How would you finish this statement - "You Might Be a Runner if..."?

2016-07-16T07:47:11-04:00

Whether it is preparing for upcoming racing cycles or maintaining your speed for military or FBI fitness tests, people are running. If you have run before, you will understand the many issues that occur when you run.

Response by Kim Bolen RN CCM ACM made Jul 16 at 2016 8:01 AM

2016-07-16T08:01:48-04:00

Your knees are aching!

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2016 8:01 AM

2016-07-16T08:01:54-04:00

I run between 2 and 15mi depending on weather and soreness. I have good balance except for the Epilepsy. serious too about this.. more veg/fruits, less cholestral and sat fats. hamburgers aound 93-97% fat free, skinless chicken. SP5 Mark Kuzinski

Response by PO1 William "Chip" Nagel made Jul 16 at 2016 8:14 AM

2016-07-16T08:14:35-04:00

When you think Shin Splints are a Permanent Condition.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2016 8:56 AM

2016-07-16T08:56:04-04:00

... Your wife tells you that you don't need another pair of damn running shoes!

Response by LTC Greg Henning made Jul 16 at 2016 9:25 AM

2016-07-16T09:25:55-04:00

When you tell your friends that you are running a 100K race and it will take about 20 hours. You run in the woods using a head lamp and you love every minute of it! Running keeps me running in life. Good article!

Response by SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2016 9:29 AM

2016-07-16T09:29:32-04:00

..you wouldn't spend $150 in a nice watch but spend $250+ in a rubber black, no style, fitness tracker just because it has GPS. SP5 Mark Kuzinski

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Jul 16 at 2016 9:54 AM

2016-07-16T09:54:02-04:00

... there's a predator on the hunt and it has your scent

Response by PO3 Steven Stinnett made Jul 16 at 2016 10:07 AM

2016-07-16T10:07:07-04:00

I ran 6 miles a day until I was 38 years old, great stress reliever...

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Jul 16 at 2016 11:33 AM

2016-07-16T11:33:12-04:00

SP5 Mark Kuzinski, my response requires the statement be altered to, "I was a runner until my knee blew in 1995!"

Response by PO1 Brian Austin made Jul 16 at 2016 11:36 AM

2016-07-16T11:36:41-04:00

I might be a runner if......if not for multiple knee surgeries. What you do on your 20's, haunts you in your 50's and later. Thank goodness for biking!

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Jul 16 at 2016 12:09 PM

2016-07-16T12:09:18-04:00

I might be a runner if I my 80 year old bod would let me run again.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Jul 16 at 2016 1:29 PM

2016-07-16T13:29:13-04:00

Long ago I was a runner of sorts SP5 Mark Kuzinski in sneakers as a child, in combat boots as a soldier and later running shoes in the military.
My heart condition, spine condition and more recently sciatica make it challenging to walk now - that is hard for an infantryman to deal with.
By God's grace I am learning to deal with my changing situation and be content in my circumstances while striving to do better. I pray that my friends and contacts are blessed by God to endure the race that is before them for time and eternity.

Response by Cpl Jeff N. made Jul 16 at 2016 1:31 PM

2016-07-16T13:31:05-04:00

I might be a runner is someone is chasing me with a deadly weapon. Otherwise I will walk briskly.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2016 1:42 PM

2016-07-16T13:42:15-04:00

If I didn't ride my bicycle SP5 Mark Kuzinski.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2016 1:44 PM

2016-07-16T13:44:58-04:00

If you’ve discarded more “worn out” running shoes in a year than the average family in a Third World country goes through in a lifetime you might be a hardcore runner.

Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Jul 16 at 2016 2:20 PM

2016-07-16T14:20:42-04:00

If you thoroughly enjoy running. My grandfather ran 10 miles every day...when he got to be in his mid 70's he had to cut back to 5 miles a day...he ran five miles a day up till a few weeks before he passed...I'd say you are a runner if you run daily in any type of weather.

Response by SSG Jacey R. made Jul 16 at 2016 2:49 PM

2016-07-16T14:49:03-04:00

My knees and back were not as tore up and in pain.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2016 2:52 PM

2016-07-16T14:52:37-04:00

while running trails you trip on a tree root and fall into the creek, quickly get up to see if anyone saw you fall, try to wipe off the dirt and mud from your legs and upper torso, then continue running on the trails!

