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.
BKWDR wrote: » Runners are starting to sound like cyclists.... Just kidding. Am I? Too soon?
Slow_Runner wrote: » Think this is general across all walks of life, there is a small percentage of **sholes everywhere. Went down to the running track (luckily I live only 1km from the track) to do reps yesterday and 2 GAA heads were doing sprints with there coach - all 3 huddled together chatting between reps but worse than that stopped and chatting in lane 1, had to call out for them to move twice but even at that they barely moved leaving me barely a body width gap to pass - absolute spanners for both social distancing and track etiquette!! People are bored, stressed and anxious so looking for a scape goat to be angry at and runners are easy picking (now that cyclists are generally off the road we're next in line). Can see more articles from trash media lambasting runners in the coming weeks - time to keep Strava private!! On a side note I posted before about keeping in the spirit of all this and not going out for more than an hour of a run onlt if it was really needed, I've now changed my tune for a number of reasons - Speaking with frontline worker friends during the week (Garda & Nurse), the spirit of the lockdown is to keep people in the confines of the community to stop the spread and to avoid contact where possible - going for a run at 6 or 7am is not going to affect this (running in a busy park would still be a no-no) - My own mental health is calling for me to go for a f*%$ off long run! Had a stressful week and need to blow off some steam (like everyone else in the country (was going to go to the offie the other night - that's way worse than going for an early morning long run - Stockshares agreed with me . - I am a running addict
Chivito550 wrote: » Which track is still open?
John_Rambo wrote: » Distancing aside, it seems a lot more younger Americans are dying than Chinese and one of the reasons put forward is obesity and unfitness.
Stark wrote: » It is pretty much the same tiresome debates now that the hack media has moved on from cyclists to a new target. I expect next week we'll have anecdotes of runners not waiting for the green man when crossing the road and not wearing hi-viz when they're running round the park sneezing and coughing on everyone.
robinph wrote: » Think this "article" is only missing the traffic light issue:https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/coronavirus-joggers-not-social-distancing-risk-becoming-hate-figures-alastair-dalton-2526953
Supercell wrote: » Love how they describe the park run (I assume) as a weekly event and moan about amount of people running past them..the idea of going for their weekly Saturday park walk a little earlier or later to avoid the "event" runners apparently escapes them, instead they are surprised when donning a high vis jacket doesn't scare the event runners off!, the mind boggles.
stockshares wrote: » I don't think I agreed with you on going to the Offie or going on a long run. I agreed with the spirit of your previous post. Regarding the Gaa heads, you should report them, there's not supposed to be any GAA group training or any group running by any people and the way they behaved was dangerous to you. They will only put others in danger if they haven't already done so if you don't.
brutes1 wrote: » Loads of people out walking now makes running more dodging in and out . Grass areas the only way if you have them, or Give us Rain!
Supercell wrote: » Actually was thinking this exact thought yesterday in the park as i swerved around dog walkers, prams and erratic children on bikes, please give us a spot of rain so they can go back to their sofas and I can run in peace again! Have never ever seen the park as busy as the last couple of weeks.
backofthepack wrote: » Cycle lanes are a godsend at the moment. I run on the side of the road facing the traffic and dip into the cycle lane when someone approaching.
Zebra3 wrote: » Out jogging this morning and I was running towards a couple who seem to think it's totally fine for each of them to walk on opposite sides of the path. :rolleyes:
SeeMoreBut wrote: » Out yesterday evening (first time out that wasn't morning) and saw more people in 15 minutes than did in all my other morning runs. Back to early morning runs this morning and will continue that way as much as possible. Out this morning and on a path just less than 2 metres wide so I hope down onto the road as coming across older lady walking towards me to give her plenty of space. No cars around. She ends up crossing the road and putting her scarf across her face while I pass her from a mile away. Takes it off her face after I pass. If she's that worried about she should get a mask
stockshares wrote: » Maybe you could stay in. The old lady needs to be out far more than you. .
ted1 wrote: » Is she’s 70 or older she’s meant to be cocooning
stockshares wrote: » What if she's 69 with no health conditions. That person needs to be out far more than a runner getting miles in.
Casey78 wrote: » Went for my run last night at it is pretty obvious there are plenty out running who have never run before! Not talking about overweight people either, but it's easy to spot those that running may not be something they do regularly...
