What annoys you about other runners and running in general?

ger664

average_runner wrote: »

Could the clubs handle it? Do we have the facilities?

No to both questions. But investigate how Craughwell AC in East Galway got to where they are now. By getting the get fit greater then 30min 5k €500 garmin watch woggers to join the club. This created a bigger club and has got them to be one of the biggest juvenile clubs in the country with facilities to match.

joesoap5

ger664 wrote: »

No to both questions. But investigate how Craughwell AC in East Galway got to where they are now. By getting the get fit greater then 30min 5k €500 garmin watch woggers to join the club. This created a bigger club and has got them to be one of the biggest juvenile clubs in the country with facilities to match.

They probably got the joggers to join alright but most wearing a 500+ watch are joining a Tri club.

hot buttered scones

This thread.

gramar

hot buttered scones wrote: »

This thread.

I'm sorry I started it now.

quickbeam

I've only just got in to running - very far from competing in races or anything like that yet. I'm on Week 3 of C25K. But this thread really scares me - is this what I have to look forward to if I actually do start running properly?? Yikes!!!

gramar

quickbeam wrote: »

I've only just got in to running - very far from competing in races or anything like that yet. I'm on Week 3 of C25K. But this thread really scares me - is this what I have to look forward to if I actually do start running properly?? Yikes!!!

Don't mind all the guff. Just keep on enjoying it and working towards your goals. One of the things I enjoy most is that you can come in miles behind the winner in god knows what position and still have run a great race because it was your race.

Zipppy

quickbeam wrote:

I've only just got in to running - very far from competing in races or anything like that yet. I'm on Week 3 of C25K. But this thread really scares me - is this what I have to look forward to if I actually do start running properly?? Yikes!!!

Just enjoy what you do and don't mind anyone else...if it took you an hour to do 5k what matter as long as you enjoy....and no one really cares of minds what gear or accessories you have...if they do well then they have small boring ignorant lives...

laura_ac3

quickbeam wrote: »

I've only just got in to running - very far from competing in races or anything like that yet. I'm on Week 3 of C25K. But this thread really scares me - is this what I have to look forward to if I actually do start running properly?? Yikes!!!

Put simply, no. Longer version, take a look at the c25k thread here for support from people at a similar point or who have done that themselves. Have a read of some of the training logs here to show you how far you can progress with the right training, commitment and support. When you finish your c25k go check out your local parkrun for a great example of community involvement. Maybe look into your local running club as well to see if that's a good option, some also have fit4life groups that might interest you. All great examples of things you have to look forward to as you progress. Best of luck with it.

DubOnHoliday

Letting stuff bother you that you've no control over...

RayCun

Lougheee wrote: »

People who have garmins set up for a beep every mile in XC races.

Grotesque. Unbelievable. I'm lost for words.
:eek::eek::eek::eek:


Who on earth still uses miles?

MonkstownHoop

RayCun wrote: »

Grotesque. Unbelievable. I'm lost for words.
:eek::eek::eek::eek:


Who on earth still uses miles?

Miles 4 Lyf fam!

average_runner

Pherekydes wrote: »

Faster than 30 mins for 5k? Rob Heffernan has walked 5k in under 19 mins. Do you feel embarrassed yet?

I do :mad:

Ceepo

seamus wrote: »

Hah, that could easily have been me (probably wasn't though). Bought Polar HRM for cycling but found it useless. I wore it when I started running and it was grand, but my first race was a GIR 10k, and I spent the last 2k running at 95% with the damn thing constantly beeping at me.

Bought a Garmin a few weeks later :pac:

It's was hardly the Polar hrm's fault that you were running at a higher heart rate than you had the target set at

jack presley

muddypaws wrote: »

I'm a turtle runner and proud No embarrassment whatsoever.

The Turtle Runners.

That's going to be the name of my new running club!

As a relative beginner, how complicated experienced runners make it. It's not that difficult, just get out there and run.

jack presley

I'm actually one of those runners who has no interest in joining a club. I don't run competitively, just for fun and actually quite enjoy the solitude of running alone.

After a stressful day at work or whatever, it's nice to be able to clear the head by enjoying some alone time by jogging aimlessly at my own pace.

