Shoot. You were so focused on getting through this week’s Workout Wednesday and last week’s Super Bowl Sunday that making plans for Valentine’s Day with your sweetheart totally slipped your mind. We’ve all been there: you’re making desperate calls to every fully-booked restaurant and picking up the last box of chocolates at CVS, hoping that you can pull something together by February 14th.

But if the special someone in your life is a real track and field junkie, fear not! The Lap Count has stepped up to put together a guide for every runner with a big heart—and big weekly mileage—in your life.

Skip the candy—just buy them long run fuel.

It’s Friday evening and the local run-specialty shop is closed for the evening. You’re left rummaging through a half-eaten bag of gummy bears and gels with “sell by: February 2023” printed on the side, trying to scrounge up enough easily-digested carbohydrates to get you through tomorrow’s marathon workout. But not this year, when the love of your life gets you a care package of GUs, Maurtens, Honey Stingers, and more, with all your favorite flavors carefully selected and backups for every pit stop! And with the way long-run fueling costs can add up, buying your partner a few weeks’ worth of gels is just as costly as imported chocolates or a few dozen roses—but far more useful.

Nothing says “I love you” like pacing help in a long workout.

They say there are five main love languages, but for runners, there’s a secret sixth: pulling your partner through an entire set of repeat miles and leading every step into the wind. Acts of service? Sure is. Quality time? Nothing better. Heck, you can even throw a few words of affirmation into the tempo or during the rest. Unfortunately, this particular Valentine’s Day gift isn’t for everyone: if you’re the slower or more injury-prone runner in your couple, you may be SOL. But you can subtly suggest this gift idea for next year and reap the benefits yourself.

There’s no sexier intimate apparel than a high-quality running sock.

Lingerie doesn’t prevent frostbite or ward off blisters, people! The older you get, the more you start to realize that the greatest gift any runner can receive is a brand-new pair of high-quality, sturdy wool running socks to replace the graying, hole-ridden pair you can’t quite exorcise from the laundry rotation. Nothing says “I love you” like a few new pairs of socks featuring the flashiest, highest-tech stitching money can buy, and no better way to also say “...and I’m tired of you complaining about black toenails” than gifting your loved one a fresh set.

Watch a romantic comedy that features track and field.

Movie night stays undefeated as an easy, cheap, and cozy date idea. And the canon of “films that are conceivably romantic but also feature running” is surprisingly large. Rom-coms like Juno and Valentine’s Day feature track athletes like Michael Cera and Taylor Lautner. Films like Personal Best explore the steamy side of the sport, and hey—even Pre has a few flirty interactions with Mary Marckx in Without Limits, so it totally counts.

Take a date to the BU Valentine Invitational.

It’s right there in the name,and at $12 a ticket, it’s one of the more cost-effective ways to spend the evening. For most fans, this is the closest you can get to a date with Grant Fisher, as he heads to Boston to take a crack at a fast 5000m after setting the world indoor 3000m record at Millrose. And if your Valentine’s ideal date involves cheering mightily for heat 12 of the mile, you just may have found your soulmate.

Do yourself and the special runner in your life a favor and make this Valentine’s Day a track and field-themed spectacular. It’ll seem like you were thoughtful, inventive, and deeply care about their interests… not that you simply ran out of ideas or forgot to make a plan. Everybody wins, and isn’t that what true love is really all about?

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