Twelve Days of Christmas for Runners
Every runner has big dreams of what they’ll get for Christmas. Here’s a helping hand.
This version of Twelve Days of Christmas is adapted from the Christmas carol by Andrew Carter and Frederic Austin published in 1780 in the key of F Major.
Twelve Days of Christmas Runner’s Style
On the first day of Christmas My running friends brought to me A song and a Christmas tree
On the second day of Christmas My running friends brought to me (Two of my favorite nutrition gels) And a race entry to put under the Christmas tree
On the third day of Christmas My running friends brought to me (Three tubes of anti-chafe lube) (Two nutrition gels) And a race entry to put under the Christmas tree
On the fourth day of Christmas My running friends brought to me (Four pairs of running socks) (Three tubes of anti-chafe lube) (Two nutrition gels) And a race entry to put under the Christmas tree
On the fifth day of Christmas My running friends brought to me (A magic pill to run a new PR) (Four pairs of running socks) (Three tubes of anti-chafe lube) (Two nutrition gels) And a race entry to put under the Christmas tree
On the sixth day of Christmas My running friends brought to me (New running shoes) (A magic pill to run a new PR) (Four pairs of running socks) (Three tubes of anti-chafe lube) (Two nutrition gels) And a race entry to put under the Christmas tree
On the seventh day of Christmas My running friends brought to me (Anti-root and rock-tripping skills) (New running shoes) (A magic pill to run a new PR) (Four pairs of running socks) (Three tubes of anti-chafe lube) (Two nutrition gels)
And a race entry to put under the Christmas tree
On the eighth day of Christmas My running friends brought to me (Ability to start my running watch) (Levitating skills) (New running shoes) (A magic pill to run a new PR) (Four pairs of running socks) (Three tubes of anti-chafe lube) (Two nutrition gels) And a race entry to put under the Christmas tree
On the ninth day of Christmas My running friends brought to me (A friend to do night runs with me) (Ability to start my running watch) (Levitating skills) (New running shoes) (A magic pill to run a new PR) (Four pairs of running socks) (Three tubes of anti-chafe lube) (Two nutrition gels) And a race entry to put under the Christmas tree
On the tenth day of Christmas My running friends brought to me (A speed button) (A friend to do night runs with me) (Ability to start my running watch) (Levitating skills) (New running shoes) (A magic pill to run a new PR) (Four pairs of running socks) (Three tubes of anti-chafe lube) (Two nutrition gels) And a race entry to put under the Christmas tree
On the eleventh day of Christmas My running friends brought to me (Permanent 50% discount to my favorite running store) (Speed button) (A friend to do night runs with me) (Ability to start my running watch) (Levitating skills) (New running shoes) (A magic pill to run a new PR) (Four pairs of running socks) (Three tubes of anti-chafe lube) (Two nutrition gels) And a race entry to put under the Christmas tree
On the twelfth day of Christmas My running friends brought to me (An attitude of gratitude) (Permanent 50% discount) (Speed button) (A friend to do night runs with me) (Ability to start my running watch) (Levitating skills) (New running shoes) (A magic pill to run a new PR) (Four pairs of running socks) (Three tubes of anti-chafe lube) (Two nutrition gels) And a race entry to put under the Christmas tree
By my count by the time it hits Christmas, my favorite running friends are really blessing me this Christmas. Eleven race entries, twenty-two nutrition gels, 30 tubes of anti-chafe lube, thirty-six pairs of running socks, eight magic PR pills, seven new pairs of running shoes, six levitating skills to skip over rocks and roots, five times I’ll actually remember to start my running watch, four friends to do night runs with me, three-speed buttons that will come in useful when I’m pushing cut-offs, two permanent 50% discounts to use at both of my favorite running stores in the area and an attitude of gratitude for this amazing gift of running.
I believe I’m most blessed by this attitude of gratitude. The rest of the stuff is just stuff.
Merry Christmas everybody and may all your running dreams be under the Christmas tree this year.