I am SICK of the term 'Hobby Jogger'

Something a hobby jogger would say

It’s just a form of trolling for the most part. After all, this is letsrun. But ya, there are also posters who genuinely believe that any male who puts forth some decent effort should be under 15:00 in the 5k. Strangely, these same posters also tend to believe that bench pressing 225 pounds requires good genetics and years of training.

Fwiw, posters on bodybuilding forums tend to be almost as condescending and out of touch with reality as they are on letsrun. But not quite... letsrunners are truly special in this regard.

Yes........ I am sick of the term as well..............I am retired and still run at 69! I may be not as fast as I used to be but I am still kicking butt in my age groups. Cheers to all of us all old dudes.......we have had our day......but are still ticking!

Chill out snowflake

+1 Impressive post! ?

I think the term is hilarious and depending on when used, it can give one a sense of superiority as well as being in a self deprecatory manner. Own it and bone it!

Hobbyjogger.me

Lighten up, Francis.

For 99.9% of us running is a HOBBY and we do it a pace elites would consider JOGGING. Sure, some of us are seriously pursuing our HOBBY and trying to get better at it but you gotta keep some perspective.

Gobble Gobble MFrs!

I call myself a weekend warrior when I play BB or FB and a hacker when I play golf so you are incorrect.

Good point.

I believe it's a condition unique to the subset which would consider themselves elite hobbyjoggers to be annoyed by the term. They believe they're entitled to some respect as they can waddle along faster Jill from HR who's doing a Marathon but they don't like it when it's pointed out that THEY are effectively Jill from HR in the minds of actual runners.

These hobbyjoggers are the worst kind of hypocrites.

seattle dude wrote:

I get that waddling a 5 hour marathon is hardly chest beating material but there is a middle ground between the extremes.

Why draw a distinction there. Maybe 5 hours is a huge accomplishment for someone. Just embrace that most of us have more in common with a 5 hour marathoner then we do with a

seattle dude wrote:

What is with this all or nothing negativity here? No other sport has such ridiculous people making fun of others accomplishments.

Breaking 25min at your local Turkey Trot 5k is not an accomplishment.

You're a jogger and it's a hobby to you. You're a HOBBY-JOGGER!

Listen, here is a simple definition: a hobby jogger is someone who doesn’t race. Period.

Just the facts bruh wrote:

seattle dude wrote:

What is with this all or nothing negativity here? No other sport has such ridiculous people making fun of others accomplishments.

Breaking 25min at your local Turkey Trot 5k is not an accomplishment.

You're a jogger and it's a hobby to you. You're a HOBBY-JOGGER!

Contrary to belief some people actually have to TRAIN to break 25 minutes.

People who call others out on hobbyjogging are 15-18 minute 5k guys. Nobody else seems to do that. I haven’t seen any truly experienced elites ever use this term, and I mever see any 16-19 minute gorls use this term. It’s literally just men who have their egos burried in their running times and nobody else. (Which is sad, go get laid)

Those 15-18 minute times have taken the same amount of effort to an elite as that 25 minute 5k has to that chick down the road trying hard to get good at this sport.

Now do you realise why whether you run 15 or 25. You’re just a runner and nothing else. Not hobby jogger, not an elite. But just another person on your street who runs.

Don’t expect people to respect your PRs if you don’t respect other people in this sport.

Hobby Joggers rise up!

Tell me why somebody running a 5 hour marathon should be any less respected than your 3 hour marathon? You try running your marathon pace for 5 hours. Effort is relative. We are all runners.

For reference, I’m faster than most here. I have a 32 minute 10k PR (ultimately aiming for sub 30) and obviously I know how much more training a 3 hour marathon takes but does it not ever occur to you that these people running slow marathons are still putting a lot of time and effort into getting the times that they are? Believe it or not, most of you are delusional and getting the sort of times letsrun considers mediocre actually requires talent. Not every ody is going to break even 20 in the 5k even with specific training.

Being a hobbyjogger is about how hard you try. Most hobbyjoggers will say things like “oh I like to run when I can” or “I just plod along at my own pace and I’m happy about that” and will not train, do speedwork, race or be consistant.

Being a runner is about passion, consistency, racing, training, time trialing, doing workouts. Whether you’re a 14 min 5k guy or a 24 min 5k guy, if you’re doing speed workouts, time trails and you care about your times and splits then you’re a runner.

Quit this negativity. I agree with the fact a 25 minute 5k is just an achievement to some as breaking 20. And breaking 20 to some is just as much of an achievement as breaking 15 to others. We all have different ceilings and started out in this sport with different fitness levels. I have seen in-shape looking ladies on the track doing 800 repeats who can barely go 26 minutes in a 5k. A lot of you are faster than you think.

Iwrestledabearonce wrote:

[...] somebody running a 5 hour marathon [...]

No such thing has EVER happened.

It's a meme here. But in general to those who are most outspoken, anyone who isn't running Diamond League or Olympic/WC finalist is a hobby jogger. They'll make amateur exceptions for NCAA D1 All-Americans (DII doesn't get the nod because the weren't smart enough to get to an elite D1 school), and for high school athletes running sub 4:10/8:50 (boys), 4:45/10:10 (girls). Even masters runners going 2:15 for the marathon or slower are hobby jogger here.