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What Being a Runner Is REALLY Like (as Told by GIFs)

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Let & 39; s face it: your non runner friends may admire your dedication, but when it comes to understanding the dangers and pitfalls of being this unique group of people, it's safe to say that only another runner knows the runner's reality.

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7. Track map is your Bible, unless you plan to run 26.2 miles around the track, once you sign up for the race, you will know that you are studying this map until you know that it is like the back of your hand.

Nita Sweeney, a runner and author of depression, hates a mobile goal: how running with my dog brings me back from the edge of a cliff, and he says runners are also experts in reading racial descriptions. For example, if you see the word "gentle rolling hills," you know you'd better train at high altitude. So the next time you sign up for a race, check the course map and choose a training plan that meets your running requirements.

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10. You swear shorts make you run faster, most non runners cringe when they see them, but if you're a runner, you know how great the daisy Duke of fitness is. Maggiacomo said the short term will only make you feel faster. &For some reason, when you put on your shorts, you don't even care if you're showing off, because if you run fast enough, they won't have time to take pictures, he said.