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Ten sure signs that you’re a runner

Runners are a unique (in other words, awesome and sometimes strange) bunch. If you identify with any of the following, chances are you’re a true runner.

1) You look at the speedometer of your car when stuck in traffic and consider whether or not you could run to your destination faster. You remain in your car because you’re not silly enough to abandon a vehicle on the road, but you still have the thought.speedometer-1
2) You own various lacrosse, tennis and golf balls, none of which are used for their respective sport. One athlete’s equipment is another’s massage therapy, right?

massage balls

3) You lift your wrist to the sky when starting out on a run because you’re sure it helps you GPS watch connect faster.running watch

4) You freak out when an aesthetician goes anywhere near your callouses. You don’t care if they’re not pretty, you need them.

Joseph Liu Barefoot

5) You have hidden water bottles along a route that you plan to run (and possibly attracted some strange looks as a result – shame that people are so suspicious nowadays)

6) You have used the excuse “I’ve got a long run tomorrow morning” to get out anything you don’t want to do.

7) You have gone to bed early on a Saturday night because you actually do have a long run in the morning (and no, you didn’t regret your decision the next day).

Sleep and exercise

8) For the guys – you have placed tape or Band-Aids over your nipples. This one always makes non-runners cringe.

9) You’re willing to talk openly about gastrointestinal issues. Hey, we’ve all been there. In fact, we tend to like sharing those horror stories.

abdominal cramping

10) You’ve run up and down the sidewalk in front of your house in order to reach a certain distance or time. If you planned to run for an hour, 59 minutes is not acceptable.

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