You know you’re a runner when

We runners are an odd bunch when you think about it. It’s only since I’ve taken time off with injury, and then returned to the sport, that I realised just how strange we are. So for my own amusement I’ve listed some of my favourite runner idiosyncracies, also known as, You Know You’re a Runner When:

1.You happily drop £50-100 on a single pair of shoes

2. You’re one of the only people left on earth who still eats carbs

3. You happily discuss bodily functions with fellow runners

4. You deal with bad days and exhaustion by heading out for some miles

5. You own a shit ton of neon lycra

6. Wearing short shorts in winter is a perfectly reasonable thing to do

7. You natter on endlessly to colleagues before realising they don’t care about your running

8. You know the exact distance from your front door to the park, round, and back again

9. You’ll get up early on a weekend to go for a run

10. You have no idea what to do with yourself on rest day

11. Peanut Butter is practically its own food group for you

12. You know what shin splints are and where your IT band is located

13. You get offended when people call you a jogger

14. You know what Gu is

15. Runger is a real problem for you

16. You’ll torture yourself every evening with a foam roller

17. You’ve converted at least one of your friends to running

18.You get angry when you can’t run

19. You’ve given up on having nice looking feet

20. You always have snacks.

So what do you think? Anything I missed?

Lots of love,

Pippa