Arsenium

Surgers.

In a 5K race seeing a guy hare off at 15 min pace only to pass him as he is stopped / walking after 2K, then for him to breeze past you again in full on sprint mode at 3.5 / 4K only to pass him again at 4.5K!!

Coming to the end of a longer race, say 10 miles, and catching someone you have targetted to overtake before the end..only for that person to miraculously find another burst of energy and overtake you at the line !!!

More my issue that anyone elses I know :-)

davedanon

Deleted User wrote: »

As a relative beginner, how complicated experienced runners make it. It's not that difficult, just get out there and run.

You're listening to the wrong people. The best coach you'll ever get will have an approach that seems absurdly simple.

davedanon

To be fair (somewhat) to nevermore, he/she wouldn't be the first runner to consider race-walking a joke sport. What other sport allows you to cheat at least three times without sanction?

andrew1977

The one runner who keeps wandering in front of me during a race.. Stop wobbling across my line of running !

Drives me insane.

davedanon

RayCun wrote: »

Grotesque. Unbelievable. I'm lost for words.
:eek::eek::eek::eek:

Not also Bizarre and Unprecedented?

davedanon

andrew1977 wrote: »

The one runner who keeps wandering in front of me during a race.. Stop wobbling across my line of running !

Drives me insane.

Even worse, the, excuse me, a*seholes who weave dangerously through the crowd at the start of a race, especially longer races where it's going to make bugger all difference.When one of these tools brings me down with them they're getting punched.

Sunny Dayz

Not so much that it annoys me but more it worries me cos I see it more and more - is people running on the main roads (in the hard shoulder) going WITH the flow of traffic. I've seen it more in the past 2 months with DCM training, even this morning. I don't know how people feel safe running like that with traffic coming up behind you at 100+kmph, you can't see the traffic or judge it.

average_runner

davedanon wrote: »

Even worse, the, excuse me, a*seholes who weave dangerously through the crowd at the start of a race, especially longer races where it's going to make bugger all difference.When one of these tools brings me down with them they're getting punched.

Maybe your starting too far up or they are starting too far down, someone is not in the right position

davedanon

average_runner wrote: »

Maybe your starting too far up or they are starting too far down, someone is not in the right position

That would be the latter.

charkee

being overtaken by gaa tops in races.

garminatics on boards and other running sites pontificating... that race was 20m short

race pa announcers trying to be funny

the good side of running outweighs the bad!

Duanington

Running in a group, in a race, pretty close together, into a headwind....dude in front clears his nose out to the side.....wind happens.....:mad:

cjt156

davedanon wrote: »

To be fair (somewhat) to nevermore, he/she wouldn't be the first runner to consider race-walking a joke sport. What other sport allows you to cheat at least three times without sanction?

I know I shouldn't, but ...

Myles Splitz

Deleted User wrote: »

As a relative beginner, how complicated experienced runners make it. It's not that difficult, just get out there and run.

This is a process

1) Beginning runners are learning therefor keep things simple

2) As they progress they look to "extra stuff" feeling its the edge because they see people faster doing it so emulate

3) People read why something they are using works and can give you the explanation of why it works or simply it has become tried and tested for it

4) (The bit that often doesn't gets missed) people understand the stuff so well they can simplify it to fit the audience (the old saying if you can't sum it up in 6 words you probably don't know it well enough). These people often can give you the scientific reasoning if need but often people happy to see the results without knowing why. These are the best coaches as they can manipulated things so that each training run is a wheel in the cog and there is an overall logic to the process but can also tweak things if it isn't working.

DubOnHoliday

andrew1977 wrote: »

The one runner who keeps wandering in front of me during a race.. Stop wobbling across my line of running !

Drives me insane.

My dog is always doing this when we run together the bitch!
Does it on purpose too.

davedanon

cjt156 wrote: »

I know I shouldn't, but ...

Cheating isn't allowed in cycling, or any other sport, however much may actually go on. It isn't sanctioned in the rulebook.

joesoap5

Reading race reports where the guys go into detail about their pre race crap that they had after their coffee. TMI.

tomwaits48

In all honesty I do cringe about some of the things that I did as a beginner, that when I see now, find irritating! But as Myles says it is a learning process.

