Shamed by an old man while out on a run for being slow

You’re such a baby

I swear I've never been to Hungary or Pest County.

I was running a few years ago and I made the mistake of running by a cross fit gym. A woman playing with a large rope yells to me, "You should join us we have people twice your age faster than you!" I got so pissed off that I purposly ran by again and yelled at her "I'd like the meet the 134 year old that can beat me!" Stupid....I know.

I'm over 60 and not really a "runner" I average about 9 minute miles.

Since things got shut down last spring with Covid, I've been being smoked

by a couple of girls who run for Michigan State. Seen them out several times.

They politely say "hi" as they blow by running mid 6 minute miles....I say "hi" and try not

to let them see me cry.

I understand what you are saying that encouragement can sound condescending when coming from a faster runner, but I don't think we should ever feel reluctant to offer genuine kind encouragement to another runner. I'm a slowish middle-aged female runner, and often people call out "well done" when me and my friends are running and I think that they wouldn't be saying well done just for running if I was a young male, but still I can appreciate the kind motives behind the words. The other day I was doing my long run (3 laps of a tough 8km very hilly route) and as I was struggling up the steepest hill feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't keep up with my faster team mates from my running group, a couple of very fast young Ethiopian runners passed me and one of them smiled and said to me "you go for it!". What a boost of positive energy that gave me! I speeded up and my whole mind set changed to a positive one, I encouraged any other runners I past and every time the fast young runner lapped me we smiled and waved. So please don't be afraid to offer genuine encouragement.

I'm a native, the English situation is much better due to the internet, and it was bad in the first place because the occupying soviets forced people to learn Russian in school. When did you live here?

Nowadays, running is insanely popular, the trails are full of runners. When I did a time trial few weeks ago on the track around the island, there were so many runners it seemed like a road race.

10 minute miles IS very slow. It's an adequate easy pace for someone racing a 5K in 21-22 minutes. A 19 year old who is serious enough about running to run at least six time per week would be able to run a sub-20 5K blindfolded and having a harsh hangover, regardless of being male or female. There is a place for an extremely easy jog, but why would one run like that for an hour and call it a day?

My last 5k time trial was around 22 minutes, so yes, this is possible. I'm 6 foot 4 inches tall and weight around 180 lbs while quite lean. Also, I was anemic for maybe up to year, and figured it out only recently.

I'm constantly improving slowly, so maybe the day when I can run a sub 20 minute 5k blindfolded while hungover will eventually come :)

I used to run it in 22 minutes, on 10 mpw. When I started running with a faster group, I dropped under 21, still on 10 mpw. You should start pushing yourself more.

A 3 mile run at 7:45 is no where close to being fast.

3 miles is a very short run. Either run short and fast or long and moderate.

Easy running is 7:30 - 8 min a mile. 10 min mile is what your 50 year old mom runs.

I knew a guy who was convinced he was the fastest mountain biker in town because every time he rode he was able to pass everyone he saw (he sincerely believed it). The problem was that he didn’t ride the more advanced trail systems in our area and he really didn’t ride very much. I suggested that he start racing but he wasn’t interested.

Regarding the post above about the mountain biker: I think one of the reasons bikers more often duche bags is everybody on a bike thinks they are great. Whereas with running you will know in short order if you are slow. Also bikers will always pass judgment about what you are riding.

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