crazy marathoner

August 3, 2008

Day before the marathon

How I know I’m dating a guy who’s totally amazing and understanding of my crazy running: we went out to dinner, and he bragged to his friends that I’m “touring the country doing marathons in each of the 50 states.” I tried to make it clear that I was hardly “touring” and that I was not some elite athlete or something, but they were still impressed. Later, when calling to order takeout, he specified that he wanted them to make a plain baked potato so that I’d have enough carbs. He was happy to do a low-key movie night instead …

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July 4, 2008

You know you’re a crazy marathoner if…

Note: I’ve changed this to be “crazy marathoner” so that I can distinguish it from my posts about the Marathon Maniacs.I’m starting a new feature called “crazy marathoners.” Like my list of crazy running blogger traits, I’m going to list things that happen that make me realize just what a crazy marathoner I am. An actual conversation I had while on a date last night:Guy: “…it was near this town called Alpharetta.”Me: “Alpharetta, Georgia?”Guy: “Yeah.”Me: “Oh, it’s really hilly there, isn’t it?Guy: “Yeah, have you been there?”Me: “No, but there is a marathon there.”

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