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35 Thoughts a Type A Runner Has During a Run

Last night Mike read me a witty blog post called “The 75 Thoughts Every Runner Has During a Run.” It was written from the perspective (in my opinion) of a more casual runner (as compared to a Type A competitive runner) and was pretty entertaining. You can check it out here if you’d like. I thought it’d be funny to write a similar article, this time from the mind-set of a Type A Runner (i.e. me).

  1. 6 mile “easy” run time. Must acquire sattelites, ensure my watch is set to pause at stop lights, and is set to record each mile as a lap.
  2. Brr it’s cold.
  3. Whoever put this hill at the beginning of my run should die.
  4. Why was that first mile so slow?!
  5. I wonder if I will be able to hit my tempo run paces tomorrow – I feel so slow.
  6. Hello there child on a tricycle – can you please watch where you are driving that thing?
  7. Starting to feel better. I just needed to warm up.
  8. 8:45 min/mile – yesss! I’m going to crush this run!
  9. My new easy pace is 8:45. It’s totally easy. I could run this pace all day.
  10. 2 miles to warm-up – my warm-up if some people’s full workout.
  11. There’s someone wearing a shirt from a half marathon that I’ve run –  I wonder if I ran it faster?
  12. MOVE OUT OF MY WAY walkers! Do you not know to leave a space for me to pass?
  13. My Garmin is acting crazy – but for sure when it says I’m running 7:30 it’s right and the next minute when it says 10 min/miles it’s wrong.
  14. Weee I’m running fast! I bet it’s just my fitness not a tailwind.
  15. I wonder if I can PR in my upcoming race.
  16. I wonder how fast I could run a mile.
  17. Too bad a mile race is not worth paying or waking up early for.
  18. That person who passed me is clearly not running as far as me. Or they’re doing intervals.
  19. I love running! I could do this all day!
  20. Which race should I sign up for next?
  21. Time to turn around but must turn around as soon as my watch turns exactly to 3 miles and not a step shorter or longer. Ookkkkk Homeward bound!
  22. Is that a headwind!?!
  23. Yes cyclists, I’m running in the bike lane. There’s nowhere else to go. Share the road.
  24. I think that cyclist saw my Ironman hat and gave me a head nod. Now maybe he doesn’t hate that I was running in the bike lane.
  25. Definitely a headwind.
  26. How is that girl running so fast wearing cotton?!
  27. Did that guy just look at my boobs?
  28. Geez, it’s hot.
  29. 9:30 min/mile – definitely because of the headwind.
  30. Is this run hard enough to warrant a recovery drink?
  31. What’s for dinner? What has the best ratio of carbs to fat so I can recover for my tempo run tomorrow?
  32. One more mile to go….
  33. Good thing there is a decline at the end of my run.
  34. I must have run a tangent wrong, I’m home and I am at mile 5.95. Must do a lap around the block to make it an even 6.
  35. FINALLY HOME! Time to cook a healthy dinner and prep for tomorrow.

What thoughts do you have on a run? 

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April 10, 2014 By fitnessfatale 6 Comments

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  1. greengirlrunning

    April 11, 2014 at 2:57 am

    This is SO ME! Lol! Love it!

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  2. Leslie @ Triathlete Treats

    April 11, 2014 at 5:39 pm

    This is awesome!! I have a lot of the same thoughts…especially about the wind!!!

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  3. Kristin

    April 12, 2014 at 12:27 am

    This is awesome! I laughed at the comment about the ironman hat and cyclists, it’s so true! Once they realize we aren’t just runners they aren’t as rude! I also can’t stand the walkers who walk on the wrong side of the sidewalk as you are coming towards them (when you have to actually move around them to get by) – so annoying! Oh and how can I forget the double wide baby strollers…. my favorite… I think probably at least 20 of the things you mentioned on a regular basis!

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  4. Jesica @rUnladylike

    April 14, 2014 at 9:32 pm

    LOL! This made me smile! It is amazing what goes on in our heads during a run.

    Reply
  5. Katie @ Gettin' My Healthy On

    April 15, 2014 at 3:04 am

    Bahaha I love this so much. I’m the opposite with my GPS watch though. If it tells me I’m running 7-minute miles, I know it’s lying, but when it hits 10-minute miles…womp womp.

    I wrote my blog post after I read the one you referred to as well. Sooooo funny.

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    • FitnessFatale

      April 15, 2014 at 2:08 pm

      Hahah yeah if I’m honest I’m probably more like you in that I believe the slower miles too! Unless its like 13 min/miles.

      It was a great article!

      Reply

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