So without further ado, You know you a runner when...
- you keep ice packs in the office fridge to ice on your lunch breaks
- you request personal days off to recover from races and/or to run races
- you become the office mullet*: "business" on top; but you're rocking after run flops on the feet under the desk/when you arrive/when you leave for lunch
- you bring your heels in for "show" i.e. only wear them when you have to leave your cube
- your coworkers begrudge your healthy lunch as they zap their micro-meals
- your co-workers sarcastically ask on Mondays "So how many miles did you run this time?"
- your co-workers know they can only convince you to go to lunch with them on Friday's when you're carb loading
- you catch ish for always having wet/braided/ponytail hair every morning except rest days... then you catch ish for actually making the effort; "Look who decided to do her hair today!"
- you are known as the "crazy runner" of your office
That's what I got, now give me yours!
*Office Mullet - Copyright Redhead Running 2009
39 comments:
I always rock a ponytail - well 4 outta 5 days!! And, I take my shoes off under my desk. :) People can't see!! And I always get crap about what I eat for lunch too. People have stopped asking me to go eat with them. ha. I think your list pretty much covers it.
haha great list! I am definitely guilty of so many of them! I'm always sweaty after lunch, and on 'casual fridays' I kinda take it too far and go in my running gear. lol. I also planned an entire vacation around a race, and when friends want to make plans on sunday, I cringe and think how on earth am I gonna fit that around my long run? lol. oh the life of a runner :)
You're always the last one to get to the office and everyone knows it was because you were out running that morning!
"Someone must have worked out this morning!" What are they trying to tell me I look like crap? The guys in my office think I'm crazy if I run 5 miles, I can't imagine what they would say if I ran 20 on the weekend!
What are you up to this weekend?
I get "ish" when I come in with wet hair (not enough time to dry and style it) too.
Great post. Love it. So true!!
I like it when they say....You were out of the office, where did you run this time?
Ok, so office mullet is comic gold! Love it.
The non-runners just don't understand. We are all nuts.
Too funny... My brain is a little off today, will have to think on this one for a few..
All very true!
You keep a copy of your training plan at work, for easy reference.
Half of your internet bookmarks are running or racing websites.
Guilty.
I just found this blog! Good to "meet" another red headed runner :)
You know you are an office runner...when you debate whether or not to print something because the printer is quite far from your desk and your legs are really sore from last night's run.
LUV IT!
And the office mullet....I'm so guilty! I also have a baseball under my desk to work on my plantar fasciitis.
...when you turn down free drinks because you have a long run in the morning.
I can't even tell you how happy I am that I found your blog! You are adorable and I think this list is hilarious! Personally, I always feel like a bag lady at work, since I'm usually carrying my huge breakfast/lunch bag, my gigantic gym bag for lunchtime runs, and my grandma-sized purse. And I love getting, "Are you still running?" As if I'm quitting anytime soon.
Happy Friday! XO!
I had to laugh at the comment about healthy eating when they zap their frozen dinners.
I make my lunch every day, almost always using our stove (lucky that I have a full kitchen at work!) and will be cooking up veggie stir frys while all around me people are eating hot pockets and lean cuisines!
I had to laugh at the comment about healthy eating when they zap their frozen dinners.
I make my lunch every day, almost always using our stove (lucky that I have a full kitchen at work!) and will be cooking up veggie stir frys while all around me people are eating hot pockets and lean cuisines!
Two days ago I took a shower at the beach, changed under a towel and came straight to work and arrived with my hair still wet. I told them what I had done. Yesterday I was only picking up something off the fax machine and I just came in without a shower real quick. The receptionist shook her head and said, "you didn't even shower today, you still have sand on your feet!" I need to write one of these for you know your a surfer and your office is across the street from the beach when..."
By the way... LMAO at the office mullet slang!
So many of those relate to me. I get picked on for my lunch alot! Plus now that i am swimming instead of running they always ask me if i went swimming that morning!
haha! I love these. I always get the wet hair comment
Love these! My add:
You push for meeting locations that match up with races you want to do but are too cheap to travel to yourself.
