Running during lunch

Screw em. The proof is in the pudding. I do it every day. I have never seen a clock watcher (mine or theirs) that was worth their weight in salt. These people are also known as middle management.

Besises embalming , do you do cremations ?

The problem is your coworkers are jealous about your running and will claim you are cutting work hours. The best approach is to never mention running or leave anything in the office that indicates you are a runner.

Blah Blah Blah Blah wrote:

The problem is your coworkers are jealous about your running and will claim you are cutting work hours. The best approach is to never mention running or leave anything in the office that indicates you are a runner.

+1

I used to run 4 miles every day at noon, then left at 4;45 PM to do the main workout with the team at 5PM. Screw em. They will all wish they were you 20 years down the road when you're still lean and healthy and they are all fat pigs with heart disease and cancer.

I run at lunch on days when coaching after work will get in the way of my workout. I just leave my running clothes in the car. I drive to a park about 3 minutes away and change there, and then run from there. I prefer to run from there because it has a good grass field for my warm up/cool down. I prefer to change in the car there because I can park in the back of the parking lot where nobody is walking around, whereas the parking lot at my work is a little more exposed.

Nobody notices I am going running. Sometimes in conversation I may mention it to one of my coworkers who I am more "friends" with than just coworkers. They don't care, and they shouldn't.

Maybe your coworkers don't think negatively of you either, and you are getting a mistaken impression? If you really think it is giving you an undeserved negative reputation, just leave the clothes in the car so it isn't even noticed that you are going running at lunch.

moving slower wrote:

Blah Blah Blah Blah wrote:

The problem is your coworkers are jealous about your running and will claim you are cutting work hours. The best approach is to never mention running or leave anything in the office that indicates you are a runner.

+1

+1+1

People like that will never appreciate your hard work unless you explain in exquisite detail your training philosophy and schedule. The more they know, the greater admiration you will receive from them.

I run 8 (usually 54-55 minutes, and quick shower, so gone from desk about 70 minutes) during the winter months. Over the years, I have hade a few people make some comments. My responses:

I make it a point to be the first guy in the office each morning and remind them that I was in the office while they were still in bed. This will usually limit their comments very quickly.

Remind them that you are actually saving the company money due to the fact that runners, or people who work-out are in general much healthier and rarely need to see a doctor or go to the hospital saving $$ from Company Insurance.

Studies have shown that an hour break away from the desk engaging in some form of vigorous exercise makes for a more productive worker.

Like others have already mentioned here, the ones who make comments are basically pissed that they lack the discipline that you have in life.