You might be a HOBBY JOGGER if _________

1. You believe a longer race is harder than a shorter race.

2. You are a member of a running club.

3. You race wearing whatever you wore on the way to the race.

4. You carry anything other than clothes, shoes, number, and watch during a race.

5. You have never done something you called a warmup.

6. You have never done something you called a cooldown.

7. You know the exact distance, to hundredths of a mile, every time you've run.

8. You don't know the time any run you've done took.

9. You wouldn't be able to tell anyone what place you got in any race.

10. You have only worn one brand of shoe, ever.

11. You ran or currently run for a school team but do or did not run an inch out of season or when school is on vacation.

12. You have shoes you use for running that you also use for wearing around while not running.

13. You wear clothes that match the color of the shoes you're wearing.

14. You use every aid station in every race.

15. You literally stop at aid stations.

16. You don't own any of the small pins used to connect race numbers to clothing.

17. You own a spiked shoe but have never worn them while not being enrolled at a school.

18. You have a 1600 PR.

19. You have a 3200 PR.

20. You do not have a PR at any event for which World Records are kept.

21. You do not wish you were a professional runner.

22. You can not state a time which, if one could run such over a standard distance, one could be a professional runner.

23. You are not aware that professuonal runners exist.

24. You talk about low-carb diets.

25. You talk about gluten-free diets.

26. You are not aware what Shoe Goo is used for.

27. You have one pair of running shoes.

28. You can state Oprah's marathon PR.

29. You say, "I don't see any reason to pay to run a race. I can run for free any time!"

30. You run the same route every time you run.

31. You have never heard of LetsRun.com.

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