He likes eye make-up, too.
He likes eye make-up, too.
I use a garmin so I'm a hobby jogger, that makes a lot of since.
pro teen.. wrote:
One other thing, back in the day, before all the fundraisers, when races were races. Back when I ran the local stuff for a good workout and some easy prizes/cash, I would pick the races that had free beer, nothing better than free beer after a good run.
Yeah, I remember the Alpine 10miler in Halifax round about 1983. The beer sponsor had big barrels of cold beer waiting for the runners at the Halifax Commons park. And under every tree in the park was a wino who got loaded after the gun went off. Fortunately for me, a 17 yr old, there was a cold Oland Ex or two left over.
Picayune wrote:
WEFASD wrote:How is this hobbyjogger-like? Many elites rotate shoes.
Since you didn't pick it up from other clues, hobbyjoggers are NOT elite!
How embarrassing. I only run about 70-80km a week and I rotate shoes almost every day. And I have a couple pairs of light weight trainers for tempo runs and I do my reps in racing flats and sometimes spikes. So I run in about 6 different pairs a week. And I'm a man, albeit with a women's shoe fetish.
This must be righteousness week on Letsrun. Or maybe it's a general trend.
No-You get a fuelbelt
No-You take the fuelbelt on any run that's longer than 2 miles
As Meatloaf once said,two out of three ain't bad-You regularly post on daily, weekly, and monthly training threads or you post all your training on a personal blog
Sometimes-geez what's wrong with wearing training flats for a road run, light trainers for a tempo or track workout, and racing flats or spikes in the same week? By all means explain yourself!You wear more than 3 different pair of running shoes in a typical week
No-You wear armwarmers because you saw elites wearing them
No-You wear compression gear because you saw elites wearing it
No-You own a Boston jacket
No, but I win a lot of those and I'm not ashamed. Should I be?-You desperately want an age group award
I usually run much faster than 18 min, decades after my last PRsYou post lengthy race reports to your blog or running forums for 18:00+ 5k's
It's happened, and actually after a marathon I kind of like a burger and a beer. Tastes good.Your post-race meal is a burger and a beer
If the shirt sucks, yes I grumble, but the shirt is not why I race or trainYou care about what shirt a race gives out
No-You care about what's in the swag bag a race gives out
No, but then again bagels and oranges sure beat water and nothingYou care about the post-race food at a race
No, but I gave one to my SO a couple years agoYou have a Garmin
No, but I sometimes think[/] something along those lines. As in a runner has a bag of tools from which to draw (multispeed training, plyos, drills, weights, cross training, experience...OMFG does that make me a tool?You use the term "training tool" (anyone who does is the real tool)
No-neverYou have ever used the word "smileage"
No-neverYou have ever read a Penguin column and agreed
What have I missed?[/quote]
So how'd I do?
Galen Rupp wrote:
I use a garmin so I'm a hobby jogger, that makes a lot of since.
Exactly, perfectly sincible!
Can someone tell me what exactly is wrong with being a hobby runner? I'd say 99.99999% of the people that get on this site, and probably 100% of the people that have made posts on this thread are not paid to run. Does that make it just a hobby??
- You bring in a list of shoes that a "doctor" prescribed to help with your overpronation (and almost always you say NB because that is what the doctor said and then throw a bitch fit when someone recommends something better)
- Won't buy the right pair of shoes because of looks
- Buy cotton socks with your running shoes
- Ask if there are still leather running shoes, and refuse to buy mesh
- Buy shoe cleaner
- Jazzercise before the race is the best one on here
- Wear sofee shorts while running
- Tights underneath running shorts
- Refer to running as "cardio"
- Always ask every runner you meet "Have you ever ran a marathon?"
I do have a problem with a couple of these.
How are arm warmers for hobby joggers? I find them to be one of the best pieces of running apparel that I have. I do not like how under armour or other tight fitting clothing presses down on my shoulders, but when I still need extra warmth, arm sleeves are perfect. I do admit however that I went out and bought them at a bike store the day after I saw Ryan Hall wearing them at the Olympic Trials.
Beer and a burger after a race? What in the hell are we supposed to eat? Clifbar Builders and a Gatorade: 03? I think this was supposed to be on the list of things that non hobby joggers do. Being able to eat and drink whatever I want is one of my main motivations for running.
