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RunEatRepeat Tattoo

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1 Apr

Hello! I’m happily back to running again today. I didn’t really feel like I needed needed yesterday as a rest day, but I’ve felt sluggish and tired overall lately and thought an extra day would be good for me.

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I’ve talked about getting a running related tattoo for a long time now. I already have one random tattoo that I got in college. It’s a flame on my hip that I really have no explanation for, but don’t regret either Smile.

no regrets

Hey, I don’t remember much from college but I do have that tattoo as a memory…

 oh college

Anyway.

I have wanted a running tattoo for a long time now, but kind of thought I’d get it after a BIG running milestone. I thought maybe after, God willing I BQ I’d go for it. But, I’m not really training for that right now and I mean – I ran over 26 races last year – isn’t that a big enough milestone?!

AND the more I think about it, the more I realized RunEatRepeat is my life. I mean, it’s my favorite thing to do, it’s my JOB, it’s really changed me and my life path.

run eat repeat logo pink and green

So, I went into a tattoo parlor with my RER digital business card and asked if they could give me a RunEatRepeat tattoo.

getting a running tattoo (800x600)

I figured they’d need some time to sketch it and I’d make an appointment to come back another day – but they were pretty empty on Sunday and the guy said he could take me right then!

Crap. Ish just got real.

runeatrepeat tattoo (800x600)

The logo itself is kinda simple so it wasn’t hard for them to recreate. It was graphically elegant.  It’s still healing so I’ll show you as soon as it’s not gross.

getting a runeatrepeat tattoo (800x600)

Question: Do you have a tattoo? A running tattoo?

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    1. Losing Lindy says

      2014-04-01 at 8:03 pm

      I want one across my for with vines and 13.1…I haven’t done a full..so 13.1 makes me happy

      I think this I an April Fool’s joke however

      Reply
    2. Kelly says

      2014-04-01 at 7:58 pm

      No tats for me, I like the idea of running tattoos but don’t think I can make that sort of commitment, I’m too indecisive

      Reply
    3. Jody - Fit at 56 says

      2014-04-01 at 4:00 pm

      We await the reveal!!!!

      Reply
    4. Em F says

      2014-04-01 at 3:48 pm

      I got my third tattoo after finishing my first marathon. Still love it and want more!!

      Reply
    5. Presh says

      2014-04-01 at 3:06 pm

      That’s so awesome!! One day I may consider getting one running related!! I can’t wait to see yours!

      Reply
    6. Stacy says

      2014-04-01 at 3:02 pm

      I call April fools!! After you tricked me last year with the sirracha I will never forgive you!! Hehe But seriously I believed the sirracha joke so much last year that I even told people that is how you lost weight and I wanted to try it!!! 🙂

      Reply
    7. Ganeeban says

      2014-04-01 at 2:48 pm

      That’s some serious brand loyalty 😉 Congrats!

      Reply
    8. Livi says

      2014-04-01 at 2:15 pm

      Ah how exciting!!!!

      Reply
    9. skinnyrunner.com says

      2014-04-01 at 2:12 pm

      You got a running tat too??!?! I just got my personal worst time tatted on my butt so I can remi myself to quit being a little turd and run harder.

      Reply
      • runeatrepeat says

        2014-04-01 at 4:46 pm

        That might be my next tattoo.

        Reply
    10. Fairytales and Fitness says

      2014-04-01 at 2:02 pm

      I don’t have a tattoo but much like yourself my sister said she might consider one if she ever ran a major race like Boston ( and getting the logo tattoo or something). Well, she already ran Boston and still didn’t get the tattoo. I doubt she ever will. Can’t wait to see what yours looks like!

      Reply
    11. Jenn says

      2014-04-01 at 1:55 pm

      I think you gave away your own April Fool’s Day trick! I saw this post and then I saw your video from yesterday on my Instagram. You showed how to scoop out an avocado with chips – and you didn’t have your bandage on or a tattoo on your arm, even though you said you got your tattoo on Sunday! 😉

      Reply
      • runeatrepeat says

        2014-04-01 at 2:05 pm

        That video was from Saturday – I stopped by my mom’s on the way home from the Strawberry Farm 🙂 That’s why I’m wearing the same thing as the farm trip.

