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From missing toenails to the lingering scent of chlorine, the top 20 ways to tell you’re officially addicted to the sport.

We asked our social media community the classic question, and couldn’t help but smile at the wry (and often heartfelt) answers we received.

20. “You see a 26.2 sticker on a car and you say to yourself ‘That’s all?'” – Jason C Newton

19. “None of your friends will train with you anymore.” – Paul Hill

18. “Mike Reilly says so.” – Mike Wetherell

17. “You spend more money on your bike than your car.” – Jennifer Rendle

16. “When you say to your friends, ‘it’s JUST a marathon!'” – Michael Friedman

15. “You have more workout clothes than work clothes.” – Carrie Smurawa-Calaway

14. “You’ve peed on yourself two to three times that day. And that’s just on the bike and run. Swim start peeing doesn’t count.” – Tom Scheer

13. “When you stand looking out over a beautiful lake, and your only thought is … I’d like to swim that!” – Leonard Smith

12. “The tattoo is done!” – Folkert Wierda

11. “You no longer think of a brick as a masonry construction term.” – Robert Allen

10. “When you find yourself saying things like ‘I’m busy tomorrow, I may only get in a five-hour workout.'” – Brian McMillin

9. “When you wear your finisher’s hat and medal with an IronDad T-shirt and flip flops to a ‘coat and tie required’ steakhouse after the race and they gladly let it slide.” – Eric Keltner

8. “When your cologne is chlorine.” – Jacob Ferrell

7. “You book a race on your first wedding anniversary by mistake. All the while your wife knows and supports and encourages you signing up.” – Darin Fulks

6. “When your FB profile picture is of you finishing an Ironman, and you’ve decide not change it until you finish your next one.” – John Hessenthaler

5. “You start wearing tri shorts as normal underwear.” – Andy Owens

4. “When you have little to no toe nails left.” – Blake Aaron Johnston

3. “You get goose bumps every time you watch one.” – James Garris

2. “When you race for the ones that can’t.” – James Garris

1. “You smile and understand every one of these comments.” – Endre Sparkes

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