Punched a car on my morning run

You’re not alone. I had a friend who tripped over a dog because their owner wasn’t concerned and suffered a concussion. I tried to fight it for years but then I asked myself the question, “When I go out for my run, do I want to be angry? Or am I here to enjoy it?”

It’s not perfect but I try and ignore things to the best of my ability. I do lose my temper from time to time but trust me, it’s not worth being angry. These people are not worth your energy. Life will balance things out. Keep doing what you do and run!

I was motorcycling in heavy traffic when a car pulled into me. I slapped his bonnet and continued. He jumped out of his car and caught up with me and started punching me many times very hard in the head.

I was wearing a full face helmet and didn't feel a thing. He must have broken all his knuckles.

It was quite surreal.

I had a similar experience. I flipped someone off and they followed me for ages around country lanes. Thought I'd lost them and then they re-appeared having done an apparent circle. Had to get out and cut through a field.

Re punching cars, surely you're more likely to damage your hand than anything else?

The only time I've really lost it while running was when a car full of morans thought it would be hilarious to drive through a puddle to try and splash me, and they ended up losing control of the car and missing a person walking in front of by what seemed like inches.

Caught up to them at a set of lights, found a decent sized rock, and lined up to hurl it at the side of the car. Never intended to throw it, just wanted them to crap themselves, which they did, but in doing so the driver decided he wanted no part of it, went through the red light and was very nearly cleaned up by 2 cars.

I felt horrible, still do, not for those imbeciles, but for the other cars. Could have ended so much worse.

Slightly off topic, I know Malmo is revered around these parts but every single post I've come across of his makes him seem like an epic d-bag.

what an awesome story

Didn't feel too awesome at the time, was jumping at shadows for ages. Was convinced I was going to either be arrested or the car driver was going to finish the job if he saw me out and about again. Avoided the area for ages, and literally on the first run along that road since the incident, I nearly stood on a bloody brown snake. Karma I guess!

I punch a car on avg once a month. Some dickwad wants to drive in my neighborhood within a foot of me on a road with no sidewalks he's getting punched. Driving on the sidewalk (when there is one - not like crossing the sidewalk but literally using it as a road) - getting punched. Running a red or stop sign - punched.

About 1/3 get out and are pissed but so am I. As much as they "could be crazy" you think I'm not? As I said to a few of them. Your chance to kill me was when you were in your 4000 lbs exoskeleton, now it's my turn MF. They've all given up at that point.

Once a white van came and made a left into me where I had to jump out of the way. I gave it a good smack and 5-6 eastern european dudes came out and surrounded me. I gave them the p8ssy talk - what you f-ing d bag pus's need your circlejerk buddies because you're afraid of a skinny runner? go back to sucking eachother off and apologies.

Errr... did they?

I've gotten better over the years (as I've gotten slower), but there is something about the endorphins that shortens one's fuse while running. Be careful out there...

I’ve kicked off a few side mirrors in my day.

one lady said, “hey, I barely hit you!” (With her car at a crosswalk!) as i ran off.
insane

Correct in a car when someone doesn't see you you can honk as a running if you have to change your right of way for someone breaking the law a slap is warranted and in the US doesn't even get to the "proportionate" as a slap to a steel panel is far less of a defense to someone attempting manslaughter.

I slap cars probably ever other week for the last 10 years. Gotten yelled at plenty of times. The trails in the city almost never allow a car to chase me so it's safe. I started slapping after assuming the car saw me while they were turning on to the main street. First couple times I just jumped on the hood and scared the drives and they were both apologized and made sure I was ok. The 3rd time it happened my foot got caught on the cars mud tires and barely was able to get it pulled out before getting run over. Since then I have slapped and or yelled and run behind or way way out in front and I haven't been hit in the 10 years of doing that. Pissed off far more drivers but have been far safer than trying to be invisible and non confrontational. Make sure your safe from an immediate hit then use your horn aka slap the car. It takes a long time to turn around a car and if I'm in a city there are a lot of witnesses so it's fairly safe. Most recent notable occurrence happened at a rich private university. A university police car looked at me running into the cross walk on the main street and turned right into me while I was crossing I yelled he got offended and turned around I turned around got back called the campus police they pulled it up on the security cam and I got a half apology call about an hour later from the guys supervisor.

Next time shoot the car

The worst is when a long truck stops in front of you at a t-junction.