Ankle Biter | Spazoid little dog that you hope it's bark is worse than it's bite | |
Beer Goggles | Goggles that cause a member of the opposite sex looks mucho better than reality. | |
Beer SmaK | Smak that never comes to fruition. | |
Bim and Bo | A couple ndorfnz groupies | |
Bohica | Bend Over Here It Comes Again | |
bOOm outta here | Basically layin' down your own subtle gloss to pimp a particular accomplishment | |
BQ | Boston Qualifier | |
Brat Pack | Group who knows ? runners in their 35 - 45 range who train together. Good runners and very onry... | |
Century Week | Running more that 100 per week. | |
coNtoRtIon | You've run so much that your body has sustained mucho, mucho damage. You must now take off many years to come back and set a WR at any event you wish... | |
Da 'Crete | Short for concrete. The word concrete comes from the Latin word "concretus", which means "hardened" or "hard". | Depending on who you ask, this is either people's favorite or least favorite running surface |
dLenz | camera lens that works for ndorfnzimages.com | |
Double-Fistin | Drinkin' from beers in both hands... | |
Drinkin' The Kook-Aid | When someone who should know better succumbs to marketing influences and actually begins to believe the propaganda being dished out by a vendor, they are said to have drunk the Kool-Aid. | |
Drogging | Blogging under the influence. | |
endorphins | The biochemical effects of running on the brain. Endorphins, the brain's naturally occurring opiates, are released during running. This release can change an athlete's mood and produce what is known as a "runner's high." | |
Epic | Beyond excellent...one for the ages | |
Fence | Any obstacle that stops an invidual from meeting their absolute top peak potential in distance running. | |
Fishwrap | A newspaper | |
Flamin'...Out | A generic way to refer to smak or take attempt, who fails miserably and ends the take with...Flamin' Out! | |
Four Horsemen | Group of 4 very fast runners (and good guys) who train together and reside in Lincoln, NE (Wandz, Levi, TommyBoy and Salem) | |
Fubar | F*up beyond all recognition | |
Garminified | A course certified with three or more Garmin GPS watches. Generally considered to be accurate. | |
Gloss | Simply said...Pimpin! | |
Good Night Now! | Discussion, Topic or Subject Matter has definitely been ended...DONE! | |
gravyTrainin | Layin' the cred on yourself for others accomplishments that you really had nothing to do with; someone who exploits someone else's success | |
Grill | Face or facial features - also pronounced 'greel' | |
Gumpin' | Logging lots and lots of miles | |
HFC Striders | Ndorfnz's "alter ego" running club in Boston. | |
hOOd | Your own personal neighborHood | |
irun14.5 | The temporary handle given to a runner for his misunderstanding that a marathon is 26.2 miles | |
Keepin It Real | Wearing shorts regardless of the temperature | |
Lid | Hat or Cap | |
Line Diversion | Distracting those around you in order to cut in line to get the final cup of the final keg. | |
mackDaddie | When you agree to a shoe shine by a smoov talkin' street smart shiner. The shine contains all kinds of white gunk post shine and requires a drunken state to receive. | |
Man Thongs | Short style runnin' shorts (ask baldGuy) | |
moJo | Motivation, energy, and passion for running. | |
Moly, Copper, Iron | Plaqueman contends: the minerals moly, copper, and iron can function in exercise to tear the body down (break down carbohydrates for energy, operate in the krebs cycle, deliver oxygen as hemoglobin) and can also function to repair the body (break down food proteins for metabolism, make elastin for bone, make callogen for bone). given an individual with an intense addictive nature when it comes to running, after about 5 years you're doing more to destroy the body then to get anything beneficial from the exercise. | |
myopic | Unable or unwilling to act prudently; shortsighted, lacking tolerance or understanding; narrow-minded. | |
naDDy | Very tough hilly, course on gravel and dirt. Kinda has a deliverance style setting through SW Nebraska, definitely takes naDz to run this badBoy, not only a very tough course but kinda spooky including Mountain Lion sightings. | Very few "regulars", quite a few one-timers... |
ndorfnz Groupy | Local Davenport girls that can't get enough of ndorfnz' runners at Bix post race party | |
Novelty | Novelty is the quality of being new. It is a run that is original, creative, and otherwise innovative. | |
On The Shelf | Injured. For example, he is on the shelf again with a calf injury. | |
Out | Finished, done. | |
Plaqueman | A legendary Omaha runner and occasional ndorfnz contributor. His radical views on running and life are just as legendary as his running accomplishments. | |
Pops | Alcoholic beverages | |
Porch Light Loop | Keepin' the porch light in sight to successfully juggle multiple priorities...in other words, gettin' the run done before the porch light flicks on letting you know "you're done"... | |
Poser | A poser is someone who tries to fit into a profile they aren't. People who try to give off the impression that they are one thing when they are really another. Also, a poser can be one who says they can do something that they can't. Or more commonly, a poser is someone who, when doing something successfully, takes more than enough credit for it | |
Scored A Kenyan | You either won 1st place , won your age group, or took home some $. | |
Self-Gloss | Pimpin' yourself | |
smaK | To throw verbal or word jabs to get one rawled up; most usually done between folks just havin' a good ol' time... | |
Speed Goggles | Goggles that cause an elite runner of the opposite sex to look mucho better than reality. | |
Stirring the Pot | What meatkutter does to stimulate trash talking conversations during training runs | |
The Boss | Your significant (ie: wife, girlfriend, hubby, etc.) other that usually has the final say... | |
The Hammer | Gettin your sorry ass banned from ndorfnz.com for good. A more severe GOOD NIGHT NOW! | |
the Z (Zorinsky) | A popular Omaha lake with a Garmified 7.37 mile trail. | |
Three Amigos | Group of 3 very fast runners (and good guys) who train together and reside in Omaha, NE (Stenger, Dustin and Paul) | |
Threesome | A triathlon. A combination of swimming, biking, and running. | |
Tongue-In-Cheek | Sarcastic comments or takes that really are just meant to be onry. | |
Tornado Warning | An alert issued by government weather services to warn an area that a tornado may be imminent. It can be issued after either a tornado or funnel cloud has already been spotted, or if there are radar indications that a tornado may be possible. (just in case mcAttack forgets) | |
Tornado Watch | Weather conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms that are capable of producing tornadoes - (just in case mcAttack forgets) | |
Underwire | Heart Rate Monitor strap for the chest | |
Wear Tester | 1) Has a passion for running! 2) Wants to make difference in the lives of other athletes. 3) Knows what they like about running shoes and have ideas on how to make them better. 4) Is able to offer detailed feedback and evaluation of a shoe. 5) Can stay off the shelf for extended periods of time. | |
Wedge | Efforts to divide a group of united folks | |