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Do you ackowledge other runners or walkers while running?

  • 24-02-2015 06:39PM
    #1
    Spirogyra
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    Should I ? it seems to be the norm that walkers do mostly in some small way greet each other, but rarely do other runners acknowledge me when I'm running. What's the etiquette generally?

    Thanks

    S


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  • #2
    RoyMcC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭RoyMcC


    Always ready to, but a few runners are determined not to make eye contact (which is their choice) so it's no bother either way really.


  • #3
    tang1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,121 ✭✭✭tang1


    Always say hello even if its not returned, take no offence if its not. Some people are less friendly than others.


  • #4
    Windorah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 210 ✭✭Windorah


    I think it's nice to at least acknowledge another runner, either with a smile or a grunt! It probably depends where u are based, however still no harm giving the nod whether its reciprocated or not!


  • #5
    bjork
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,554 ✭✭✭bjork


    Yes, some answer, some don't I just keep on jogging :)

    I prefer when they acknowledge back, makes me feel like I'm part of a "community" but it doesn't bother me when they don't.


  • #6
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    Always try to, but not bothered if not returned, you don't know if someone is "in the zone".


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  • #7
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,234 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    Being irish when I moved here first I always did but never got a reply bar once. I've now been Swissified and don't do it anymore unless hiking where everyone says hi


  • #8
    JohnDozer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 804 ✭✭✭JohnDozer


    I generally do anyway, sometimes only a nod of the head is possible. I find it's the minority who return or greet first. I find it depends a lot where in the country you are, Limerick runners definitely friendlier than most. People in towns and cities are less likely to greet each other, while if you meet another runner down a small boreen, it's just weird not to say hello!


  • #9
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,421 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    As above I'm always ready to say hello but as a runner comes towards you you can tell if they 'want' to see you or not. The majority don't even glance at you much less return a greeting. Now sometimes I'm guilty of doing that if I'm struggling to hold a pace but I try to be friendly most of the time.


  • #10
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,514 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    Always try to say hello. Always... 80% of the time it's reciprocated. Pretty similar to motorcyclists, those who tend not to say hello tend to be on the flashy, shiny bikes. Real runners always say hello.


  • #11
    Tigerandahalf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,820 ✭✭✭Tigerandahalf


    For me it depends on the route you are doing. If I am only going to pass the person once I will generally give a nod of the head or say some sort of grunt between breaths. But I find it awkward if I am on a loop route and sometimes the person will salute you each time they pass you. And you sort of feel bad then about not saluting back. Generally if there are a lot of people out I just don't bother and allow myself to enjoy my run free from people for a small while.


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  • #12
    kookiebrew
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 236 ✭✭kookiebrew


    running mostly in the country ive only ever passed two other runners. .. one ended up running close to five miles with me chatting about everything. ..the other was going in the other direction and we both said hello... when I run in the city (limerick) I nod or say hi to most people runners and non runners... the majority reply although its mostly runners who don't for some reason...


  • #13
    Spirogyra
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,184 ✭✭✭Spirogyra


    yes I've found runners particularily bad for acknowledging my salutes, a total contrast to when walking....


  • #14
    libelula
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,212 ✭✭✭libelula


    Like lots of others have said, I try :)
    When I'm not struggling to stay alive I'll manage at least a flash of eye contact or a nod.

    Last week I was out at about 6pm. So pretty much dark. Passed a guy, and being a bit giddy at being near the end of my hill repeats roared over "MORNING :D". At 6pm.
    :rolleyes:


  • #15
    carter10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 402 ✭✭carter10


    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    Always try to say hello. Always... 80% of the time it's reciprocated. Pretty similar to motorcyclists, those who tend not to say hello tend to be on the flashy, shiny bikes. Real runners always say hello.
    What's a real runner?


  • #16
    RacoonQueen
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 20,369 Mod ✭✭✭✭RacoonQueen


    carter10 wrote: »
    What's a real runner?

    One who says hello.


  • #17
    carter10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 402 ✭✭carter10


    So the ones who don't say hello are pretend runners?


  • #18
    sh1tstirrer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,489 ✭✭✭sh1tstirrer


    Talking about runners why run on the road when the footpath is beside you :mad:


  • #19
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,514 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    carter10 wrote: »
    So the ones who don't say hello are pretend runners?
    Real runners are those who make it past the first weekend in January. You can dismount from your high horse now. ;)


  • #20
    beertons
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    I give a nod or a slight wave. Last 2 times I tried to say hi, it came out as a grunt. Probably coz I was wrecked.


  • #21
    ger664
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,410 ✭✭✭ger664


    sh1tstirrer wrote: »
    Talking about runners why run on the road when the footpath is beside you :mad:

    Same reason you dont drive into potholes


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  • #22
    sh1tstirrer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,489 ✭✭✭sh1tstirrer


    ger664 wrote: »
    Same reason you dont drive into potholes
    They do it when there is nobody on the footpath ;)


  • #23
    frash
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    sh1tstirrer wrote: »
    They do it when there is nobody on the footpath ;)

    I think most do it because the tarmac road is better on the knees that the concrete path.
    I do it because I hate the ups & downs at every driveway.

    BTW - I say hello when running.


