Never have I ever... a little bit of fun for the forum

[Jonno34]

I picked this up on another place on the interweb thingy. I thought it may be fun. It is out there in various versions but this is one of the better ones I think.

Score yourself 1 point for each thing you have done

NEVER HAVE I EVER – RUNNER’S EDITION

Lost a toenail

Got lost on a run

Ran > 1 hour on the treadmill

Peed in a bush

Ran a 5k

Ran a 10k

Ran a half marathon

Ran a marathon

Suffered the pain of chafing

Got Sunblock in my eyes

Fallen during a run

Got top 3 in a race

Been stopped and asked for directions

Cried during a run

Stopped to buy water/fuel

Realised ‘that smell’ is me

Got a runner’s tan

Skipped other plans to run

Went on vacation for a race

Had blisters on both feet

Ran a race as practice

Chatted with a stranger during a race

Chatted with a stranger on a run

Wrote my goal or pace on your hand / body

Ran with my dog

Ran in the rain

Ran in the snow

Ran in 35 degrees Celsius or more

Talked a friend into running a race

Got talked into running a race

Bought race photos

Race with a pace group

Ran a race out of my county

Taken a selfie while running

Ran a race out of the country

Seen wildlife on a run

Dressed in costume for a race

Had an injury

Ran with a running buddy

Thought about my dream race (what is it?)

What is your score?

[SueAppleRun 10 Miles]

16

[nowster Metric Marathon]

Got lost on a run/Ran a 5k/Ran a 10k/Fallen during a run/Had blisters on both feet (but from walking not running)/Chatted with a stranger on a run/Ran in the rain/Ran in the snow/Seen wildlife on a run (owl)/Had an injury

So, just 10.

[nowster Metric Marathon in reply to nowster]

Add one today. I got stopped and asked for directions.

[roseabi Ultramarathon]

29

Dream race: UTMB utmbmontblanc.com/jp/page/1...

[Jonno34 Marathon]

FWIW 23 for me...... edited had it down as 13, typo. Would be 24 but the nails have not dropped off yet!

[Fran6500 Half Marathon]

23 for me. Always wanted to run a HM on the Great Wall of China but think that has passed me by now 🤥

[Jonno34 Marathon in reply to Fran6500]

I quite fancy Istanbul you can run from Asia to Europe.... 2 continents

[Fran6500 Half Marathon in reply to Jonno34]

Thats a bit closer to home too! Might have a look at that

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Oh dear ... 31 for me ... my dream race is the one where I come in the top three!!! Why is my number so high? 🤔🙈

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

It's because you're an experienced runner, who is more sociable than I am 😃

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Ahh ok ... I did look at the list and wonder which you didn't tick! I took licence with the word 'race' and included the parkruns I really try at (who am I kidding, I only go when I think I can really try!). And yeah, I do always to chat to randomers out and about!!! 🤷‍♀️ I'd like to make it clear I've never pee'd in a bush (running or otherwise)!!!

[Madge50 Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I randomly chat to people......sometimes I think they then run away from me....😂....Mx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Madge50]

Oh nooooo! Surely not!!! I'll be paranoid now though 😂

[CBDB in reply to linda9389]

Yeah I did wonder ...

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

I have chatted to people, but I've never talked anyone into racing, or been talked into it 😊 What else... never cried DURING a run, not done 35+ degrees, not run >1 hour on a 'mill, not got in the top 3 (as if!), never dropped plans to run, never gone on holiday for a race or raced in another country, don't have a dog. Actually I just remembered I HAVE written my pace on my hand, so I'm up to 29 now! 😁

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Two of those nots are also nots for me ... but never cried during a run? really? Oh🤔 . I assumed that one was a given for everyone - I've lost count of how many times I've had a good old cry mid-run 😂😂😂

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

😍😍😍

I did cry the last time I fell over, but the run was technically finished by then! 😂 I have quite a few times felt a surge of emotion at the starting lines of races, but have never welled up during a run 😊😊😊

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Yep, that was a nasty fall.I've more than welled up! I've heartily let go a couple of times 😂. During LLHM, I was following someone with a cancer message on their back and totally lost it. All the emotion of my first HM, the London crowds and whatever pain lay behind that message. I blame theSamba band too. Music always makes me more emotional 🙈

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

🥰

It's odd, music normally has that effect on me too, but if I hear something I like during a race it just makes me grin! And dance 😂 My favourites have to be hearing two separate versions of "Donkey Riding" at the London Marathon (awesome), and a little brass band playing Toto's 'Africa' at the Oxford Half (fabulous).

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Two for the playlist perhaps 😊 OK. I'm smiling!!! Donkey Riding .... where's that been all my life? 😂

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Africa came up on some of the 180 bpm playlists I found! Who knew?

