I found a bunch of these throughout the internet, most are from the runners world forum, but they are so typical of your regular ‘hard-core’ runner, I think they are hilarious!

(Don’t Miss Part 2 of this never-ending list HERE.

You know that you’re a runner when ……

* You don’t know why your husband/wife, who has recently taken up running, looks at you with disgust when he/she first sees you blow your nose on your t-shirt.

* You haven’t purchased ‘regular’ shoes in over two years, but you have 5 pairs of running shoes in your closet and know to the first decimal place how many miles each has on them.

* You know that the local park’s bike route leg, which is marked as three miles, is really only 2.88. And you run around the parking lot to make up the difference.

* You skip your favorite ‘adult beverage’ because of hydration concerns.

* You don’t even bother to run if you don’t have time for at least 4 miles.

* You own a pair of socks (but probably only one, ’cause you won them at a race) that retail for more than having a pizza delivered.

* You think $80 for a pair of running shoes is ‘not bad’.

* You are up as early on the weekend as you are during the week.

* you have the tannest legs at the pool … from the ankles up!

* You can’t recall what white socks look like anymore

* You avoid buying stick deodorant in gray containers since at 4am you keep getting it mixed up with your body glide.

* You arrive home after going long. There’s a house full of guests. You excuse yourself, announcing that you just got done your weekly LSD and feel a bit woozy. Everyone stares.

* You can casually (and enthusiastically) talk about both what goes into your body … and what comes out.

* You find it perfectly normal to wear a short-sleeve shirt, shorts and gloves.

* You discover, while in the public shower at the gym with the local muscle heads, you still have band-aids over your nipples.

* your vacation schedule is a function of when you’ll run your next marathons.

* Upon hearing any reference to a distance, you scream, “I could run that far!”

* You instantly notice trails on the sides of roads you are driving on

* You know the extended forecast on Wednesday for that Sunday’s long run

* Your family has stopped asking you about your running for fear of your long, detailed answer

* While everyone around you is excited about the upcoming vacation, you are plotting when and where you’ll be able to run

* You start planning vacations around races

* you talk about bodily functions more than a class of kindergarteners

* The back seat of your car looks and smells like a locker room.

* Every year you miss the official family Thanksgiving dinner — because you choose to run an annual 5K before hitting the road to travel.

* It bothers you to spend $50 to fill up your gas tank but you don’t think twice about spending twice that much on a race entry fee.

* You own one pair of dress shoes, one pair of running shoes and ten pairs of retired running shoes.

* when one of the decision factors in where to live or which house to buy is “are there any good running routes nearby?”

* When you can actually justify Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day b/c you REALLY DO NEED THE CALORIES!