Signs you may be a Runner

You know that your car needs some work that will cost a 100-150 bucks and instead of taking the car to the shop, you go to your favorite running store and pick up another pair of running shoes.

You watched reporters express dismay at the amount of shoes owned by Imelda Marcos and you asked yourself, “what’s wrong with that?”

You meet two women. One is a swimsuit model, the other is short, average looking with large muscular legs and a thin upper body. She has however run in the Western States 100 and is wearing her buckle. You fall in love with the woman with the buckle.

You meet two men. One makes a lot of money, drives a Porsche and is really good looking. The other is a classic ectomorph who may or may not have a job who tells you that he saw your race results and was really impressed and oh by the way, he ran in an all comers meet and did a 4:25 mile for a 40 year old. You leave on the arm of the ectomorph, talking about the intervals you’ll be doing the next morning. If he looks like Dean Karnazes, you’ll be planning your wedding instead.

You are watching the Discovery Channel and you perk up when you hear the word, “Supernova” because you think it’s a review of the Adidas Supernova shoe.

You are at a party and most people are drinking exotic alcoholic drinks. You are complimented by a tall dark and handsome man for your drink. He asks what it is and you reply, “cytomax.”

You are at the Costco, standing in line and the person next to you asks how you as a parent can buy 3 cases of Mountain Dew. You reply, “it’s not for them, it’s for me.”

When you think of Dana Carvey, you don’t think of Wayne’s World etc., you remember Dana from track and cross country meets at Carlmont High.

Your first sports hero was Abebe Bikila and you know where the Rift Valley is located.

You run a 50 mile race on a Sunday and while resting, watch a NFL game. Your body goes into convulsions caused by laughing when some overpaid steroid dimbulb mubbles on television about playing through pain during the 10-15 plays he was involved in on the field, each of which lasted about 5 seconds.

If any reader wants to add to the list, please do.