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    12. Sheena says

      2014-04-01 at 1:34 pm

      Can’t wait to see what you got! I hope it’s a running Sriracha bottle holding a piece of watermelon!

      Reply
    13. Linda @ running4two says

      2014-04-01 at 1:10 pm

      Yes! I can’t wait to see it! I have a flower on my ankle and the Baltimore Ravens logo on my hip. LOL.

      Reply
    14. Kailin @ Logs and Thoughts says

      2014-04-01 at 12:58 pm

      All of my friends have the M-dot tattoo. I think it’s super cool to get some brand’s name or logo tattooed, so I thought I’d go with something unique but recognizable and got a couple golden arches on the back of each hand and “McDonalds!” across my knuckles.

      Because everyone knows how cools it is to have a brand stamped on you permanently…

      Reply
    15. kristie says

      2014-04-01 at 12:48 pm

      It’s not real.

      Reply
    16. Abi@AbsofSteel says

      2014-04-01 at 12:30 pm

      aww, that’s such a sweet tattoo! I don’t have one and probably will never get one unless I can think of something meaningful enough to put on myself for forever.

      Reply
    17. DontBlameTheKids says

      2014-04-01 at 12:29 pm

      Did you double-check for misspellings?! You don’t want to “ragret” it.

      Can’t wait to see it!

      Reply
    18. Jillienne@ChasingRaspberries says

      2014-04-01 at 12:06 pm

      I wish I had a job where I could wear pj’s to work everyday. Also, Happy April Fools! 😉

      Reply
    19. Julia says

      2014-04-01 at 11:51 am

      I think I’m the only one left on this planet without a single tattoo… I really should rethink that 🙂

      Reply
    20. Chris says

      2014-04-01 at 11:43 am

      Total April Fool’s joke….well played though 🙂

      Reply
    21. Jill says

      2014-04-01 at 11:34 am

      Cute April Fool’s joke. I might have believed it if it wasn’t on your forearm.

      Reply
    22. Gigi says

      2014-04-01 at 11:28 am

      I can’t wait to see. I am pretty much covered in tattoos. I do not have a running one….yet.

      Reply
    23. Nicki says

      2014-04-01 at 11:11 am

      I’m calling BS!, at least on the tat style.
      I am getting a running one on my foot to commemorate my first marathon. I’m still deciding on what exactly I want.

      Reply
    24. Melissa says

      2014-04-01 at 11:03 am

      I’m calling April Fools shenanigans 🙂 But this is a good one!

      Reply
    25. Eryn @BlondMindedBrunette says

      2014-04-01 at 11:01 am

      Wow, you go girl! I want a tattoo but have such commitment issues. I seriously can’t think of anything I want on me forever. I keep looking though!

      Reply
    26. Laura @ RunningJunkie says

      2014-04-01 at 10:56 am

      I remember the “Siracha” joke last year…….I’m not buying it until I see it!

      Reply
    27. Kathy R says

      2014-04-01 at 10:49 am

      I also say April Fool’s. From the size of that bandage, I can’t imagine you’d really get a tattoo on your arm that big.

      I’ve never gotten any. Never really saw the the allure in them. Since they are permanent it’s sorta like a sweater you can never take off. I would be more apt to go for a henna tattoo where you can wear something for awhile and then re do it or change to something else.

      Reply
    28. Shannon in Tustin says

      2014-04-01 at 10:41 am

      I do smell a little April Fools going on here, but I did see that on Insta the other day. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

      I am terrified of tattoos so none for me. Needles, ink, in my skin? No thanks. But I donate blood regularly so go figure…
      Plus, I cannot think of a single thing that I’d like to see inked on my skin for the rest of my born days…

      Wasn’t your April Fools last year the Sriaccha (sp?) diet post? That was so so so funny! Everyone got all up in your business about it–chill people!

