Awkward Moments in Running

Reading this post is tops for me, by far.

funny

Awkward moment when I was on a treadmill and I pushed the speed up faster than the girl next to me but I couldn't keep up for any more than 2min. Then I benched 105 and that didn't help.

Later I was driving home and saw her jogging at the cross-walk, so I revved my engine and whistled at her.

Definitely experienced the first one, only with creepy French dudes in Paris. It wasn't so bad the first few weeks when my French wasn't that good, since I didn't know what they were saying. After about a month, though, I realized how disgusting they were, and started wearing long sleeves and running tights (thankfully, that was about the time it started getting cold, anyway).

And what's up with those treadmill dudes and the bungholes who won't let you pass them? Someone needs to let them know that their manliness has nothing to do with whether or not a random chick just happens to run faster than them on a random day.

I've stopped caring about the people that I scare when running by; they usually have iPods with them anyway, so it's their own fault for not being aware of their surroundings. I'm not saying that I go out of my way to freak them out, but I'm certainly not giving them a second thought as I run by.

I tell the freaked-out bimbos "careful!"

Yeah, I scare people all the time when I pass them on trails. I think part of the reason is that I'm a pretty quiet runner... also I like to run in my overalls and carry an ax.

When passing someone walkers,bikers or other runners I alway give them a heads up to let them know coming up behind them.Its more important if the have kids or dogs with them.

Even though I think it's silly, don't get me wrong I do consistently give audible warning in advance. Some people just don't want to hear, I guess.

let them know wrote:

When passing someone walkers,bikers or other runners I alway give them a heads up to let them know coming up behind them.Its more important if the have kids or dogs with them.

I usually do too, but in many areas I run (this is Texas after all) they do not understand English. That and some people have slow reaction times, so if I say "on your left," they move right. It gets bad if it is a group with dogs, kids on bikes, etc. They scatter every direction.

txRUNNERgirl wrote:

let them know wrote:

When passing someone walkers,bikers or other runners I alway give them a heads up to let them know coming up behind them.Its more important if the have kids or dogs with them.

I usually do too, but in many areas I run (this is Texas after all) they do not understand English. That and some people have slow reaction times, so if I say "on your left," they move right. It gets bad if it is a group with dogs, kids on bikes, etc. They scatter every direction.

when you hear one your left, youre supposed to move to your right, moving left would get in their way. dumbass

has anyone told you you really need to get a life?

fat young boy wrote:

txRUNNERgirl wrote:

I usually do too, but in many areas I run (this is Texas after all) they do not understand English. That and some people have slow reaction times, so if I say "on your left," they move right. It gets bad if it is a group with dogs, kids on bikes, etc. They scatter every direction.

when you hear one your left, youre supposed to move to your right, moving left would get in their way. dumbass

That's what I meant, sorry I mis-typed it.

No, you would be the first.

I call bullshit on that one.

Well, I suppose I could spend more time lurking and popping out at just the right moment to insult someone.

haha... I know the feeling (well, minus the girl ones).

- Running on a sidewalk when someone else is coming at you and you both keep going to the same side to get out of the way

- Running by an elementary school and having 11 year old girls whistle at you (when you're 24)

- Doing a threshold run or a repeat and having to stop in the middle when you go by a horse

- (when you're a guy) having guys whistle at you when they drive by. It's funny, at my Junior College, there was this guy on my team, and whenever he did runs with us where we had to go through traffic, guys would always whistle, then when he wasn't there. No guy ever whistle even once.

- "Run, Forrest! Run!"

I think awkward moments ar part of what makes running so interesting. Never a dull moment when there are other people around.

One time I was...

this thread is retarded.

hey Farva, what's the place you like to go eat with all the crazy shit in the walls?

Running through the ghetto with my shirt off, "Hey man, we don't need to see that!"

If you don't want to see it, don't look...