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You Might be a Cross Country Runner if ...


         people ask you, "You run three miles...  at once?"

         the dogs have to work hard to keep up.


         all you socks are either stained or torn.


         your mom tells you to run to the store because it takes too long to drive.


         you go to a golf course to run.


         you finish a race looking like you wrestled a bear, and you don't care.


         you combine phrases like "10 mile run" & "Easy run" in the same breath.


         you can eat your weight in pasta.


         you schedule your dates around meets.


         your Christmas list includes more than one pair of running shoes.


         you feel lost without your water bottle.


         you get turned on when you see a hill coming.


         your favorite food group is carbohydrates.


         you can strip and change in a bus seat in less than 2 minutes.


         you do bad …. you get to play longer.


         you can sharpen an axe blade on your calves.


         you consider school a break between runs.


         "Chariots of Fire" is actually entertaining to you.


         your watch is more expensive than your car.


         you top the speed limit with your fartleks.


         you don't know what an off-season means.


         you find yourself saying, "It's not really a hill."


         you hit targets with your snot rocket.


         you drink more water than Free Willy.


         your cookie jar is filled with bagels.


         you know more names of runs than names of your friends.


         you have more race t-shirts than socks.


         you can pronounce Kenyan names.