I like this thread, but the OP is delirious.
- You bring in a list of shoes that a "doctor" prescribed to help with your overpronation (and almost always you say NB because that is what the doctor said and then throw a bitch fit when someone recommends something better)
- Won't buy the right pair of shoes because of looks
- Buy cotton socks with your running shoes
- Ask if there are still leather running shoes, and refuse to buy mesh
- Buy shoe cleaner
- Jazzercise before the race is the best one on here
- Wear sofee shorts while running
- Tights underneath running shorts
- Refer to running as "cardio"
- Always ask every runner you meet "Have you ever ran a marathon?"
I do have a problem with a couple of these.
How are arm warmers for hobby joggers? I find them to be one of the best pieces of running apparel that I have. I do not like how under armour or other tight fitting clothing presses down on my shoulders, but when I still need extra warmth, arm sleeves are perfect. I do admit however that I went out and bought them at a bike store the day after I saw Ryan Hall wearing them at the Olympic Trials.
Beer and a burger after a race? What in the hell are we supposed to eat? Clifbar Builders and a Gatorade: 03? I think this was supposed to be on the list of things that non hobby joggers do. Being able to eat and drink whatever I want is one of my main motivations for running.
I like this thread, but the OP is delirious.
I occasionally need to vent about yuppie fad runners, too. I propose that the admins / *jos simply establish a single catch all thread and tack it permanently at the top of the LR board. Something like a daily "yuppie runners suck" thread... it'll be like flypaper. There will be no need for users to create yet another thread to complain about yuppie runners. Just keep an ongoing, single thread.
According to this thread, Runners sound like real assholes!
Hobbyjoggers enter a race to complete it.
Runners enter a race to compete in it.
Who the f*** cares? Just run.
bon*r jam fa*gotry wrote:
Being able to eat and drink whatever I want is one of my main motivations for running.
BWOOP! BWOOP! BWOOP! BWOOP! BWOOP! BWOOP! BWOOP! BWOOP!
So many people on here are upset that one of the stated criteria for being a hobbyjogger is that you wear more then 3 pairs of shoes per week. Yet they protest by explaining that they themselves wear 3 different pairs. Can you guys read? It was more then 3. Training, flats and spikes = 3.
WEFASD wrote:
4. You wear special costumes on race days.
The worst of these: Livestrong, head to toe.
http://iswimbikerun.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/team-livestrong1.jpghttp://www.flickr.com/photos/livestrongarmy/4621767896/http://www.flickr.com/photos/livestrongarmy/4548446690/Another for the list: you're still wearing Livestrong bands in 2010.
And why is everyone defensively accusing the posters in this thread of caring about anything at all? The OP was simply making a short, and IMO humorous, list of things he/she thinks designates someone a hobbyjogger. I love how there are like 20 posts that just say "You give a f*ck about the difference between hobbyjoggers and real runners." Calm down, asshole, you're just betraying yourself as a hobbyjogger....you hobbyjogger.
4 pair of shoes :
Sunday mudddy 22 mile trail run - trail shoes
During week- trainers
Workout- racing flat
saturday - spikes on track/crosscountry or lighter racing flat for 5- 10k
Dude, I love my Boston jacket. They were really cool this year. And hell yeah, I kind of like people knowing I qualified for Boston. I was a sprinter my whole life and qualified my first time trying out the marathon. Is there something wrong with being proud about that?
I'm pretty f***ing good at my hobby, thank you very much.
My team wins the Masters division every year for I can't even count how many years for the USATF-NE Championship and all those legendary, tough bastards like nothing more than a beer and a burger after a race. They do give a shit about what kind of food there is at a post-race spread and you'll find their names all over the year-end age-group awards for USATF and Running Times magazine for everything from 40 to 60 years old. They've got Boston jackets because IT'S THEIR f***ING LOCAL RACE.
Oh yeah, most of them wear Garmins, too.
And for all you peacemakers saying "Why do you even give a shit about someone's opinion on this stuff?" I say, "Because this is what I and my friends spend a whole lot of time doing and your small-minded bullshit is tired and f***ing stupid."
Get a life, douche.
