You know you haven’t run in a while when…

You know you haven’t run in a while when…

• you suddenly have so much time
• you feel satisfied with eating less or you continue to eat like you do while you ran, and you start gaining weight
• your GPS watch is completely out of battery
• your laundry basket is really empty
• you forget to take a shower, or you take a shower, but don’t feel compelled to wash your hair
• your running shoes are not always underfoot, or on your feet
• you run errands dressed like a civilian
• you look up rates for the nearest pool, or nearest gym
• you calculate how much time to can take off without interrupting your next scheduled race
• you no longer feel the urge to nap on the afternoon after a long run
• your neighbors check in on you because they’ve become used to seeing you run past their windows
• your family is surprised to find you actually in bed when they come in your room in the morning
• friends remember to include you in their plans for Friday night, since they finally realized that you haven’t been waking up early on Saturday
• you discover you actually have hobbies outside of running
• your room/house is cleaner than it’s been in ages
• you suddenly have so much time!

and so you can’t wait to get back to it.