      Happy Tuesday, Monican!

      Reply
    29. Ashley says

      2014-04-01 at 10:40 am

      LOVE it 🙂 <3 Can't wait to see the piece of art 😉

      Reply
    30. Sam says

      2014-04-01 at 10:30 am

      Aw man- impulse tattoos are the BEST tattoos. I actually GOT a tattoo on April fool’s day once. It’s an inner lip tattoo that says “thank you.” I got it as a joke, the timing of the day was a coincidence. I have six tattoos: some mountains, a dinosaur, a star, a DNA, “thank you,” and a Canadian maple leaf (I am NOT Canadian, but I wish I was).

      Most of my tattoos are silly, but they make me smile.

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    31. Maureen says

      2014-04-01 at 10:18 am

      April Fools!!!
      I have a tattoo on my back that I want to add to AND I want another tattoo of my arm.

      Reply
    32. Jamie says

      2014-04-01 at 9:58 am

      aw congrats on the new tattoo! I have 5 tattoos now and hope to get a running related one once I complete my first marathon. Can’t wait to see the finished product. I have a butterfly that I got when I was 16 that much like your flames represent more of a period in time than anything else and even tho it’s cheesy I love it.

      Reply
    33. Rhonda Dumas says

      2014-04-01 at 9:46 am

      I actually got my first running tattoo yesterday!! The Disney Princess Half was my first half marathon last year, so i went and got a minnie mouse head with 13.1 in the middle. So cute. Can’t wait to see yours

      Reply
    34. Megan @ The Skinny-Life says

      2014-04-01 at 9:13 am

      This is completely appropriate for you. I can’t wait to see how it turned out! Where did you get it? Inside or outside of your arm?

      Reply
    35. Sarah M. @ RunGingerRunBlog says

      2014-04-01 at 9:05 am

      Love it! You totally beat me to this idea 🙂 A couple weeks ago I had my husband draw up a tattoo that is running related. As soon as he settles on a design for himself, we are going to get inked together! Both will be running related, of course!

      Reply
    36. Lauren @ Focused To Be Fit says

      2014-04-01 at 8:56 am

      Haha this is totally awesome!!! I can’t wait to see it. 🙂

      Reply
    37. Sara @ Middleaged Runner says

      2014-04-01 at 8:52 am

      April fools!!! 🙂

      Reply
    38. Rebecca Jo says

      2014-04-01 at 8:50 am

      That’s sooooo awesome! I can’t wait to see it!!!!
      Good for you!!!!!
      & yes, everything you do? ENOUGH of an accomplishment & milestone!!!

      Reply
    39. Kim says

      2014-04-01 at 8:29 am

      I have 26.2 (in Roman numerals) on my foot and I’m about to get an m-dot tattoo for Ironman!! Can’t wait to see yours!! 🙂

      Reply
    40. Susan says

      2014-04-01 at 8:19 am

      My husband got a tattoo (that he helped design) after he completed his first Ironman triathlon. I don’t have any yet but am thinking of getting one after I complete a half marathon in every state. It’s gonna be awhile…only 17 states done.

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    41. Courtney @The TriGirl Chronicles says

      2014-04-01 at 8:17 am

      I have one tattoo. Kind of. I have 12 stars that start on my right hip bone and swirl all the way up to just under my left boob. I also don’t have any real explanation for why I got what I did other than I was 17 and wanted a tattoo and figured go big, right?

      I’ll be getting the m-dot tattoo after I complete my first Ironman. It’ll be my last tattoo because as far as I’m concerned it doesn’t get much more badass and awesome than that.

