Idioms for Runners and Walkers – “All eyes on me” to “Ants in your pants”

all eyes on me

“I thought he had all eyes on me at the finish line until I turned around and realized the crowd was cheering for the older contestant approaching the finish line behind me.”

all fingers and thumbs

“Forget about him being able to operate a GPS wrist unit. When it comes to small devices, he’s all fingers and thumbs.”

All hat, no cattle

“That runner in the cap falsely implying she ran that marathon in Montana is all hat, no cattle.”

all heart

“The fact that she handed me the only energy gel she had left on the marathon wall showed me that she was all heart.”

All in one day of work

“Running the last 0.1 miles of the half marathon was all in one day’s work.”

all in your head

“Unless you’re an elite runner, getting a race number 1 is on your mind.”

All previous

“‘All of the above’ is always my response when a race volunteer asks me what food and drink I want after I cross the finish line.”

All over the half acre of hell

“We ran the entire half acre of hell when we got lost during that 100K run in Death Valley.”

all over the place

“That walker didn’t know where he was going. He was everywhere.”

All roads lead to Rome

“It doesn’t matter where you train for the Rome Marathon. All roads lead to Rome.”

all skin and bone

“Did you see that runner? He was all skin and bone when he finished the 100K in the desert.”

All that glitter ain’t gold

“That finisher medal was disappointing. It seems that all that glitters is not gold.”

All the eggs in one basket

“When you walk that Easter 5K, don’t assume you can put all your eggs in one basket!”

All’s well That ends well

“When it comes to running a marathon within the legal time limit, all’s well that ends well.”

alter ego

“Having run or walked with a training partner for several years, he or she is your alter ego.”

ambulance chaser

“Did you see how fast she was? It was like she was an ambulance chaser!”

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

“An ounce of sunscreen before a run in the sun is better than spending a fortune trying to cure skin cancer.”

ants in your pants

“Don’t sit on that grass with melted energy gel on your hydration belt. You’ll end up with ants in your pants.”