gidbob wrote:
Some variation of this conversation is a fairly common occurrence for me:
"How was your day?"
"Nothing too crazy, I went to work and ran"
"How far"
"8 miles"
"Wow that's insane I could never do that!"
What am I supposed to say to that?
Nice humble brag, brah.
Yanomami wrote:
Change the subject to "How was YOUR day?" Easy Peasy.
Yesterday I slid that in before the "how far" came up. Being 100% at that still might not happen, but any percentage increase I get is good.
Start hanging out with the ultra crowd. They will think 8 miles is cute and not comment further on your running.
In the office I said it took a lot of hard work and consistency. I later realized, I should have said if you pay me as your coach I'd tell you how to do it.
gidbob wrote:
Some variation of this conversation is a fairly common occurrence for me:
"How was your day?"
"Nothing too crazy, I went to work and ran"
"How far"
"8 miles"
"Wow that's insane I could never do that!"
What am I supposed to say to that?
“You’re probably right”
Big mistake to talk to much about my running. I said that I was running a 100 miler and now my coworkers think I’m a no life loser.
gidbob wrote:
Some variation of this conversation is a fairly common occurrence for me:
"How was your day?"
"Nothing too crazy, I went to work and ran"
"How far"
"8 miles"
"Wow that's insane I could never do that!"
What am I supposed to say to that?
Just don't talk to people or just say, "I ran an hour". Why go into any detail if you know people will be so amazed by your athletic feats? Keep it humble.
What the **** did you just ****ing say about me, you little *****? I’ll have you know I’ve trained under running legends like Nick Bester, Eliud Kipchoge, and Eric Floberg, and I’ve logged more miles than your Garmin has battery issues. I’m basically the final boss of the mid-pack runners, the chosen one of Sunday long runs, the guardian of the gel stash. You are nothing to me but someone who calls a 9-minute mile an easy warm-up.
I will drop you so hard on a group run with pacing precision humanity has never witnessed, mark my ****ing words. You think you can say that **** about my cadence on the Internet? Think again, ****er.
As we speak, my secret network of Strava detectives is scrolling through your feed, and your suspiciously perfect race splits are being analyzed. Prepare yourself for the greatest punishment known to runners: zero kudos. The kind of silence that hits harder than bonking at mile 20. The kind of judgment usually reserved for people who heel-strike in Alphaflys.
You’re not ****ing ready, kid. I can show up anywhere, anytime, and outpace you in seven hundred different ways, and that’s just with my old crusty trainers I keep saying I’ll retire. I’m extensively trained in tempo warfare, fartlek strategy, and the ancient art of pretending my run was easy when it definitely wasn’t. I have access to more shoes than any reasonable human being should own, and I will use this power to push you right off that local legend segment, you little ****.
If you knew the unholy retribution your little clever comment was about to bring, like being tagged in motivational quotes you didn’t ask for, maybe you would have held your ****ing tongue. But you didn’t, and now you’re paying the price, you ****** idiot.
I’m about to unleash fury like a runner who forgot to start their watch until mile two, and you will drown in the chaos. You’re ****ing finished, kiddo. Finished like a pair of Vaporflys at mile 51 of a hundred-mile week.
gidbob wrote:
Some variation of this conversation is a fairly common occurrence for me:
"How was your day?"
"Nothing too crazy, I went to work and ran"
"How far"
"8 miles"
"Wow that's insane I could never do that!"
What am I supposed to say to that?
Your life sounds tough.
My standard response to anyone that's complimentary of my running is to say "thanks, but I know people that if they were as slow as I am, they'd quit tomorrow."
Which is true! Granted they're professional runners, but it puts things into perspective and usually ends the topic right there, which is what I want. Then we go on to talking about the really important stuff, weather and sports.
Lady wrote:
Start hanging out with the ultra crowd. They will think 8 miles is cute and not comment further on your running.
Heh, sub 16:00 5k this weekend? 15:58 is my warmup mile split for my 20 miles I run on my regular day. Riddle me that.
- 7x ultra finisher
I tell them that 6:45 pace for 8 miles is in Zone 1 and that I'm training for a Shamrock 8k and am treating next week's Turkey Trot as a tempo even though I will race anyone that challenges me. I've thought about moving up to the marathon but that's still 10 years away. Anyway time for my second coffee see ya Bryce.