plodder wrote: » What a horrible piece in the Indo quoted above. It is so out of tune with the spirit of co-operation and neighborliness that I'm seeing between everyone out when I'm running. I find it hard to believe that any runner would spit intentionally at some other person's feet. That said, spitting even at a distance or particularly snot-rockets, don't look good to pedestrians at the best of times, and you'd hope it goes without saying that runners wouldn't do either in the present situation.
average_runner wrote: » Indo has turned into a trash paper. All it likes to do is give bad news. Poor journalists and takes a lot of its articles from the daily mail. Rate the independent on the same par as the sun!!
Supercell wrote: » I'm off to spit and snot on every dog walker i see as I run laps around my local park as usual, wish me luck!
BKWDR wrote: » Yeah but regardless of the medium the message is coming from, there is an element of truth. And more so because every person and their dad is out running now... Or starting back.
Stark wrote: » I don't so much hate the dogs as hate the "social distancing leads" that they're generally attached to these days.
opus wrote: » I see your dog walker & raise you dog walker buried in her phone wandering in zigzags across the path coming towards me, at least it kept me on my toes trying to predict which way they was going to go. Don't think they even realised I passed by!
[Deleted User] wrote: » I see your phone wielding dog walker and raise you a pair of middle aged female dog walkers, with 5 dogs between them, who think they are part of a 'unit' by virtue of being dog walkers, and ignoring all distancing principles while throwing their tennis ball into the path of oncoming joggers, shouting "oooops, sorry.....!"
Burkie1203 wrote: » Any one else noticed an increase in dog sh1t on the ground the last few weeks
IvoryTower wrote: » Yep I make a point to keep well out of peoples way, I know it would be fine to run past them but I feel uncomfortable myself even walking by people so happy to swing around them by a few metres or cross the road etc
OutTheGap wrote: » There was a letter in the independent(again) today where the writer asks if he’s safe from “the droplets and spittle from the puffing and sweating jogger” Runners are getting a bit of a bad press at the moment so I think we have to make an extra effort to make sure the non-running public have nothing to complain about (no spitting, giving people plenty of room etc) I think the vast majority of us do this anyway. I’d hate to see any further restrictions being made on running because of the bad behaviour of a few.
The Black Oil wrote: » I found last Friday difficult, it felt a little oppressive. Also, haven't seen my colleagues in 3 weeks as we've not done Zoom, etc. Anyway, since then I've seen 4 Garda patrols locally - unmarked, marked x 3 and push bikes. My earliest run this week as at 7:10am. It was quiet, 2-3 other runners, we were about 30 metres apart or the other side of the road. Walkers too. I've stayed within the bypass and estates here, edges of the backroads, but nothing like my usual training would allow re geography, no farm country, etc. I was in Dublin city for an appointment today, it was pretty ghost town ish, bar seagulls on the acoustics. I did a tempo session tonight. I've had a few hellos, smiles and also thank yous from parents as I've given families plenty of room. Also, daffodils early morning are nice. Hope that's OK, or should I put a trigger warning on this post?
John_Rambo wrote: » This isn't an anti runner post, I was going to post about it earlier, but didn't. I'm speaking truthfully and honestly. There was a "thing" in St. Annes park in Dublin where runners would run past people leaving them very very little room. Even on the wide main avenue. Could be a Dublin thing, I'm not sure. It's happened to myself, my wife and my folks on a good few occasions, a lot of walkers, locals and park user comment on it. Runners usually coming from behind. Mildly annoying and it's not illegal to be rude... I presume that will stop now.
Working class heroes wrote: » You sound like a taxi driver starting a conversation with......”I’m not racist but......”
juke wrote: » I agree, some runners like to make a point that they have a right to run on public paths just as much as pedestrians. I think pedestrians in general show a far bigger sense of entitlement though, especially in groups, where they often don’t give way or space on a path to a sole runner.
John_Rambo wrote: » Yeah, point made and point taken. We've started to herd the kids and veer off on to the grass when a jogger come towards us or behind us. Not ideal with a pram, but it's not worth a collision or the hassle.
juke wrote: » That wasn’t a dig at all, just my perception. Have experienced both - as have you, it seems. I hope this whole chaos sees us all being more tolerant of each other.
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