  • #24
    Gavlor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,202 ✭✭✭Gavlor


    carter10 wrote: »
    So the ones who don't say hello are pretend runners?

    Nope, they are simply ignorant assh0les.


  • #25
    Firedance
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,009 ✭✭✭Firedance


    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    Always try to say hello. Always... 80% of the time it's reciprocated. Pretty similar to motorcyclists, those who tend not to say hello tend to be on the flashy, shiny bikes. Real runners always say hello.

    mmm not sure about this :) likewise I always nod & smile but I find its mostly men (sorry but true!) that don't reciprocate, I'm pretty sure they would consider themselves 'real runners'!


  • #26
    Oryx
    Subscribers Posts: 19,421 ✭✭✭✭Oryx


    sh1tstirrer wrote: »
    They do it when there is nobody on the footpath ;)
    On the really cold days the footpaths are slippier when frozen than tarmac is.


  • #27
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,514 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    Firedance wrote: »
    mmm not sure about this :) likewise I always nod & smile but I find its mostly men (sorry but true!) that don't reciprocate, I'm pretty sure they would consider themselves 'real runners'!
    That is not consistent with my own experience at all (and also represents a couple of rather sweeping generalizations).

    A real runner isn't male. Being a real runner has nothing to do with gender. Being a real runner has nothing to do with how fast you run, how frequently, or how far. It is not related to body shape or body weight. It is not related to how you look, what you wear, or where and when you run. For a 'real runner', running is not something you 'do', but one of the myriad of things that defines you as a person. A real runner does not care how others perceive them, but rather, cares about how they feel at a particular point in time. A real runner recognizes that he/she is part of a larger fraternity, a brotherhood (or sisterhood) of runners. A real runner will always stop to help another runner in distress (unless it is gastric distress). A real runner wouldn't pass within 2 feet of another runner, without, at a minimum, making eye contact and acknowledging the existence of the other runner. Rain holds no fear for a real runner. A real runner has pooped outdoors at least once. A real runner visits a forum like this, not to look for slights or reasons to be offended, but rather to share experiences and learn how to be a better runner. Above all, a real runner runs, not because they have to, but because they want to.

    /end I have a dream speech mode.


  • #28
    Ososlo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,420 ✭✭✭Ososlo


    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    That is not consistent with my own experience at all (and also represents a couple of rather sweeping generalizations).

    A real runner isn't male. Being a real runner has nothing to do with gender. Being a real runner has nothing to do with how fast you run, how frequently, or how far. It is not related to body shape or body weight. It is not related to how you look, what you wear, or where and when you run. For a 'real runner', running is not something you 'do', but one of the myriad of things that defines you as a person. A real runner does not care how others perceive them, but rather, cares about how they feel at a particular point in time. A real runner recognizes that he/she is part of a larger fraternity, a brotherhood (or sisterhood) of runners. A real runner will always stop to help another runner in distress (unless it is gastric distress). A real runner wouldn't pass within 2 feet of another runner, without, at a minimum, making eye contact and acknowledging the existence of the other runner. Rain holds no fear for a real runner. A real runner has pooped outdoors at least once. A real runner visits a forum like this, not to look for slights or reasons to be offended, but rather to share experiences and learn how to be a better runner. Above all, a real runner runs, not because they have to, but because they want to.

    /end I have a dream speech mode.

    ha ha love that, but I'm STILL not a real runner:( as I've never had to poop outdoors. Not that I wouldn't if I didn't have to but have never had to.
    A day will come when I can call myself a real runner:( Then I'll know I have arrived!


  • #29
    AuldManKing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,237 ✭✭✭AuldManKing


    Krusty_Clown wrote: »
    That is not consistent with my own experience at all (and also represents a couple of rather sweeping generalizations).

    A real runner isn't male. Being a real runner has nothing to do with gender. Being a real runner has nothing to do with how fast you run, how frequently, or how far. It is not related to body shape or body weight. It is not related to how you look, what you wear, or where and when you run. For a 'real runner', running is not something you 'do', but one of the myriad of things that defines you as a person. A real runner does not care how others perceive them, but rather, cares about how they feel at a particular point in time. A real runner recognizes that he/she is part of a larger fraternity, a brotherhood (or sisterhood) of runners. A real runner will always stop to help another runner in distress (unless it is gastric distress). A real runner wouldn't pass within 2 feet of another runner, without, at a minimum, making eye contact and acknowledging the existence of the other runner. Rain holds no fear for a real runner. A real runner has pooped outdoors at least once. A real runner visits a forum like this, not to look for slights or reasons to be offended, but rather to share experiences and learn how to be a better runner. Above all, a real runner runs, not because they have to, but because they want to.

    /end I have a dream speech mode.

    I've gone all fuzzy..............


  • #30
    walshb
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    Proper running is tough enough without having to mutter hellos every time you cross someone. Best to fake nod. Saves energy.


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  • #31
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,514 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    Ososlo wrote: »
    ha ha love that, but I'm STILL not a real runner:( as I've never had to poop outdoors. Not that I wouldn't if I didn't have to but have never had to.
    A day will come when I can call myself a real runner:( Then I'll know I have arrived!
    Knowing that some day you will have to... Is enough...


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