I was constantly harassed when I was younger and went running regularly. Any runner male or female who runs regularly will get harassed.
I was constantly harassed when I was younger and went running regularly. Any runner male or female who runs regularly will get harassed.
That's ironic because I also have long hair (about 20 inch) and it's precisely when I run shirtless, shorts only and loose hair that I feel that people are even scared to look me in the eyes sometimes.
And it's not like I'm remotely scary visually in my opinion. I'm far from the average gym monkey you see out there. I'm a skinny/lean 130lbs guy with a low bmi, but toned body. However I generally employ a "no emotion" face most of the time, like I don't have much to lose you know?
I really only get harassed whenever the traffic is flowing fast and drivers think they can get away with s**t really, but not much I can do besides flipping them off, it's not like these cowards will leave their precious vehicle anyway.
Also, harassment is relative, do you also account for reckless driving? I sure do and there's plenty of idiots in my area.
Keep on logging them miles anyway, and don't take smack talk from anyone, they are counting on your silence so give them s**t back whenever you can.
I agree. I pretty much respond with a middle finger to anything shouted or to any beeping.
I love if the car has to stop at a light because then I can ask the driver directly what they said.
Three times that happened. Two said nothing again and one rolled up the window
Don't yell at an ugly man.
We have more power than you think lol
Me too too wrote:
43% of the time that I'm harassed it's by ugly guys so that is border line rape. 4% of the time the guy is hot and I'm flattered.
And Missy, let me address this post too.
Harassment is harassment.
Cute or not.
Otherwise you are just freaking shallow.
Most of us 'ugly guys' know better then to even look once at people like you because people like you would have us imprisoned just for how we look.
Ergo, you don't get a opinion on this until you grow up.
I am also laughing as I recall two times in my redneck city where one group of teenagers tried to hit me with an egg from a moving car and another man tried to toss drink liquid from a cup at me from a truck.
Both of them missed and without breaking stride, I shouted at both drivers, about a year apart....
I guess rednecks can't throw...yeehawwwww!
I 'cain't' stand rednecks lol
Never said they shouldn't run or leave the house. Not quite sure where you got that from.
What was the exact question to get these stats? Was it about general harassment like getting heckled or something more specific?
Stoppit Smith wrote:
Me too too wrote:
43% of the time that I'm harassed it's by ugly guys so that is border line rape. 4% of the time the guy is hot and I'm flattered.
And Missy, let me address this post too.
Harassment is harassment.
Cute or not.
Otherwise you are just freaking shallow.
Most of us 'ugly guys' know better then to even look once at people like you because people like you would have us imprisoned just for how we look.
Ergo, you don't get a opinion on this until you grow up.
I'm pretty sure that's a troll, my friend, that you're responding to. I don't think any random girl is going to post seriously using percentages as specific as 43% or 4%.
Also, I don't think very many women care if you look at them. It's more the harassing or other behavior that they have a problem with, which is fair.
I grew up in a southern university town and most of my running was during the early-late 80s in that and one other southern university town. I was between 5'7" 132# and 5'9" 145# (I grew 2 inches in college), so relatively slight of build. I had bottles and trash thrown at me from moving vehicles, countless epithets, and more than a few times I was chased (usually after I made a rude gesture or comment in response to their thrown object or epithet). In most of those circumstances, I was not afraid for my safety at the time - I usually tend to the "fight" mode when adrenalized - but in hindsight after my run I was always aware of the potential danger that I avoided. The thing is, though, I never ever set out on a run with any thought paid to my personal safety on the run. While I agree that the 4% number reflects under-reported harassment, the number may accurately reflect that, for the most part, men view harassing experiences as isolated incidents. They are simply things that happened to us while on a run.
Male aged 55
6' 3, 160 lbs in my prime
Started running at age 17
Ran track and cross country in college and beyond. Still run recreationally.
I can say with all honesty that I have never been harassed while out running, and that includes running through some sketchy neighborhoods at times. I have had a few disagreements with people while out on a run, usually the result of misunderstanding or lack of awareness by a vehicle operator. Nothing major.
I've had more threatening things happen to me just walking to class while in college.
I also was harassed a lot more when I was younger, not just while running but in general in terms of catcalling and whatnot. I've always attributed this to being more attractive when I was younger, but maybe there are other reasons. I run more now than I did then.
I would guess that most runners of any gender who run a lot have been hassled, but I'd be surprised if it's not more frequent with women.
If I had a dollar for every time I was called a f@gg0t during a run, I could afford lots of Flotrack subscriptions.