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WHEN YOU MISS THE AID STATION CUT-OFF TIME

*Submitted by Steph

HILLS: THE ROAD RUNNER VS. ULTRARUNNER APPROACH

Road runners: "This fucking hill is dropping my pace from 8:12s to 8:14s."

Ultrarunners: "Yay! A hill! I get to walk!"

WHEN A RANDOM LEASHLESS DOG COMES OUT OF NOWHERE WHILE I'M RUNNING

And starts chasing me:

And then the owner is all like "Don't worry! He's friendly!"

IN THE FINAL MILE OF MY RUN

What I promise to myself I'm going to do right when I get home:

What I actually do:

WHEN SOMEONE ASKS YOU, DID YOU JUST LABEL YOUR RUN ON STRAVA 'RECOVERY' BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T HIT YOUR TEMPO PACE?

THE END OF RACE FOOD TABLE

In the U.S.:

In the U.K.:

HOW YOU FEEL WHEN YOU FINISH YOUR RACE BUT YOUR FAMILY/CREW MISJUDGED YOUR FINISH TIME AND AREN'T THERE

MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MY PACER

When she first picks me up:

Twenty miles later, when things start to get rough:

When things get really rough:

MY FAMILY WATCHING ME TRY TO GET AROUND THE HOUSE THE DAY AFTER MY FIRST MARATHON

WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU IF YOU RUN HARDROCK

Parts of your body may literally freeze:

You may get struck by lightening:

You might get hit in the face by a falling boulder and have a nice shiner for a few days:

You could break some bones, and possibly decide to keep running:

And there's always a good chance you'll end up in the hospital:

Congratulations 2014 Hardrockers!

WHEN MY FRIEND TELLS ME SHE SIGNED US UP FOR A TOUGH MUDDER

SETH SWANSON AND THE PAPARAZZI AFTER WESTERN STATES 2014

PRETTY MUCH HOW EVERYONE IN THE ULTRARUNNING WORLD VIEWS TROPICAL JOHN

WHEN I SEE SOMEBODY AT THE RACES WEARING THE PROTOTYPE VERSION OF A NEW MODEL OF MY FAVORITE SHOE BRAND

WHEN YOU THINK YOU'VE WON THE WEEKLY STRAVA MILEAGE LEADERBOARD THEN SOMEBODY UPLOADS ALL THEIR RUNS SUNDAY NIGHT

COPING WITH PAIN

The pain of an ultra:

Stubbing your toe:

WHEN YOU FIND OUT YOUR RUNNING HERO IS A DOPER

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