Murph_D wrote: » Jaysus, did that come in a goody bag? :pac:
aquinn wrote: » What really annoys me is the tools blocking the path, stuck in their phone and not watching where they are going until you are in front of them arms wide so they finally notice you and they look shocked. Always happens around Eastpoint. They get off a bus or something and are so stuck in their phones they don't watch where they are going and you then have to avoid them yet there is no room on the footpath. Also people crossing the Eastlink. It is frightening crossing it on a windy day and people jumping on and off the path with very busy traffic and again people not looking where they are going. All my troubles seem East based. I'm sure I am not the first to rant about this but the head stuck in the phone while walking somewhere or they are chatting with it in front of them is a real issue for me of late.
average_runner wrote: » Eastlink is a disaster, but runners cause most of the problems on it. Often running one way and i meet two coming the other direction and they refuse to give me room on the path. So ignorant.
OOnegative wrote: » Present from my son!
duvetdayss wrote: » Don't get me wrong, I often break the lights on a run to avoid dropping my HR. But not when cars are right there with right of way, showing no signs of slowing down
sideswipe wrote: » Runners who take to social media to let everybody know they have entered the ballot for a marathon that is very tough to get into............do they not realise that for every person they remind to do likewise their own odds lengthen.
sideswipe wrote: Also getting a lot of spam followers lately, anybody else having that problem?
sideswipe wrote: » This annoyance isn't about running or runner but rather strava. Don't get me wrong I use it and love it but find sometimes I'm developing a habit of altering my runs i.e. too fast on recovery days because others will see it....... Also getting a lot of spam followers lately, anybody else having that problem? One interesting 'person of interest' I did come across was the infamous Running Master aka Stazza!
Hurrache wrote: » You can make individual activities hidden from view so nobody will see it then but you. Or else just don't care what others think or see.
Hurrache wrote: » Or else just don't care what others think or see.
sideswipe wrote: » Makes me glad there was no social media in 'my day'. Must put so much extra pressure on kids in everyday life.
Ran into a brier that was sticking out into the road today, came around the corner and didn’t see it. My eye is weeping now and I’ve a big scratch on my forehead.
That annoyed me from my run today!
As a motorist, since Covid & social distancing I'm very aware of runners & will keep an eye out for them stepping out on the road to avoid walkers, families with buggies, dogs on leads etc... I'm totally ok with runners running on roads and will hang back, give them space and basically treat them like cyclists. Wait, indicate, give them a wide birth and carry on. Monkey see, monkey do and when I do it I find other motorists behind me do it too.
Hopefully this will be the norm in time.
Driving across the Thomas Clarke Bridge (East Link) the path is ridiculously small. Any motorist with a bit of cop should expect overflow on to the road & drive accordingly. It's easy to predict someone having to step out on to the road.
At larger events, people going into start corrals well above their ability so they can start with their friends. Have seen it cause several nasty falls including a friend who ended up in hospital in 2018 needing a dozen or so stitches
Dogs and their stupid owners
Dog sh1t. In a suburban environment, there is no excuse for dog sh1t on a footpath.
Labelling stuff easy on Strava when it’s clearly not
Refusing to change running habits/training for a better outcome and suffering the same fate time after time .
Runners that jog on the spot while waiting at the traffic lights.
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