Dating a distance runner

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There are a million excuses not to leave the house and start a run. The first mile will always hurt. Circling in a holding pattern on the pavement sidewalk at traffic lights until the man turns green Sign says Walk a To keep warm b To increase your overal mileage c To keep your average pace up 4. Sacrificing space in your suitcase for your running shoes. When it comes, the endorphin rush you get is better than any drug you can name. Singing out loud - to yourself - half way up a hill as that endorphin rush kicks in. You only forget to vaseline your nipples once. Downhill can be dating a distance runner as hard as going up. Arriving back at your hotel two hours later and getting that buzzing feeling having conquered every one of those hills. Leaving a swimming pool sun lounger to run in 31 celsius heat. Setting the alarm for 6am to have the roads to yourself. This is not punishment, this datting my idea of fun. Blisters are a sign of success. Judging every street, path and alley for its potential as a running route. Fearing walking downstairs, not up. Your hometown is smaller than you think. Yellow urine is bad. And not worrying about it. Smelly trainers are a thing of pride. Everyone has a second fuel tank, you just need to know how to access it. The pain normally comes first. More pain tends to mean more joy. One smiling diztance or a single word of encouragement can mean an extra 3 miles. Choosing to sit in a bath full of icey water. Peeing three times before a race. Needing to pee again within 5 mins. Marathon running is a team sport. All those people beside you, and the guys on the sidelines supporting, are on your team. Knowing dinner was ready for 7pm. The inability to do basic maths after mile 15. Firing snot out of your nostrels - aka the snot rocket - is done out of dting not choice. Running tips for beginners, marathoners and beyond Over Running with legends Tomorrow at 8. In 2006 she claimed her first major championship medal with bronze in the marathon at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. In her youth she came through the age groups in the same Bedford and County team dating a distance runner Paula Radcliffe. Guys who will be out to win in London. So no pressure then. My datinv marathon done. Not my fastest, not my slowest.

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