Most annoying are the "Boston jacket", the runners who wear their medal on the plane after a marathon, 13.1/26.2 stickers, and Hokas or VFFs.
Most annoying are the "Boston jacket", the runners who wear their medal on the plane after a marathon, 13.1/26.2 stickers, and Hokas or VFFs.
The most annoying thing is when experienced runners prey on the naivety of amateur runners just to make a quick buck by convincing them they need superfluous accessories.
I use an ipod and just run in whatever I'm wearing at the time. Sometimes sweats, or shorts. Whatever I showed up to the weight room with that day.
However.... when I'm lifting, I have this nice glass window to look through at the indoor track, and the most annoying accessory I can think of is either....
The running parachute, or obnoxiously bright florescent shoes (extra hate for brightly colored hi tops)
I haven't read any of the responses to this thread, so forgive me if I'm repeating previous posters.
For me, there is no one most annoying hobby jogger accessory. It is most annoying when they combine ALL hobby jogger accessories at the same time. Especially when you know they are running for about 10 minutes total.
Makes them look like cyclists.
ArtFrankenthaler wrote:
The stroller. I was at a contemporary art showing today, and someone brought their screaming children. How can some people not see how inappropriate it is to take children most places?
I love running with my kids. I also take them to art showings.
themanontherun wrote:
There's not necessarily a hobby-jogger accessory that I don't like, but two forms of hobby jogger behavior do.
I don't like when hobby-joggers ask you about your running, and then act like you're crazy for running as much and as fast as you do, or act like you're a different species or something. Then, they turn around and get mad if a more serious runner acts like their running is different. Also, these are the people who make fun of you for taking it as seriously as you do, then cop an attitude towards people who don't run at all.
I also don't like when hobby-joggers ask you for advice, then get mad at your answer. I work part time at a running store, and hobby-joggers will come in with their internet review expertise looking for me to confirm their fad theories. When I don't agree with them, or qualify my agreement with them, they get really, really huffy. Or if they ask for training advice and then try to figure out the shortcut around what I said. We had a marathon training group and in the anonymous feedback questionnaire at the end of the program, one of the comments was "the coaches didn't do a good job of explaining how to prioritize the runs, so I didn't know what to cut out from the program if I was busy. They wanted us to be running 5-6 days per week, and that's just not realistic for me."
If running 5-6 days per week is not realistic for you, then improving at the marathon or completing one with minimal damage to your body is not realistic for you.
Yup, this captures a lot of it pretty well. It's not that many out there working at getting in shape, but it's all about the attitude. Doing things like sub 15 or 16 5K take some talent and hard work (for most), but zero respect for that. Rather woo hoo for someone that goes couch to 30 min 5K and in 3 months and then runs a 5:16 marathon in another month or two.
Jerome the Metronome wrote:
I haven't read any of the responses to this thread, so forgive me if I'm repeating previous posters.
For me, there is no one most annoying hobby jogger accessory. It is most annoying when they combine ALL hobby jogger accessories at the same time. Especially when you know they are running for about 10 minutes total.
Makes them look like cyclists.
I would have to say that the c word is too strong for your description. Average runner, yes. Amateur cyclist, no
A running thong if I have to see another. Thanks for reading.
The self-important hobby jogger's boyfriend who struts his misproportioned, half-naked body around in public while orating at considerable length about his PRs and fringe training techniques.
The most annoying hobby-jogger accessory is the "serious" letsrun.com forum poster they have attached to themselves. These forum posters obsess over those hobby joggers endlessly. The forum posters are the nastiest accessory ever; their insecurity and cruel, self-centered attitude glows in neon spandex colors for all to see.
The good thing is that most hobby joggers, who are out there enjoying life, or joining races to support charities that actually help others, mostly don't even know you all exist.
Ok, so what is the threshold for being a hobby jogger?
Less than x miles per week...less than x years of running experience....less than regional class in age grading...having run in college.....top of your age group?
What's the standard?
who is to say wrote:
Ok, so what is the threshold for being a hobby jogger?
Less than x miles per week...less than x years of running experience....less than regional class in age grading...having run in college.....top of your age group?
What's the standard?
The Olympics used to be for hobby joggers, not sure about now.
Umm ever hear of Frank Shorter wrote:
who is to say wrote:Ok, so what is the threshold for being a hobby jogger?
Less than x miles per week...less than x years of running experience....less than regional class in age grading...having run in college.....top of your age group?
What's the standard?
The Olympics used to be for hobby joggers, not sure about now.
I know of a hobby jogger with 2:08 marathon PB. He ran the World Championships last year, but has not competed in the Olympics yet. Maybe in 2016...
1. Matching shorts and tank for a daily run
2. Overweight men in tights
3. Running shoes with toes
4. Being a "big runner" because you have run a marathon
Your seething rage spurs me on to more 11 minute miles. EAD, oh and get real jobs. Its pathetic when Im in the running store getting served by some never was and never will be over 20 years old.
mehry wrote:
shorts over tights
Shuttup!
running for transportation wrote:
And the waterbottles: do you really need a water bottle for the 20 minute run your going on at 10 minute/mile pace?
There are plenty of slow runners who run 2, 3, even 4 hour training runs, often in the heat of summer.
A 230 pound person doing his compulsory 20 miler at 11 minute pace in 80 degree weather is going to die without water.
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
Des Linden: "The entire sport" has changed since she first started running Boston.
Ryan Eiler, 3rd American man at Boston, almost out of nowhere
Matt Choi was drinking beer halfway through the Boston Marathon
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