a race an hour and a half before the race starts and start lining up shortly after that
--You don't dare enter a race without a medal at the end
--You wear your medal the entire rest of the day, no matter where you go.