Posting runs on social media: When is it annoying?

social media is mostly insignificant people posting inane tripe.

stop following these people. problem solved.

This dyad appears on LRC quite often.

[bold]poster #1 wrote:

I hate the way some people use social media! Complain with me about it!

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poster #2 wrote:

Social media is complete trash and holds no redeeming value.

Both of these people are missing something essential to understanding the big picture. The dyad never resolves itself.

I never said social media has no value

Posting selfies that were no different than the last picture or faking a run pose come to mind. Thinking they have post everyday to satisfy their ambassador status.

Shares2Much wrote:

The running community has Strava for posting runs and interacting in a social media environment.

However, there seems to be a trend where more people are posting their workouts/races to other social media platforms at a high rate of frequency. I’ll admit that I usually share photos on non-Strava social media about twice a year for the two main races I peak for, but that is it.

The really annoying posters are the ones that are acting like they are an inspiration to others. People who run tons of races and make a big deal out of “this is my 10th 5k in the last 3 months” are also very annoying.

At what point do you become annoyed? When is it acceptable to share?

For running stuff, it is acceptable to post it on your instagram stories, and that is it. Everywhere else is obnoxious. Nobody on this earth cares about what races or workouts you do besides you, and maybe a coach if you're paying them. Runners only post these things to soothe their egos. It's basically never acceptable unless it's just a group photo of some cool race or something

If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound?

If you refuse to go in the "woods" you'll never hear the tree sound

angryrunner wrote:

If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound?

If you refuse to go in the "woods" you'll never hear the tree sound

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This dyad appears on LRC quite often.

poster #1 wrote:[/bold]

I hate the way some people use social media! Complain with me about it!

poster #2 wrote:

Social media is complete trash and holds no redeeming value.

Both of these people are missing something essential to understanding the big picture. The dyad never resolves itself.

angryrunner wrote:

If a tree falls in the woods and no one is around to hear it, does it still make a sound?

If you refuse to go in the "woods" you'll never hear the tree sound

But it’s so much fun to rag on people who post dumb stuff. Social media has good aspects to it.

It's called bragging and its' annoying every single time.

I always love the "running influencers" on Instagram who constantly post photos of them running that are clearly staged. Who is taking these pictures?

Maybe some like to use it to log their workouts.

The fact that they know they will be publicly posting their workout can motivate them to do their workout.

That's not a bad thing.

I get that it's annoying to scroll through, but there are a lot worse things that I already scroll through.