I have seen a few of these lists in the past, but mostly aimed at road runners so I had a think and came up with a few of my own! How many of these can you relate to?
1. I am not here to race, just to get around
Means – I am not only going to smash my PB but yours too whilst I’m at it
2. I struggled a bit on that final hill
Means – I wanted to lie down and die right there on the path
3. I walked a couple of times
Means – I may as well have got out the picnic blanket and pork pies
4. I am not really that competitive
Means – If you beat me on a strava segment we can no longer be friends
5. There are only a couple of big climbs on this race that I can remember
Means – there were so many uphills it felt like I never actually descended and was running up one of those mind-bending Escher staircases for 5 miles
6. I’m trying this new “eat clean” thing
Means – I only had 1 pint after the race instead of 2 and bought mini fish and chips on the way home instead of extra-large with added mushy peas for the vitamins
7. I am never doing that race again
Means – I have to beat my time on that race next year
8. I was told not to run because I am injured
Means – I will finish this race if it kills me and then do another one tomorrow
9. It’s raining? That’s fine it’ll keep me cool during the race
Means – Why am I here when I could be at home drinking wine and watching Come Dine With Me?
10. I don’t really train that much
Means – I run every day with extra hill/sprint/fartlek/interval/speed/conditioning sessions on top
11. Well raced, there was no way I could catch up with you
Means – I hate you and hope you twist your ankle
12. Running is so great and cheap, no expensive gym membership each month for me!
Means – I spend the majority of my spare time researching the latest running gear and more of my income than I care to disclose on running shoes/kit/magazines/races/food
13. I would like to run a marathon one day
Means – 26 miles on the tarmac? You gotta be kidding me
Happy running x
Very good 🙂
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This actually made me LOL on reading this in fresh basil the other day!
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Most for me to agree with but not all
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Pork pies all the way! Very funny!
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Haha, best thing I’ve read in ages
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Some of these are too close to the truth for me for my liking!!🙂😂
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Ha! I used 7 a few weeks ago, so true 🙂
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