Fun Facts Friday - You Know You're a Runner When...

Today is a much-needed rest day for me. My legs feel like lead weights today. My biceps are still yelling at me from Wednesday. And quite frankly, I don't want to do a darn thing. Tomorrow I hope to get out for a run as long as the storms hold off for me.

This morning I was emailing with my good friend Jessica (who knocked out an awesome 11 miles this morning - oh and her sister, Jolene, a nice 10 miles) about running and sprinklers and such. In one of her emails she said "You know your a runner when..."

That got me thinking about all the ways you might know you're a crazy runner. I mean come on, we are a crazy lot ;-) So it seemed like a fun list for Fun Facts Friday.

You know you're a runner when...

You know exactly when certain sprinklers will be on vs. off (courtesy of Jessica and sooo true)
You get up crazy early to go run even when you're not a morning person because otherwise it'd be too hot (or you wouldn't have time)

You don't mind if it's raining, it's really kind of fun to run in the rain actually

You get overly excited when your fave shoe is on "sale" for a mere 80 bucks - must order multiple pairs at that point

You find that perfect shoe and don't care if it's 10 shades of neon as long as they have it in your size, your good

You have a drawer full of GU packets, chomps, shot bloks, etc

You know that bananas and peanut butter are the ideal pre-run snack

You have socks that are ONLY worn for running, and you might just wash them on the gentle cycle

You check out other people's running shorts and/or outfits with envy

You don't mind snot and sweat mixing on your face, who can tell the difference anyway right?

You own multiple tools of torture for rolling out and stretching (foam rollers, tennis balls, triggerpoint kit, resistance bands)

You have more water bottles in your cabinet than regular glasses (almost a true story)

You know what BodyGlide is and swear by it

You proudly sport crazy tan lines (hello cute sports bra top with nifty cut out in the back)

So, how do you know you're a runner? And if you're not a runner, how do you know you are a body builder, cyclist, or whatever your sport of choice is?

Daily To-Enjoy List:

Rest day
Cooler temps (finally below 100)
Happy hour with friends

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