You know you're tapering when...
- you're constantly hungry.
- you're having dreams that you show up to the race start in your underwear or without your running shoes.
- you're cranky from not running.
- you find yourself frequently saying, "after the marathon..."
- you're reading a lot of motivational quotes about marathons.
- your friends/significant other/co-workers run in the opposite direction when you mention the word "marathon."
- you've completely lost focus at work.
- you're convinced you've gained 10 pounds since you started tapering.
- you feel sluggish and like you could run forever...all during the same run.
- you've planned out three possible outfits for the race and keep asking running friends for opinions on which one to go with.
- you have random bursts of energy when you want to reorganize your closets or kitchen pantry.
- you've studied the course map enough that you've memorized where all the Porta-potties will be on the course.
- you obsessively check the weather forecast for race day.
- most of your Facebook updates are marathon-related.
- you research celebrity marathon times to see what famous people you could beat.
- you've tried every race time prediction calculator on the Internet.
- you've vowed to not eat pasta for at least a month after the marathon.
- you feel tired during a short run and start wondering how you can possibly do 26.2.
- every little twinge makes you think you've got a race-ending injury.
Also see: You Know You're a Runner When...