The only time I've ever been genuinely annoyed is specific incidents during PB chasing competitive races when:

a) A swarm of ladies started right up front of a race standing side by side running slowly blocking a lot people off
b) A guy I was chasing who's garmin HR alert was going off every 25 seconds....wanted to kill him.
c) Oblivious headphone wearers


I try not to get annoyed at all on training runs....it's meant to be a stressbuster for me at least....

PaulieC

tomwaits48 wrote: »

a) A swarm of ladies started right up front of a race standing side by side running slowly blocking a lot people off

They have every f*ckin' right to walk where they want. F*ck off you c*nt. At least that's what they told me once.

joesoap5

PaulieC wrote: »

They have every f*ckin' right to walk where they want. F*ck off you c*nt. At least that's what they told me once.

I like their style, if you did that in the WMM they'd give you a good elbow in the bollox

PaulieC

joesoap5 wrote: »

I like their style, if you did that in the WMM they'd give you a good elbow in the bollox

They wouldn't. They might spill their chips or drop their burger

ThisRegard

They might also give you a nasty cigarette burn.

davedanon

The best way to annoy them is to steal their beer.

UM1

I fockin hate the sexism.(as shown above).leave the burds alone

davedanon

You big girl's blouse. you couldn't even finish that tiddly Sparta thing.

Gavlor

Track fairies at training sessions.

Yeah, I'll go burst my hole around the track while you stand up in slow motion 18 times

Posers the lot of them.

Chivito550

Gavlor wrote: »

Track fairies at training sessions.

Yeah, I'll go burst my hole around the track while you stand up in slow motion 18 times

Posers the lot of them.

Haha, would love to see you run a 6 X 200 session close to flat out with reducing recoveries. That is if your weak calf and hamstring muscles don't pop after 2 reps.

joesoap5

ThisRegard wrote: »

They might also give you a nasty cigarette burn.

Yeah even better

davedanon

Chivito550 wrote: »

Haha, would love to see you run a 6 X 200 session close to flat out with reducing recoveries. That is if your weak calf and hamstring muscles don't pop after 2 reps.

One on the line, Gav!

TRR_the_turd

Runners who wear shades on a cloudy day.
Runners who go out of their way to wear matching gear.
Runners who run barefoot.
Runners who wear international gear in a mickey mouse local race.
Bastards who tell you that we're nearly there when in fact you are not.
Runners who smell of BO.
Runners who never take their turn at the front.
Runners who appear like ninjas and try to out sprint you (see point above).
Runners who tell you they aren't training then proceed to hammer you.
Runners who tell you they are just back from injury but magically run a PB.
Runners who insist they have not been training even though you've seen the lying bastard out five times over the last two weeks.
Runners who turn up late to the start of a training run and make every one else wait.
Runners who can't understand why they had a marathon disaster after they set off at 10K pace and blew up after 10 miles.
Runners who consume more calories than they burn in a race.
Runners who constantly pace races and love the high fives and shoulders.
Runners who are pacers who scream "come on the [insert pace group time]ers".
Races that are short.
Race organisers who won't admit their races are short
Race organisers who publish a running magazine and had given out in print about other races being short, who subsequently won't admit or apologise that their own race is short.
Running supplements in news papers that have more to do with gimmicks than running.
Running groups organised by physical trainers who know nothing about running or the injuries related to the hill sprints they make their poor clients do.
Runners who raise money for "charity" to go on foreign marathon junkets
Colour run/races. Just fcuk off.
Any race with a stupid gimmick.

That is all for now. I'm off to punch a runner or two.

Gavlor

Chivito550 wrote: »

Haha, would love to see you run a 6 X 200 session close to flat out with reducing recoveries. That is if your weak calf and hamstring muscles don't pop after 2 reps.

