Run to live, live to run.

For those of you who don't know, I am a runner and it is a huge part of my life. Some might even refer to me as "obsessed" or "that runner girl from Baxter" or even "that exercise freak."

But whatever, running is so awesome! Runners unite. For those of you who haven't figured out if you are a runner or not, here are some key things to tell you if you are.

You might be a runner if...

1) You get irritated when people ask you "you run 3 miles... at once?"
2) Your "to do" list reads: 1) go run 2) everything else.
3) You are hungry for lunch by 9 am, even though you already had breakfast.
4) You own a treadmill.
5) You run... for fun.
6) You try to get every freshmen at your school to join the team, even if they do a sport in that season.
7) You feel naked without your stop watch on.
8) You actually look forward to running the mile in gym.
9) Your friends go on the elevator and you beat them going up the stairs.
10) You have sports bra burn or bruising.
11) You know where a mile is from your front door. In both directions.
12) When people ask you "what if it rains during a race?" you laugh and say "you get wet."
13) You go to a golf course to run.
14) Your chest is as flat as your back.
15) More than half of the people you know don't know what XC is.
16) You can't go a day without some little brat saying "run forest run.."
17) Ibuprofen is your drug of choice.
18) You have 5% body fat.
19) You waste ridiculous amounts of time engaged in meaningless arguments and discussions about running.
20) You make hundreds of left turns each week.
21) You have ugly feet.
22) If pasta is the only food you will eat two nights before a race.
23) You shower like 12 times a week.
24) You try to convince people to run a 5k because its "only" 3 miles.
25) You get mad because almost everyone you know does not know the difference between cross country and track.
26) You're always hungry.
27) Track is the "other" sport.
28) You have almost got hit by a car.
29) You and everyone on your team has some corny ritual before a race.
30) All your socks are stained or torn.

 Let's play tag, you'll be it forever.

 Running won't kill you, you'll pass out first!

To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.

 If you want to win something, run 100 meters, if you want to experience something, run a marathon.

 Running is for everyone.

Our practices are a lot longer than our shorts.

We are the fast people your parents warned you about.

Keep your dream in front of you.

All it takes is all you got.

 We run ours off so we can kick yours.

 I don't run to add days to my life, I run to add life to my days.

You have two choices, you can throw in the towel, or use it to wipe the sweat off your face.

 Don't be afraid to give up the good and go for the great.

Don't be afraid of being great.

 Don't wait for inspiration, but be inspired by everything.

 You can take away the sun, but I'm still gonna shine.

 If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail.

Real athletes run, others just play games.

 Run like hell and get the agony over with.

 Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you will land among the stars.

 Gold medals aren't really made of gold, they are made of sweat and determination.

 It's rude to count people as you pass them, out loud.

 The faster you run, the sooner you're done.

 Pressure is nothing more than the shadow of great opportunity.

 It hurts up to a point, and then it doesn't get any worse.

 We can't all be heros because someone has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.

 Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.

 If you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

 The measure of who we are is what we do with what we have.

 Never give up.

Champions are made when no one is watching.

Well I hope you enjoyed this and it got you motivated. Happy Friday. Cheers!