So I’m new here and I keep seeing the term “hobby jogger”. Wtf is a “hobby jogger”? Is it pace, miles per week, or something else?
So I’m new here and I keep seeing the term “hobby jogger”. Wtf is a “hobby jogger”? Is it pace, miles per week, or something else?
If you have to ask, you're probably one.
It is a racial slur that was recently band. Apparently it's allowed again.
HobsJog is working on the hobby jogger FAQ. Please email any questions to hobsjog@hobbyjoggerhobby.com
HobsJog wrote:
HobsJog is working on the hobby jogger FAQ. Please email any questions to
hobsjog@hobbyjoggerhobby.com
You know, I really hoped you'd have something at that domain. I am disappoint.
I think the line should be anybody who doesn't have the equivalent time of Olympic marathon trials qualifier should be considered a hobby jogger. I think that is a fairly generous criteria.
Someone who stays home when the weather is not good enough for running.
Hobby Joggers are the people who talk about a race for 6 months, train for it for 1-3 weeks, pay $40 to enter, jog the duration of the race, then never shut up about how healthy they feel.
OhioBuff wrote:
Hobby Joggers are the people who talk about a race for 6 months, train for it for 1-3 weeks, pay $40 to enter, jog the duration of the race, then never shut up about how healthy they feel.
Also any runners who can't break 14 in the 5000.
Why not sub 13? Just sayin'.
I would gladly call myself a hobbyjogger if I could find a $40 marathon.
Oh I’ll take the label. But I still don’t know what it means. Is it just if I’m slower than you? What if I hobby jog more miles? Do I get any credit? What if I’m slow, but I run where it’s all mountains? What if I’m faster than you, and still take walk breaks?
It's certainly a derogatory remark characterizing a runner who doesn't appeal to their standards. Whether it would be any runner slower than them or an image of runners they don’t like (e.g., fluid belts, visors, long tights, etc.) is open for debate.
I've been running for decades and the ones I see using that term are generally younger runners (i.e., young bucks), who race/train shirtless a lot, wear slick, expensive sunglasses and ultra short distance shorts, wear a man bun if they have long hair, and may sport a few tattoos. ?
These dudes walk the walk & talk & talk....???
Jogging is >7 minutes for a mile unless you are elite then it's more like low 6s.
Running is sub 7/sub 6
Running fast is sub 5, unless you are talking mid-distance on the track.
There are degrees of separation between professional making more than $20K a year at the sport and a person that runs 2-3X a week and ambles in a 25-40 minutes at your local 5K.
However, letsrunners tend to be zero-sum types and are unable to process anything outside that. It's like saying you are either a genius or stupid, rich (>$1M a year of income) or poor (anything less).
Moo Goo wrote:
I think the line should be anybody who doesn't have the equivalent time of Olympic marathon trials qualifier should be considered a hobby jogger. I think that is a fairly generous criteria.
Extend it to anyone that doesn't actually stand a chance of making the Olympic team, anything slower than 2:12 or so
HJ=all non world record holders
It's you, not me wrote:
If you have to ask, you're probably one.
10/10
In general, it is a noncompetitive runner or someone who runs for health reasons. They lack the wisdom of proper training.
Jerry Shoemaker wrote:
In general, it is a noncompetitive runner or someone who runs for health reasons. They lack the wisdom of proper training.
Why would someone who runs for health lack "the wisdom of proper training"? Whatever that is, given that training should be specific.
Jerry Shoemaker wrote:
In general, it is a noncompetitive runner or someone who runs for health reasons. They lack the wisdom of proper training.
0/10 ? You lack the wisdom of common sense & logic...who would have thought. ?