1. Going out too fast.
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We're flying! We're flying! We're ... crashing and burning.
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Innocent bystanders hear the screams when hot shower water hits raw, chafed skin.
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We obsess about the "real-feel" temperature for hours and still end up with three jackets around the waist halfway through a run.
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Going straight from commute or desk chair to mile repeats seemed like a good idea. Our legs had different thoughts.
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Then: "I don't have time before Walking Dead." The next day: Moves like a zombie from Walking Dead.
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I thought there was a porta-potty around this next corner? Or was it back there?
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8. Going out too fast...again.
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Hitting the wall once just wasn't enough.
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Who needs a mean coach when you can call yourself slow, fat, and stupid?
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If it's not hurting, you're not doing it right. Right?
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Oh, it's July? (Looks at calendar.) Marathon's in September? Sure, that 16-week training plan can squeeze into 8 weeks.
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Nothing conveys energy like a blank screen.
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I'll just get this one more run in and then I'll take some extra days off.
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If it's not hurting, you're not doing it right. Right? Right?
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16. Skipping strength training altogether.
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I'm a runner. I run. I don't want to look like Arnold.
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18. Followed by...bingeing later in the day.
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Why am I gaining weight during marathon training?
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Don't mind us, we're still working on our pacing...
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If it's not hurting, you're not doing it right. Right? Right? Right?
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Sure, if I do 10 on Saturday and 12 on Sunday, I can still get to 25 for the week in my training log.
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Forgot to do laundry, so here, do me a favor and rip the tags off of these for me quick...
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Energy gel samples. Beer samples. Coffee samples. What could possibly go wrong?
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25. Wearing our shoes into the ground.
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Really, they're fine. They still look good!
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I suddenly have absolutely no memory of the training I did to get here. And therefore, I'm slow, fat, and stupid.
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You mean "stay thirsty" was not meant to be taken literally?
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Eh, guess I'll take a gel or two somewhere between miles 5 and 20, no biggie.
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Do stair climbing and burpee competitions qualify as a break from the stress of running?
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Last week I was at 22:38 at this light post and today I'm only at 22:47. Better pick it up.
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My only competition is myself. Oh, and the 5,000 people I follow on Strava.
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33. Poorly timing our prerace bathroom breaks.
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"Runners, you have three minutes. Please make your way over to the corrals."
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Just because I was up with a vomiting kid all night doesn't mean I can't do my miles. Right?
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Five hours is only two hours less than seven, which isn't too bad.
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Why limit the pain of bonking to race day?
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