Yeah I rock a ponytail most days myself! I think one month I didn't wear it down one time! Then I usually run after work so I get the awesome privilege of changing here at work and everyone staring at me like I'm nuts! I never get beef about my lunch because I'm not a healthy eater at all!!! I do get asked on a weekly basis though how many miles have I put in...
LOL how clever! Those were great, thanks for the laugh :) Love the mullet one!
Haha! I agree! I often wear a really nice outfit to work then pair it with flip-flops because I like my feet to be fresh when I run in the afternoon. They're just jealous! The "office mullet" is now copyrighted to you!
This is blog GOLD! Wet hair, comments on my lunch, bare feet under the desk, how far did you run THIS week? I can totally relate.
omg I LOVE your 'office mullet' - GENIUS! Since I'm in a fight with flops, I totally come in rocking old running shoes and wear socks under my desk. Heels don't even make it out on a regular day...I only put them on when clients are in the office. HA.
I'm a redhead, but not a runner. I might have to try though, but it is too dang hot here in the deep south for running (at least for me).
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This list is hilarious! I love your blog...you always make me laugh!
hahaha these are all soo true! i didn't have ice packs but i made ice cups (using the work coffee cups) and left them in the freezer. anddd then iced my shins with them while at my desk.
whenever i would eat "junk" food (cheetos, m&m's) i would get some crap about "that's not what runner's are supposed to eat"
Great list! I am not a runner so I fall into the category of the people doing and saying the crazy things:)
You pass up free lunch at the office because it doesn't fit you nutrition plan.
Your office outfit?
Something totally easy to change out of the moment you get out of work so that you can get in your run.
Your shoes?
Anything that covers the blisters that look so disgusting but won't keep you from running.
Afterwork drinks?
No thanks
Afterwork date with your running group?
Yes please!
this is THE BEST list haha LOVE it!!! i definitely do ALL those things.
every single time i take off a monday i get asked what race i ran the weekend before :-/ i just dont tell anyone when i am doing them anymore haha.
LOL all so awesome!! I love the office mullet!! I was totally rockin it yesterday--heels when I left my office, flops on under the desk all day. With my black suit dress!! Ack!
I also agree on the running links and copy of training plan at desk.
I would add--if you have the race promo cards (you know the ones they mail out or pass out at other races?) posted on your office/cube wall and/or any old racing numbers hanging on your walls or bulletin board, you know you're a runner!
These are all awesome! I just found your blog, but am already loving it. I work in a really small office and my closest coworker is a runner too, so we always have stories to share!
Why is it that people bring a ton of junk food to work and then expect everyone else to snack on it with them. I took a few bags of Dove chocolates and some Macadamia nuts into my bosses office the other day. He wasn't going to be there and he had left the door open, but once the door is closed, it locks automatically from the inside and nobody has a key .. therefore I just locked other people's junk food away for the day ... haha! Serves them right. Especially when they shove it under my nose and go, "just have some!"
How rude!
p.s. love your blog!
...your boss says, "Have more pizza, you need more carbs!" at the office pizza lunch
...you wear your souvenir marathon jacket to work
...co-workers introduce you to people in the office you don't know as "the marathon girl" or "the crazy running girl" (and you don't mind)
...your current marathon training schedule is pinned to your cube wall for quick and easy reference
Way after the fact, but I just recently found your blog...
I also get made fun of for my lunch most days, like it's a shock that some people don't like to eat microwave meals every day.
Also, whenever someone brings in treats for the office, they're always like, "Give it to her, she'll run it off!"
I LOVE this post! I can relate to every single item you listed! Sandals at your desk, packing healthy lunches instead of the Lean Cuisines the rest of the office heats up, PTO on recovery days after a big run, etc...oh how wonderful it is to be the "crazy runner". Great post Morgan! Love it!
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