As I was running tonight, I thought to myself how much I have come out of my safety shell since I became a runner. There are things I would do now I would never have dreamed of prior to running. That got me thinking of my list. Here it is.
Things I would do as a runner, I wouldn’t do before:
Things I would do as a runner, I wouldn’t do before:
- Pick up a dirty rubber band off the ground and use it in my hair
- Blow a snot rocket
- Give up a Saturday or Sunday glued to my computer monitoring friends’ progress in various marathons or triathlons
- Plan an entire days meals around a single run
- Plan a vacation around training (or better yet, fly somewhere to run and call it a vacation)
- Share a water bottle (I still have a hard time at this, but when in need!)
- Use a port-o-potty (for those that know me, they know I am a germaphobe)
- Dig in the dirty clothes pile for a workout outfit and using the "sniff" test and realizing "not too smelly" was good enough
- Spend more money on shoes and clothes from stores with “Running” in the title vs. stores with “Nordstroms” in the title
- Turn down invites because it would interfere with a run
Runners are creatures of habit I have found out. We are also clever, using what is at our disposal to get the job done. I certainly have changed since I started running, hopefully for the better :-)
Haha! I would NEVER have used the sniff test before I started running. Now I sort of figure even if it doesn't smell now, it's about to smell, so why do so much laundry? :)
ReplyDeleteI have done 9 out of 10.... But to be honest, being a guy and having short hair makes No. 1 pretty much an NA.
ReplyDeleteGREAT LIST! Thanks for the share.
What a great list! I had to LQTM, because I've done every single one of them. :)
ReplyDeletehehe. the sniff test. runners are a dirty group
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