Shit Runners Say

I'm just training through that race.

They refer to endurance as "strength"

Long slow distance running leads to long slow distance runners.

'Twas a pedestrian pace .

They're not real Americans.

Why can't they be civilized?

Why don't we just tack a long cool down on to make it an even 20 on the day?

I ran that in trainers.

It wasn't an "A" race for me... didn't bother to taper

I might just do that race as a tune up for my big race

Generally telling others way more than anyone might wish to hear about their physiological functions and issues. Sorry, guys, but NO ONE in the running store wants to know about your GI problems during long runs or your inner thigh chaffing.

“That is not her 5K pace.”

“Hold on, just another .1 miles until I get to 8.”

“Ugh, my Garmin still doesn’t have a signal.”

“I wish I could just get rid of all my toenails”

"She's totally anorexic"

"He's such a hobby jogger"

"I HATE CYCLISTS"

"Is the videofeed working for you?"

early on during club XC season when we're tryng to scrounge up a scoring team:

"uhhh, i can't run for the team this weekend. i don't wanna race yet, i need to get a few more workouts in me."

you know what provides a pretty good workout...racing!!! sack up! it's not like anyone cares if you get 40th instead of 48th!!! and a few extra workouts are not going to turn you into an elite - your a goddamn mid-16 5K guy!

"Ran 5:30 pace for 10 miles, felt good."

No it didn't.

"you could just wear them to strengthen your feet"

"Ran 5:30 pace for 10 miles, felt good."

No it didn't.

>>>>>>Haha, no sh*t....too funny. You know that crap hurt!

It was a good race, but I think I could go faster (said after running a massive PR).

"I didn't run the tangents well, probably lost 30 seconds right there."

"I used to be fast, then I started doing Ironmans and now I'm slow"

What about the girls wrote:

"I'm only tempoing that race"

I was pacing my _____ [fill in blank "wife," "husband," "child," "parent," "grandparent" etc.], so this is just a fun run.