13 ways to impress other runners
It's ok, you can admit you've done these things. We all have
Have you ever done any of these things? (Come on, you know you have.)
- You keep a pair of running shoes hanging from your backpack. Preferably Nike Vaporfly’s. Even when you take the bus.
2. You wear your latest race shirt to parties.
3. You pepper your water cooler conversations with references to Mo Farah and Eliud Kipchoge.
4. You have a vanity plate that reads MRATHNR. Or TR4CKST4R. Or BORN2RUN. And you festoon your rear windshield with 26.2 and 42.2 stickers.
5. You wear your GPS as a wristwatch 24/7.
6. You post your Strava workouts to all social media platforms.
7. You show up to your kids’ track club practices in running gear, whether you’re planning to run or not.
8. You display your race medals on one of those nifty racks. In your living room.
9. You use your professional race photos as your profile pic across all platforms.
10. You pull out a gel for your coffee break at work. And chase it with water from your handheld water bottle.
11. You hang your sweaty run-commute gear from your cubicle wall to “air out.”
12. You make frequent references to your PB, your latest BQ, and your chip time.
13. You have a picture of Steve Prefontaine on your desk.