RUNNING PET PEEVES - LIST THEM HERE

Good list, I can especially relate to #3 and 5.

This one that happens to me all the time, it's an annoying 1st world problem - when I'm running on a bike path that isn't too crowded and just as I'm about to pass walker/joggers ahead of me, there are walkers/joggers/bikers approaching in the opposite direction making it difficult or impossible to pass.

When I'm running with a friend, and I have to fart so I get a half step behind them so I can let it rip and keep running, then that person says at that exact moment: hey I gotta stop to tie my shoe. Then we both just kinda stew there in the cloud of stink for a minute. And you know they know, but the whole thing could have gone off with none the wiser.

1) the heat and humidity

2) when the water fountains are shut off and its not even close to freezing yet. This especially blows on 80 degree January days. That's a real thing here.

3) dogs in unfenced yards. Some are so territorial that you can't get past on the road.

4) cyclists riding upwards of 20 mph on trails. If you're going that fast, you need to be on the road. They come around curves and often collide with hikers or runners because they don't have the experience to control themselves.

5. Race trainers. You know the folks who start serious training 2-3 months before a marathon or what not and then don't run again for half a year. This is especially problematic when in early fall and late winter/early spring they clog up burke lake and the w&od to prepare for marine corps, army 10, and cherry blossom. I don't live in DC anymore, but when I did it was a major issue.

6. Private property/public property the public can't access. I wish we had laws like Scotland where if you aren't going in someone's backyard, you can run where you please.

When races start at 8am but it's 8:06am and the race director is still going on and on thanking the sponsors, reviewing the course, going over safety tips, and doing the National Anthem

Dog owners yelling, \\\"oh he won\\\'t bite\\\" as the dog comes up to you snarling with teeth bared.

People (who aren\\\'t attractive women) staring unashamedly as I run by. It\\\'s as if a runner is the strangest thing they\\\'ve ever seen. I know I look good, but stop it!

Anyone who tries to talk me into doing a marathon.

Calling a sidewalk a trail.

Excessive road camber. Feels like one leg is longer than the other and aggravates some old injuries.

water bottle belts and hydration packs when someone is doing a 5k.

people that see you coming towards them on the sidewalk and don't move an inch.

Drivers that make right turns without checking their right first.

The heat.

Vibram five fingers.

Finisher medals.

The "have you done a marathon" or "whats your fastest mile" questions.

Ridiculous port-o-potty lines at races.

Being handed the chocolate flavored Gu at mile 20.

When you pass somebody and they speed up to pass you back. Had this happen twice within the last year. Both times the people basically broke into a sprint for about 1/4 mile, then turned off the route into nearby streets.

The staring is flattering. Don't be a prude ;)

I really hate how every damn road and sidewalk is cambered. The roads around me are easily 6-7 inches higher in the middle. Sure, I get it. It rains a lot of FL so we need to facilitate efficient runoff. But, the sewers can only handle so much water at one time and they end up getting overloaded and the streets flood anyway.

I ended up with a bad muscle imbalance in my calf that sidelined me for a long time. Now I'm going to be a treadmill monkey for a lot of my easy and long running. 10-12 miles on a treadmill staring into space or randomly watching whatever is on ESPN/ESPN 2...Thanks whoever can't even make sidewalks flat.

Wonky windows with fun-house mirror reflections.

People who barely run 25 miles a week "training for a full-mary" and regularly pester me about me not "running races". I don't like the atmosphere of races and I don't need any of that to be motivated to train hard. I'll go and do a flipping 5,000 time trial on a track if I want to see how "fast" I am. I like running. I like the numbers. I like seeing my times and distances improve. I like the feeling of running for an hour and a half at 7:00 pace for no reason other than I can and it is a neat way to see the city. I don't need some contrived event to validate my running.

The amount of time spent standing around between events/heats at a track meet - resetting blocks, moving hurdles, strides, taking off warmups, introductions, victory laps... Jesus it's worse than football for how little action there is vs. playing time.

1) The same as number three on the first post. BIG TIME!

2) When I'm in my full running gear, (giant Bluetooth headphones for music, and my hydration belt) and I run past someone I know from schools/ my neighborhood.

3) When I really have to fart and there's people all around me so I have to stop and squeeze my butt cheeks.

4) When it's a muggy summer and literally hundreds of bugs/gnats fly into me and stick because of my sweat! I HATE THIS!

Mismo wrote:

When races start at 8am but it's 8:06am and the race director is still going on and on thanking the sponsors, reviewing the course, going over safety tips, and doing the National Anthem

Why do you hate America?

When someone walking their dog goes to one side while their dog chooses the other.

1. Getting stuck behind a runner that has soiled themselves in a marathon. (#2). I kid you not, it has happened twice and it was females both times. I felt so bad for them because I am sure they worked real hard and did not want to stop but it was embarassing because it was visible and smelled. I tried to pass but it was late in the race and I was toast. So I dropped back to avoid the smell.

A lot of my pet peeves are when I run in D.C. on the Rock Creek Trail. 1. When I yell to your left either stay where you are or move slightly to the right. Don't cut me off, speed up, and try to race me. 2. These running groups. You don't own the whole trail. So stop going 4 wide and taking up the entire trail. After two times I was pushed to the grass I said screw it I will just bump shoulders with them. I'm a country boy who grew up running on the Monkton trail so I don't fit the DC millennial/entitled attitude they have there.

My pet peeve is during the winter when I am forced to hit the treadmill at the gym.

I saunter up to a hot looking female wearing my hottest compression shorts and start running on the treadmill next her. I crank up the incline and put the speed at about 9-10mph to impress her. But she gets annoyed and leaves to go workout on another treadmill.

What's up with that?

My only pet peeve right now about running is not being able to.

#postop

#rehab

#soon

The GPS going into power save mode is a new school peeve.

One of my pet peeves is my own fault.

Planning for a lunch time run at work or wherever and then finding I didn't pack something I need, like shorts.

injuries

Dawdling cyclists. I don't know if this is a new trend in my town, or if I'm just growing impatient with age and noticing it more, but I've just started to see this this summer.

I've had a ton of cyclists do the "slow pass" recently (i.e. the pass that takes 5 minutes to complete because the passer is moving at almost the same pace as the passee and refuses to speed up even a little bit). The slow pass is a little bit awkward when it's another runner who insists on running elbow to elbow with you for the better part of a mile, but it's really inexcusable when the passer is on a bike and is simply choosing to ride at a cadence of 10 RPM.

I've also had to weave through large groups of cyclists clogging up bike paths like a herd of bumbling turtles.

I'm not of the opinion that every cyclist needs to be a fit athlete clipping along at pro level training paces, but it seems like anyone should be able to comfortably bike faster than my easy run pace.