Hey ho, and away we go... 😂

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to roseabi]

😂😂😂

[Jonno34 Marathon in reply to linda9389]

I had a bit of an emosh moment on my first HM tbh. There you have it but keep it to yourselves.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Jonno34]

Secret's safe ... 🙊

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

31 for me too 😂 oh dear. I’ve always wanted to run in Iceland or Big Sur

[Magellan Marathon]

24. I expect it to be 25 soon, that toenail is... well the least said the better.

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

14 for me! 😀

What? I’ve just recalculated, seeing how low my score was compared to everyone else’s - and it’s 23! That’s more like it! 🤣

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

25 or 26 if I take licence with that "race" word as I only race with myself 🤣

No dream races but there are so many beautiful trail/woodland areas even in this country I want to run let alone elsewhere!

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Lost a toenail ✅

Got lost on a run ✅

Ran > 1 hour on the treadmill✅

Peed in a bush✅

Ran a 5k✅

Ran a 10k✅

Ran a half marathon✅

Ran a marathon✅

Suffered the pain of chafing✅

Got Sunblock in my eyes 🤔 really don't think so

Fallen during a run✅ more than once

Got top 3 in a race❌

Been stopped and asked for directions✅

Cried during a run✅ more than once

Stopped to buy water/fuel✅

Realised ‘that smell’ is me✅

Got a runner’s tan✅

Skipped other plans to run✅

Went on vacation for a race❌ not really but had every intention and did do a mara in Spain for fun

Had blisters on both feet❌

Ran a race as practice✅kind of yes as all my achievement runs are practice runs 🤣

Chatted with a stranger during a race❌

Chatted with a stranger on a run✅

Wrote my goal or pace on your hand / body❌

Ran with my dog❌ does Hubby count? 🤣

Ran in the rain✅

Ran in the snow✅

Ran in 35 degrees Celsius or more✅

Talked a friend into running a race❌

Got talked into running a race❌

Bought race photos❌

Race with a pace group❌

Ran a race out of my county❌

Taken a selfie while running✅

Ran a race out of the country✅I'm counting Spain

Seen wildlife on a run✅

Dressed in costume for a race❌ Hubby would say I'm always in costume though 🤣

Had an injury✅

Ran with a running buddy✅

Thought about my dream race (what is it?)❌

[Madge50 Marathon]

24.......is there a description of score levels? Do they tell you how hooked you are? 🤦‍♀️😂Mx

[Madge50 Marathon]

No, sorry it was 28......🤦‍♀️😂 and yes, I have peed in a bush.....🤷‍♀️ When you gotta go, you gotta go......., I cry regularly, at the delight of achievement....💪🏃‍♀️

Mx

[Katnap Marathon]

Over 20 points... so clearly a running nutter. 🤣

[CBDB]

Me - 6, running hubby (injured) - 18

[Cmoi Marathon]

Never mind peeing in a bush, does being female and peeing at the side of the road get extra points?!

[Madge50 Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

Do you mean a ‘Paula’ aka Paula Radcliffe? Oh yes, much kudos for that! 😂 extra 5-10 points I reckon 😂👏Mx

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Madge50]

'Doing a Paula' is not peeing...

[Madge50 Marathon in reply to roseabi]

Oh, I thought it was.....🤦‍♀️😂😳💩oooppps! 😂😂😂😂Mx

[roseabi Ultramarathon in reply to Madge50]

Poor Paula, I feel so sorry for her! 💕

[AlMorr Half Marathon]

There are 40 parts on that list, numbers (5,6,22,25,26,35,36 ) apply to me, so 7 is my score.

[Irish-John Marathon]

20.And "Dream Race" would be

m.imdb.com/title/tt2400291/

"The Race that eats its young"

Definitely a dream cos its absolutely the one I know that I would never be lured into trying...but wouldn't it be a blast

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon]

28...quicker to list what I haven't done!

Not run a Marathon (yet)

I never use sunblock... yes I know, I know!

Top 3? ha ha, bottom 3!

I don't eat or drink on runs so never stopped to buy anything

Blisters - on one foot only.

No race out of my county

Taken a holiday for a race

I don't have a dog...

Run a race as practise

Write my goal pace on my hand

Run with a pace group, though I hope to on the Cambridge HM

Bought photos - too tight, got some free ones though!

Dream race - wingsforlife.com/en/about-us/

Maybe next year...

Peed in a bush - many many times!

Fallen - yup and had to go to hospital to get patched up

Wildlife? Yes, I startled an eagle with a 2 metre wingspan and it took off over my head, lucky it didn't carry me off! A rare Golden Oriole, a hare, a deer, a sparrow hawk, a kingfisher...

[Lizcanrun Half Marathon]

Only 7 for me, but I'm a relative newbie...

[Blackberrypie Half Marathon]

16. Missed quite a lot of points because races have generally not been happening in the time I've been running!