      Reply
    42. Andrea says

      2014-04-01 at 8:11 am

      Yeah Monica…I say it’s April Fools

      Reply
    43. cait @pieceofcait says

      2014-04-01 at 8:07 am

      EEE!! SO exciting! I have one, on the middle of my back a peacock feather, I always thought they were beautiful. I want another! 😉

      Reply
    44. The Silent Assassin says

      2014-04-01 at 7:54 am

      I hope it’s not an April Fools =). I have a running tattoo on my right arm. It’s a tat of a turtle with the chinese symbol for power on its shell. I’m not the fastest across the finish line, but like the turtle, he eventually gets there.

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      • runeatrepeat says

        2014-04-01 at 1:50 pm

        Slow and steady wins the race!

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    45. Jeanne T says

      2014-04-01 at 7:53 am

      Yes, I have a tattoo of a turtle crossing a 26.2 finish line, with the Epcot Ball in the background. When I turned 40, I ran my first marathon, at Disney, and commemorated the occasion with my first tattoo 🙂

      Reply
    46. Jewell says

      2014-04-01 at 7:52 am

      Awesome idea of getting your blog logo! What a fantastic way to show off your passions! Can’t wait to see it! 🙂

      Reply
    47. Nicole says

      2014-04-01 at 7:51 am

      I smell april fools, but I do have two tattoos. One on my left shoulder and another on my ribs. After the ribs, I don’t think I could handle another. It was pretty painful!!

      Reply
    48. hayseed says

      2014-04-01 at 7:48 am

      – I have a ying-yang. I ask often ask, why why? ugh

      Reply
    49. Nicole says

      2014-04-01 at 7:37 am

      Lol, nice try!

      Reply
    50. Lesley says

      2014-04-01 at 7:34 am

      I call an APRIL FOOLS joke!

      Reply
    51. Nicole @ Pink Elephant on Parade says

      2014-04-01 at 7:32 am

      I never wanted a tattoo, but I did always want a job where I could wear pajama pants like the gentleman in the picture. Aspirations change as you get older.

      Reply
      • runeatrepeat says

        2014-04-01 at 7:48 am

        Ha! I love it.

        Reply
    52. rachel @RunningRachel says

      2014-04-01 at 7:28 am

      Ouch! BUT… I love it! Something that has meaning and applies to your life. Perfect! 🙂

      Reply
    53. Hannah says

      2014-04-01 at 7:15 am

      April Fools!!! :)))

      Reply
    54. sana says

      2014-04-01 at 7:12 am

      I call prank!

      Reply
    55. Jojo @ RunFastEatLots says

      2014-04-01 at 7:11 am

      April fools? The tat might be real, but probably not the RER logo?!

      Reply
    56. Shannon says

      2014-04-01 at 7:10 am

      I have the Mohegan Sun (my Native American tribe – hey tribal tattoo!) on the inside of my ankle.

      My running tattoo will have something to do with this year’s Boston Marathon, my first marathon! I was at last year’s marathon which inspired me to run this year so I’m either going to get my time tattoo-ed or a simple Boston 26.2.

      Reply
    57. Amanda @runtothefinish says

      2014-04-01 at 7:08 am

      daaayum girl that is brand dedication!!

      Reply
      • Amanda @runtothefinish says

        2014-04-01 at 8:05 am

        damnit april fools i hate you

        Reply
        • Shay @ Whine Less, Breathe More says

          2014-04-01 at 4:26 pm

          This made me LOL! 🙂

          Reply
    58. Cindy says

      2014-04-01 at 7:08 am

      Have a horseshoe with 4 leaf clover inside it on my anke. Want a running related tatoo someday. Can’t wait to see yours.

      Reply
    59. Kaylie says

      2014-04-01 at 7:05 am

      I have a wing on the inside of my right foot to commemorate my first full marathon 🙂

      Reply
    60. Dawn H says

      2014-04-01 at 7:01 am

      April Fools, right?? Although it would be even better if you actually got it!

      Reply
    61. Katie @ Talk Less, Say More says

      2014-04-01 at 6:54 am

      SO EXCITING! I can’t wait to see it! I have two – both are music related because that’s a HUGE part of my life (and my career). I have two more planned out, neither of which are running related…maybe I need a third. 😉

      Reply
    62. alyson says

      2014-04-01 at 6:54 am

      I call April Fools!

