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Do you ackowledge other runners or walkers while running?
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I don't think anyone is saying you have to stop and have a conversation, just an acknowledgement of some kind rather.Proper running is tough enough without having to mutter hellos every time you cross someone. Best to fake nod. Saves energy.
edit: what's proper running? Actually.... don't
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I don't think anyone is saying you have to stop and have a conversation, just an acknowledgement of some kind rather.
edit: what's proper running? Actually.... don't
Stopping to have a conversation? Couldn't be doing that. It would fcuk up my time trials.:pac:
A friendly nod here and there can perk me up. Good deed for the day done.0 -
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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.
Brilliant
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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'!
I assume you are female (if not ignore the next comments).
Men (sometimes) don't acknowledge female runners, in case they are perceived as rapists or perverts.
Women (sometimes) don't acknowledge male runners, in case they are perceived as encouraging them.
But mostly runners don't acknowledge other runners because they are a$$holes.
Personally I acknowledge every runner with either a nod or a grunt, because no matter how important your run is or how fast you are going, there is no excuse for ignorance. Walkers on the other hand, meh...
A few weeks ago (I still have not got over it) I was running a loop in a park when my path merged with another (male) runner going at about the same pace. I nodded/grunted but did not notice a reply. As we slowed going uphill I made some comment about the weather/running/life/whatever and still no reply (wtf). Eventually I turned my head to see what was up with him, maybe his jaw was wired shut - no he just had headphones in and was completely oblivious to the world around him. There was only one thing for it, up the pace and burn him off (even if it was a recovery run). That showed him. 0 -
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A few weeks ago (I still have not got over it) I was running a loop in a park when my path merged with another (male) runner going at about the same pace. I nodded/grunted but did not notice a reply. As we slowed going uphill I made some comment about the weather/running/life/whatever and still no reply (wtf). Eventually I turned my head to see what was up with him, maybe his jaw was wired shut - no he just had headphones in and was completely oblivious to the world around him. There was only one thing for it, up the pace and burn him off (even if it was a recovery run). That showed him.
Jesus, dna, you're very harsh.
Runners are just people. Some people say hello, some don't. I don't think there is a special code amongst runners that tie us all together and dictates that we must say hello as we pass. I generally nod or say hello to people, but only if I think that they are receptive to it. If not, I don't.
I also run on the roads sometimes. Not to be cool or a real runner, but because the paths are in bad nick or too up and down. Case in point - if running down Merrion Road towards ballsbridge, I'll run in the cycle lane where possible as it's flatter than the path. Same for Leopardstown Road.0 -
Also, does anyone ever find that when they're not running, but being a normal every day civilian and they meet a running runner that they say 'hi' automatically? That must come across as weird. Maybe it's just me:o I do this all the time, I mean they know just by looking at me in my civvies that I'm a fellow runner, right?!
Yep I am, I guess that makes sense :-) it doesn't really bother me, sometimes a guy will nod & smile so its not everyone!I assume you are female (if not ignore the next comments).
Men (sometimes) don't acknowledge female runners, in case they are perceived as rapists or perverts.
Women (sometimes) don't acknowledge male runners, in case they are perceived as encouraging them.
But mostly runners don't acknowledge other runners because they are a$$holes.
Personally I acknowledge every runner with either a nod or a grunt, because no matter how important your run is or how fast you are going, there is no excuse for ignorance. Walkers on the other hand, meh...
A few weeks ago (I still have not got over it) I was running a loop in a park when my path merged with another (male) runner going at about the same pace. I nodded/grunted but did not notice a reply. As we slowed going uphill I made some comment about the weather/running/life/whatever and still no reply (wtf). Eventually I turned my head to see what was up with him, maybe his jaw was wired shut - no he just had headphones in and was completely oblivious to the world around him. There was only one thing for it, up the pace and burn him off (even if it was a recovery run). That showed him.0 -
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I automatically say hello to anyone runner I see and the vast majority would say hello/grunt/nod etc. I used to feel awkward if I said hello & they didn't but at this stage I couldn't care less. I even have a few old men who walk regularly on the canal at lunchtime that I'm on 'hello' terms with at this stage. I find that generally those who you know by the look of them (& the speed) are 'real runners' will nearly always acknowledge you. Have to say I still don't feel like a 'real runner' - maybe it's the poop thing ???? 0
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No. One acknowledgement per run is enough - see previous post re perverts.If you're doing loops of say 10 x one mile and you keep passing the same person going in the opposite direction, you say hi on the first meeting, but do you need to acknowledge them on each subsequent meeting/lap?
However you do need to keep mental track of where you passed them so you can compare to the next time round and know if you are going faster than them or not. Anyway counter clockwise is the correct way, same as on a track. [I'm not OCD I just like to do things right.]
I think we need a thread dedicated to running etiquette, stickie perhaps?0 -
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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.
Brilliant!!! Finally, I feel like I qualify as a real runner
but by that definition, there are lot of un-real, unfriendly runners about, both male and female. Just ask Yaboya!0 -
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I assume you are female (if not ignore the next comments).
Men (sometimes) don't acknowledge female runners, in case they are perceived as rapists or perverts.
Women (sometimes) don't acknowledge male runners, in case they are perceived as encouraging them.
But mostly runners don't acknowledge other runners because they are a$$holes.
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A bit off topic, but does anyone else do 'twisty-neck' when passing runners on the road? (Obviously not when driving... :rolleyes: ) such a bad habit of mine
Yes!
Is he/she going faster than me?
Is he/she more fcuked than me?
Has he/she got nicer calves than me?
Passing runners coming in the opposite direction counts as my strides/intervals too. As soon as I see someone, *especially* if I know them, I speed up like a mofo until I'm past them. Then when they can't see me I die
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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.
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