Hook line and sinker!!

tomwaits48

...one I forgot to mention, a specific runner.....Bressie...full stop.

davedanon

TRR_the_turd wrote: »

Runners who wear shades on a cloudy day.
Runners who go out of their way to wear matching gear.
Runners who run barefoot.
Runners who wear international gear in a mickey mouse local race.
Bastards who tell you that we're nearly there when in fact you are not.
Runners who smell of BO.
Runners who never take their turn at the front.
Runners who appear like ninjas and try to out sprint you (see point above).
Runners who tell you they aren't training then proceed to hammer you.
Runners who tell you they are just back from injury but magically run a PB.
Runners who insist they have not been training even though you've seen the lying bastard out five times over the last two weeks.
Runners who turn up late to the start of a training run and make every one else wait.
Runners who can't understand why they had a marathon disaster after they set off at 10K pace and blew up after 10 miles.
Runners who consume more calories than they burn in a race.
Runners who constantly pace races and love the high fives and shoulders.
Runners who are pacers who scream "come on the [insert pace group time]ers".
Races that are short.
Race organisers who won't admit their races are short
Race organisers who publish a running magazine and had given out in print about other races being short, who subsequently won't admit or apologise that their own race is short.
Running supplements in news papers that have more to do with gimmicks than running.
Running groups organised by physical trainers who know nothing about running or the injuries related to the hill sprints they make their poor clients do.
Runners who raise money for "charity" to go on foreign marathon junkets
Colour run/races. Just fcuk off.
Any race with a stupid gimmick.

That is all for now. I'm off to punch a runner or two.

Thread closed.

nhunter100

TRR_the_turd wrote:

Runners who wear shades on a cloudy day. Runners who go out of their way to wear matching gear. Runners who run barefoot. Runners who wear international gear in a mickey mouse local race. Bastards who tell you that we're nearly there when in fact you are not. Runners who smell of BO. Runners who never take their turn at the front. Runners who appear like ninjas and try to out sprint you (see point above). Runners who tell you they aren't training then proceed to hammer you. Runners who tell you they are just back from injury but magically run a PB. Runners who insist they have not been training even though you've seen the lying bastard out five times over the last two weeks. Runners who turn up late to the start of a training run and make every one else wait. Runners who can't understand why they had a marathon disaster after they set off at 10K pace and blew up after 10 miles. Runners who consume more calories than they burn in a race. Runners who constantly pace races and love the high fives and shoulders. Runners who are pacers who scream "come on the [insert pace group time]ers". Races that are short. Race organisers who won't admit their races are short Race organisers who publish a running magazine and had given out in print about other races being short, who subsequently won't admit or apologise that their own race is short. Running supplements in news papers that have more to do with gimmicks than running. Running groups organised by physical trainers who know nothing about running or the injuries related to the hill sprints they make their poor clients do. Runners who raise money for "charity" to go on foreign marathon junkets Colour run/races. Just fcuk off. Any race with a stupid gimmick.

So pretty much everyone who has ever put on a pair of runners. ;-)

kit3

TRR_the_turd wrote: »

Runners who wear shades on a cloudy day.
Runners who go out of their way to wear matching gear.
Runners who run barefoot.
Runners who wear international gear in a mickey mouse local race.
Bastards who tell you that we're nearly there when in fact you are not.
Runners who smell of BO.
Runners who never take their turn at the front.
Runners who appear like ninjas and try to out sprint you (see point above).
Runners who tell you they aren't training then proceed to hammer you.
Runners who tell you they are just back from injury but magically run a PB.
Runners who insist they have not been training even though you've seen the lying bastard out five times over the last two weeks.
Runners who turn up late to the start of a training run and make every one else wait.
Runners who can't understand why they had a marathon disaster after they set off at 10K pace and blew up after 10 miles.
Runners who consume more calories than they burn in a race.
Runners who constantly pace races and love the high fives and shoulders.
Runners who are pacers who scream "come on the [insert pace group time]ers".
Races that are short.
Race organisers who won't admit their races are short
Race organisers who publish a running magazine and had given out in print about other races being short, who subsequently won't admit or apologise that their own race is short.
Running supplements in news papers that have more to do with gimmicks than running.
Running groups organised by physical trainers who know nothing about running or the injuries related to the hill sprints they make their poor clients do.
Runners who raise money for "charity" to go on foreign marathon junkets
Colour run/races. Just fcuk off.
Any race with a stupid gimmick.

That is all for now. I'm off to punch a runner or two.

Don't hold back now - out with it !!