      Reply
    63. Paola says

      2014-04-01 at 6:49 am

      Love tattoos! I have a little ‘coquí’ tattoo on the back of my neck. It’s a symbol for a tree frog native to Puerto Rico, where I’m from. I really want to get a small anchor on the inside of my wrist, but I need to do some inception on my husband for it to be OK….

      Reply
    64. Shannon B. says

      2014-04-01 at 6:44 am

      I’ve been wanting a tattoo for awhile, but not until I really see something that has meaning for me. Finally one day on pintrest I saw a tattoo of thumbprints in the shape of a heart…ding ding ding!! My son’s thumb prints it is!!! Now I just have to get up the nerve to get it done! 🙂

      Reply
    65. susan says

      2014-04-01 at 6:42 am

      april fools! if not you’re an idiot

      Reply
    66. Kaelene@Unlocking Kiki says

      2014-04-01 at 6:39 am

      How exciting can´t wait to see a picture of how it turned out! I love tattoos with meaning behind them and yours sounds as good as any!

      Reply
    67. Shawna says

      2014-04-01 at 6:34 am

      hmmm could def be an AF’s prank…but either way, i’ve been dancing around a few tatt ideas for a while now and am hoping to get one in the next week or two. 🙂

      Reply
    68. Jen @ Pretty Little Grub says

      2014-04-01 at 6:30 am

      I have a feeling this is a prank…
      I do have a tattoo and I regret it everyday! But I like to think that I got it to protect my future children from making foolish mistakes when they are young 😉

      Reply
    69. Flower says

      2014-04-01 at 6:21 am

      I have one tattoo on my lower back. It’s something that I drew and I love it but I wish I would have put it on my upper back.

      So does yours really say runeatrepeat or is it an awesome April Fools day joke?

      True Story – Many years ago on March 31st, my father dropped a heavy engine on his foot and lost part of a toe. When I went to school the next day and told my friends my dad cut off half his toe, no one believed me because it was April Fools day.

      Reply
    70. Jackie says

      2014-04-01 at 6:19 am

      I’m terrified of tattoos but my brother has them!

      Reply
    71. Chrissy @pinkpolishandrunningshoes says

      2014-04-01 at 6:19 am

      So cool! Can’t wait to see it.

      Reply
    72. Sarah says

      2014-04-01 at 6:15 am

      Can’t wait to see it! I don’t have a running tattoo, but I do have the comedy/tragedy masks on my inner left ankle. 🙂

      Reply
    73. Becky @ Olives n Wine says

      2014-04-01 at 6:13 am

      Wait… is this an April Fool’s joke?! Either way, I think a RER tattoo is totally you 😉

      Reply
    74. Heather @ Run Eat Play says

      2014-04-01 at 6:11 am

      I’m trying to decide: real or April Fool’s?! I don’t have any tattoos but I’ve thought about it!

      Reply
      • Cheri @ Overactive Blogger says

        2014-04-01 at 8:59 am

        Me too! I have two tattoos, and would like to get a big huge piece after I get married in August. We will see!

        Reply
    75. Sally @ sweat out the small stuff says

      2014-04-01 at 6:11 am

      Can’t wait for the big reveal!!! I have one tattoo. I got it after my husband died. It’s on my lower back and its a desert rose with the melanoma awareness ribbon tied around it. He died from melanoma and we were married in the Nevada desert and during the ceremony the rev spoke of the strength of the rose being able to live in harsh desert conditions.

      I love it. Since 2011 when I ran my first full I have wanted to add something rubbish related to it but couldn’t figure anything out. I think I might have my NYC marathon medal draped around the tattoo as an addition rather than a separate one.

      Reply
      • Sally @ sweat out the small stuff says

        2014-04-01 at 6:13 am

        Oops running related not rubbish. Lol!!!! Autocorrect.

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