Response by SGT Robert George made Jul 16 at 2016 3:57 PM

2016-07-16T15:57:40-04:00

I took my granddaughters, Katie and Alexis, to the MudFactor obstacle run in Millington, MI today to support veterans and their families and disabled vets.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2016 4:56 PM

2016-07-16T16:56:30-04:00

all the cloths in the closet are either uniforms or workout gear...

Response by SSgt Paul Esquibel made Jul 16 at 2016 7:58 PM

2016-07-16T19:58:52-04:00

You like to run.....lol

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2016 8:01 PM

2016-07-16T20:01:10-04:00

You get pissy knowing that you can't run with the stroller you have (umbrella stroller, handles are too short to run with) or in the heat with the baby, and you can't leave the baby at home, so you can't run at all. :(

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 16 at 2016 8:26 PM

2016-07-16T20:26:48-04:00

....you have more miles on your running shoes than your vehicle.

Response by SSG Warren Swan made Jul 16 at 2016 8:48 PM

2016-07-16T20:48:34-04:00

Speaking for me....Police Cruiser maybe 160-250whp tops? My 03 Cobra with 630whp on drag radials that are warm.......yup bye bye. Until I remember I have custom plates that makes it rather easy to find me later on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWSfyPWF-oo

GO - BABY - GO !!!

Nitro power...ON!! Eleanor hyper HP increase (Dominic Sena 2000).

Response by SSG Roger Ayscue made Jul 17 at 2016 2:35 AM

2016-07-17T02:35:12-04:00

you love to run.

Response by Maj Joseph Golanka made Jul 18 at 2016 11:32 AM

2016-07-18T11:32:55-04:00

The number of toenails you have is less than the number of toes you have...

Response by CDR Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 18 at 2016 4:16 PM

2016-07-18T16:16:12-04:00

you run???

Response by COL Mikel J. Burroughs made Jul 19 at 2016 11:51 AM

2016-07-19T11:51:08-04:00

SP5 Mark Kuzinski "You might be a runner if ......I get up off my lazy butt and start running again. Going to when I get back to Colorado at the higher elevation - good for the lungs - LOL!

Response by Cpl Justin Goolsby made Jul 20 at 2016 12:53 PM

2016-07-20T12:53:48-04:00

You might be a runner if... you feel a bowel movement at the very beginning of your run or right before you finish.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 21 at 2016 2:55 PM

2016-07-21T14:55:56-04:00

..you see others running and get jealous.
..you see others running and you feel you left some miles out there.
..you say you aren't going to pay to be in another race AFTER you just paid to be in another race.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 22 at 2016 3:16 PM

2016-07-22T15:16:13-04:00

. . . you missed your end point by almost half a mile on a run route because you zoned out.
. . . you refuse to wear your running shoes for anything other than running.
. . . your resting heart rate is in the upper 40s or lower 50s, and the doctor looks at you saying, "This is how we can tell that you really are a runner and aren't just saying that you are."

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Jul 28 at 2016 4:05 PM

2016-07-28T16:05:48-04:00

between the start and finish line you are dodging enemy patrols and incoming mortars

Response by SSG Gerald King made Jul 29 at 2016 3:48 PM

2016-07-29T15:48:58-04:00

I was a runner when I was a young lad in the 50's and 60's.
Everywhere I went, I ran. 4 years on the High School Track & Field Team. Gave up running when I joined the Army. Haven't done much running since.

Response by SSG Timothy McCoy made Jul 29 at 2016 10:52 PM

2016-07-29T22:52:35-04:00

- you constantly use the oxymoron Fun Run in the same reverence as Military Intelligence, as a job or way of life.
- you believe that the words Fun and Run should be used in the same sentence ... often.

Response by SGT Todd Fred made Jul 30 at 2016 8:30 AM

2016-07-30T08:30:53-04:00

If I wasn't 6'2, 280lb, size xxxl calfs and legs, but mostly I might be a runner, if I ran.

Response by SFC Casey O'Mally made Oct 12 at 2021 8:38 AM

2021-10-12T08:38:20-04:00

I might be a runner if I am being chased by a Grizzly bear. And even then it is still only a "might."