Ten things I gave up to be a runner

1. Sleeping in on the weekend (Saturday is a long run or Sunday is a race. Sometimes both are races).
2. Diet coke.
3. Drinking alcohol (nothing beats that dehydrated feeling).
4. Cheeseburgers.
5. Being overweight.
6. Nicotine.
7. 90% of my social life (see #3).
8. Most of my work and all of my formal attire (see #5).
9. Thai food*.
10. That bored feeling on Saturday morning I used to get.

*Believe it or not, I lost my taste for Thai after I started running seriously.