1. When non-runners say things like "Running is bad for your knees, you know."
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Oh yeah? You know what is bad for your body? Not running.
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race.2. When it rains on a long run day. Or any run day, for that matter.
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Why, Mother Nature, why?
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5. Having to stop to poop in the middle of a run.
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Didn't I already do this before I left the house?
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race.6. Owners who can't control their pets.
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Yes, your dog is cute. But he just screwed up my average pace, and that is definitely not cute.
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8. People who stop in the middle of the aid station.
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News flash: You're not the only person running this race.
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10. When a slow song somehow winds up on your running playlist.
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"My heart will go onnnnnn and onnnnn..."
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Right foot, left foot, fix earbud, right foot, fix earbud, left foot.
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race.12. Being forced to wait while your watch tries to find a GPS signal.
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"Searching for GPS signal."
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How can something so expensive be so terrible?
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race.14. Honking or catcalling.
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Let me tell you just how much that makes me want to go out with you.
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16. Groups of people that take up the entire sidewalk/road.
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It's great that you're friends and all, but seriously.
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race.17. When your watch or app stops working and you don't realize it until halfway through your run.
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Did it even count? #TechnologyFail
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18. Runners who start in the wrong race corral.
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And then you spend the first three miles passing them.
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Swallow your pride and let me by, dude.
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I'm talking to you, Maple Bacon.
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23. Long lines at race Porta Potties.
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And then having to actually use the Porta Potties.
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26. People who give you a hard time for running.
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"Can't you just skip your run today?"
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