16 Y/O punk gym employee boy tells me I have to get off the treadmill

One time I was running on my treadmill and my dog jumped on and got flung off the back into the wall, poor pup. Anyway, you should buy your own treadmill.

simple math wrote:

So you feel good about stealing people's money when you know they sign up and stop coming after a month? You enjoy that you're robbing people for 11 out of 12 months out of a year?

i would feel pretty good about that. if people sign up and stop going to the gym, it becomes a fat tax.

joho wrote:

I think it is nice that the gym was able to find a 16 year old that can actually do his job.

Agreed. "It's not really negotiable" is a damn good response, especially for a kid. OP, just suck it up another few weeks and you'll be back to your undisturbed hour-long runs.

OP, ignore most of these comments. LR's culture is such that even when you present a problem most other "runners" would be sympathetic of, they use LR's anonymity to bash you.

You just need to get creative. Next time, let the old, whiny foagy have your treadmill. As soon as he starts going, jump on back and start running behind him. Make sure your hot, moist breath is brazing his neck. He'll be confused and yelling at you to get off 'his' treadmill, but he'll have no choice but to keep running because you're blocking his exit to the back.

Reach around him and increase the pace to 6:30. He'll be screaming at this point because he can't take this pace for more than a few seconds, yet he can't get off the treadmill because you're blocking it! Keep your striding strong. Just when you detect he's about to fail and collapse, split your legs and jump to the outside of the belt such that you're stradling the moving treadmill belt. He'll fall and be whipped under you and out the back of the treadmill, crashing violently into the weight rack.

He will have learned his lesson, and all the spectators will have also learned not to mess with you or your treadmill. You've proved that your not only superior as a runner but superior as a man, and you therefore deserve this equipment more than he does. You may have to do this several times to spread your message, but it's good training anyway. This should leave you with a feeling of pride and satisfaction in your heart.

30 minutes, quick water stop, now you're entitled to another 30 minutes.

You are an @ss. He's doing his job. Stop bing a P#ssy and run outside.

Josh Hamilton is an Angel wrote:

I guarantee there are signs that say to limit your use of the treadmill to 20-30 minutes during peak times but in [today's] "all about me" society you feel like rules don't apply to you so you get mad at the kid for doing his job.

Bingo. Having worked in gyms myself, I have encountered this kind of person--not, by any means, always a male--way too frequently.

"Yes, I can read the signs--I'm not an idiot--but they do not apply to special people like me." Not all runners feel this way; not all the people who feel this way are runners; but there's a big--too big--overlap between the groups.

I'm sure that you're a special person in many ways. But in the gym, you're NOT special. You didn't pay a special fee to hog the treadmill. Even if it's going to call for an Academy-Award-caliber performance, *act* like you're an adult and take your (*wait* your) turn.

Better yet, think about your training beforehand and organize your workout (maybe insert some calisthenics between two 30min running segments?) so that you can avoid such problems entirely. Whaddaya say?

Whew, thanks. I feel better. I think the meds are starting to wear off...

If the rule says 30 minutes and the gym is busy then you should obey the rules.

I don't see why having a busy job means you can't go after 8pm instead of 7pm.

You are a 54 year old punk with an undeserved sense of entitlement. You could learn something from the polite 16 year old gym employee.

joho wrote:

I think it is nice that the gym was able to find a 16 year old that can actually do his job. Sounds like he was professional and courtesous in following the gym's rules. I know it sucks not being able to finish your run because of a bunch of noobs that won't be running in a few weeks but it is not the kids fault.

+1 on this.

The kid was polite and just doing his job. If they are getting of treadmills so fast, you just jump on the next one in a minute.

The first rule of life is don't be an ass.

OP, listen to all these idiots tell you that you're selfish and entitled, when in reality anyone who competes and participates in running are selfish and entitled by the very nature of the sport. You go out and run for 1, 2 hours a day instead of doing something productive and meaningful in society. Volunteer? Research? Spend time with your children or family? Develop a useful talent? Nah, I'm gonna go see how far I can run (usually alone) so that I can compete and beat as many people as possible in a pseudo-athletics competition this weekend.

Such hypocrites.

i'm a grad student who runs in my spare time. i have friends that do lots of other things in their spare time, like watch TV, go to the movies, write blogs, photography, play video games, play musical instruments and/or in bands, sit at coffee shops & read, etc. These things they do daily in their spare time usually take up 1-2 hours of their day. So shouldn't you be criticize these people (and thus everyone) for not saving the world in their spare time, too? Nobody just works and just sleeps. you'd go crazy. there's always at least 1-2 hours a day to be filled with stuff you enjoy doing. So get off your high horse unless you sleep 6-8 hours and the rest of the your day is spent rescuing puppies and screening chemical libraries for TB and malaria drugs (which i doubt it is).

lulzing in my office wrote:

OP, listen to all these idiots tell you that you're selfish and entitled, when in reality anyone who competes and participates in running are selfish and entitled by the very nature of the sport. You go out and run for 1, 2 hours a day instead of doing something productive and meaningful in society. Volunteer? Research? Spend time with your children or family? Develop a useful talent?

and OP, i found the problem - there's sand in your v*g.

This Kid at the Gym .... wrote:

I do my double runs on the treadmill as it is pitch black and frozen outside.

so lame for being mad at a 16yo kid for doing his job. put yourself in his shoes - you'd do the same thing he did if you thought your supervisor might get mad at you for not enforcing the rules & you could lose your job.

[quote]simple math wrote:

So you feel good about stealing people's money when you know they sign up and stop coming after a month? You enjoy that you're robbing people for 11 out of 12 months out of a year?

Nope. But it is simple math. They are more than welcome to stay for 12 months. But if they didn't sign up at all, there would be no gym.

Of course it's frustrating to get booted off a treadmill so that some fatso who comes to the gym once a week can walk on it for 10 minutes. But if the gym has a 30 minute policy during peak hours, then you aren't the special guy to whom the rules do not apply. You feel that you are entitled to more treadmill time because you are a serious runner? Well if you're such a serious runner then go outside and run like a man.

Furthermore, you don't know the goals and habits of those fat dudes waiting for a treadmill to open up. Sure they look like a couple of slobs who won't stick to a fitness routine for any length of time, but you don't know that to be true, do you? Believe it or not, there are actually fat people out there who lose their weight and get in shape. And they have to start somewhere. So get off your high horse. If you have a problem with the policy, find a new gym.

i kinda like running wrote:

Sure they look like a couple of slobs who won't stick to a fitness routine for any length of time, but you don't know that to be true, do you? Believe it or not, there are actually fat people out there who lose their weight and get in shape. And they have to start somewhere. So get off your high horse. If you have a problem with the policy, find a new gym.

20% of my bodyweight in my case.

I don't feel that I'm entitled to more time than anyone else - I feel that EVERYONE should be entitled to as much time as he needs. Limiting treadmill time to 30 minutes is like limiting the bench press to 125 pounds. It's a joke, don't do it.

Let us Run wrote:

Limiting treadmill time to 30 minutes is like limiting the bench press to 125 pounds. It's a joke, don't do it.

No it's not. Limiting the speed to 6 miles an hour is like limiting bench press to 125 pounds.

This case is like limiting you to only 30 minutes on the bench press machine - sounds reasonable to me.

4/10

a little too predictable, but I'd have given you five points if the guy who got on after you was in a brand new pair of Vibrams.