YOU KNOW YOU ARE A RUNNER WHEN:

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You have a collection of safety pins from your race bibs.
You have more running clothes than regular clothes in your laundry pile.
You get an invitation in to some event and you automatically think about what race the date will conflict with.
At least one of your web site usernames or e-mail addresses has the word "RUN" or "RUNNER" in it. (guilty as charge!)
Your toenails are black. If it haven't fallen yet.
Your shoes have more miles on them than your car does.
You have chafing in strange places.

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Your friends go on the elevator and you beat them on the stairs.
You start the race in shorts and finish in a G-string.
Your Christmas list includes more than one pair of running shoes.
Gatorade is your drink of choice.
You start to crave Power Bars.
Your favorite food group is carbohydrates.
You are running in your dreams.
You always stretch while waiting in the lunch line.
You're running and you don't know why.
Your feet are comparable to rawhide.
You routinely race dogs down the street...and win.
Your calves are bigger than your biceps.
Some little kid wants to know why you're running in your underwear.
You refer to puke as a normal bodily function.
You have a very distinct "watch tan" and sports bra tan (for the ladies) and shorts tan, i.e. your thighs are as white as your rear.
Ibuprofen is your recreational drug of choice.
While everyone is sleeping you are up running, and while everyone is awake you are sleeping.
Your first thought when you look at the weather forecast is, "When can I fit in my runs?"
You've had your running shoes for three months and you know it's already time to replace them.
You know how to correctly spell and pronounce plantar fasciitis.
When you hear PR, you automatically think "personal record", not "public relations".
Your Facebook or Twitter updates frequently involve running.
You frequently get asked, "When's your next race?"

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Run Nurse Run!