Top Ten

"You know you're a teammate on the Iowans for Africa team if...."

10. you now use a new standard of measurement. It's called....."the Pfeifer loop."

9. your friend or spouse asks you if you're wearing a new cologne/perfume and you respond,"No, that's Bio-freeze."

8. you now know that the I. T. band is not the Cedar Valley's latest rock band but a part of your body.

7. you see bright orange around town and you immediately want to hit the pavement running.

6. the words "ice bath" are now regular vocabulary around your house and no longer cause shocked facial expressions from your family.

5. you use phrases like, "I'm just running 10 miles today."

4. you used to thing "gu" was something you found in your kids' pockets when you did laundry, but now you eat "gu" like' it's your saving grace. You've also discovered that jelly beans are no longer just for Eastertime.

3. you don't have to use toenail polish anymore because your toenails have taken on a new color all on their own...or maybe even fallen off.

2. you've become comfortable enough with running partners to talk openly about bodily functions..maybe even well enough to share some of those bodily functions with your teammates.

1. your heart is swelling in love for God, Coach Don, your teammates, and your brothers and sisters in Africa because of this experience.