I keep getting yelled at by hobby joggers in Central Park for not wearing a mask when I run. Am I in the wrong here? I know NYC is a densely populated area and we had a high rate of COVID, but it's 85 degrees out and I take my training very seriously. I don't remember ever seeing these people in the park before March and now they think they get to enforce a bunch of made up rules. Am I in the wrong here? Should I be running with a mask?
I'm in Columbus, Ohio, and most people do not wear a mask on the MUT when cycling or running, but there are a few that do. Earlier today I was out on the bike and I passed someone running a pretty good clip with a mask, and the temperature at the time was sunny, 85 degrees with a dew point of 73. It was exceptionally oppressive. I don't know how he was doing it. But 95% do not, and I've never had someone say anything to me about being maskless.
No.
And of course it's the hobby joggers haha
Have one you can pull up and down. Put it up entering/exiting where it’s crowded. I ran in Central Park with it down today 90% of the time and I didn’t get any crap that I heard at least.
Absolutely not, and the science backs this.
Mask with cher wrote:
now they think they get to enforce a bunch of made up rules.
All rules are made up.
Stopping at stop signs to yield the right of way is a made up rule.
the rule here is that you don't have to wear a mask while exercising outdoors (walkers have to though). i wear a buff anyway as a courtesy to others and cover my face when i'm near people.
i also try to run at times and locations when i wont have to worry about it because yes, the trails and paths are a lot more crowded these days.
everyone has been forced to alter their usual behaviour because of covid and these minor inconveniences really aren't a big deal to me. i'm just happy i still get to do the thing i love...many others aren't that fortunate.
Yes. I wear a headband that has ‘mask buttons’ above the ears from Amazon. Keep a surgical mask on it lifted up to my forehead and then pull it down when near people. It’s easy, courteous, doesn’t mess with my training, and I seriously can’t even tell it’s there when it’s not on my face.
Nope. Never will
I live in NYC and have been wearing a buff for every run for a few months now. It's not a big deal, pull it down if you like when you're not near people. Show a little respect for the people around you
If not a big deal, why aren't they wearing them in the BTC meets?
No, of course I’m not running with a mask. I would be more concerned about the awful people of NYC than any illness though.
Mask with cher wrote:
I keep getting yelled at by hobby joggers in Central Park for not wearing a mask when I run. Am I in the wrong here? I know NYC is a densely populated area and we had a high rate of COVID, but it's 85 degrees out and I take my training very seriously. I don't remember ever seeing these people in the park before March and now they think they get to enforce a bunch of made up rules. Am I in the wrong here? Should I be running with a mask?
I constantly get yelled at in DC by people walking by. I go out at the crack of dawn and try to use routes that people are not on. I always wear a mask when walking around but running it really does not make sense and it is an actual exception in the mayor's order. Wore a buff a couple days like people said but I do not have a constant supply of them and after one run they are so gross it needs to be washed.
If you can run with a mask on you’re not running hard enough
4000260 wrote:
If you can run with a mask on you’re not running hard enough
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According to W.H.O. we shouldn't be wearing masks at all when excercising:
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public/myth-busters
"People should NOT wear masks when exercising, as masks may reduce the ability to breathe comfortably."
"Sweat can make the mask become wet more quickly which makes it difficult to breathe and promotes the growth of microorganisms. The important preventive measure during exercise is to maintain physical distance of at least one meter from others."
No mask here in Louisville, KY for running. When just out in public other than that, yes. You can barely breath here anyway during the summer when running due to the poor air quality and humidity so no way would I wear a mask. 99% of the runners and bikers I see are not wearing masks here, either. Some walkers do but not many. And no one is yelling at others about lack of mask when exercising. I do run at the crack of dawn, though, so my experience is a limited sample size.
Mask with cher wrote:
I keep getting yelled at by hobby joggers in Central Park for not wearing a mask when I run. Am I in the wrong here? I know NYC is a densely populated area and we had a high rate of COVID, but it's 85 degrees out and I take my training very seriously. I don't remember ever seeing these people in the park before March and now they think they get to enforce a bunch of made up rules. Am I in the wrong here? Should I be running with a mask?
No.
I don't live anywhere near NYC either so it's not a problem.
As of Monday this week, I do if I want to run on the treadmill at my local gym, which I do a few times a week since it's 90-95 degrees everyday where I live currently. My gym is pretty precautious when it comes to covid. Before this past week they made us wear masks while walking anywhere around the gym, except if we were currently exercising; social distancing rules; and we had to sanitize the equipment after use (if you didn't, all machines were being sanitized several times an hour by the workers anyways).
Apparently that wasn't good enough for our governor, who thought it would be smart to make people breathe in their own CO2, just in case they would happen to cough on someone while running on the treadmill or lifting weights. Genius!
Too funny! - I guess when you're in a bind and need a mask...improvise! ???