Do you say something to runners when passing them?

respeKt wrote:

I tend to stay quiet because in my view it would be smug to offer any sort of encouragement when essentially you're blowing past them. This applies in both training and racing for me.

If I'm just running I tell them I'm on their left or their right.

I don't say shit when I race.

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respeKt wrote:

I tend to stay quiet because in my view it would be smug to offer any sort of encouragement when essentially you're blowing past them. This applies in both training and racing for me.

If I'm just running I tell them I'm on their left or their right.

I don't say shit when I race.

I say "shit" quite frequently when I race. It's my mantra.

I say hi when cycling.

Not when running. Guys get really sensitive when they are running

I most often slow down and give them some help for improving their form. So I say stuff like "Hips forward!" or "Run tall!" before I speed up.

To women I may say "Activate those glutes!" or "Try to tighten up your rectum when you run! Yeah, that looks sooo good!".

TRACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

j/k

I just subtly make sure they hear me coming, so they won't be startled, and say hi or wave when going by them.

I had one guy give me tips on my form when I was passing him in a marathon.

I just gave him a WTF look and went right on by.

You coming?

"Behind schedule?"

I'll say Good morning or hello if there is a notable age difference or ability difference. It its somebody my speed I'll go to the far side of the trail or otherwise minimize what would otherwise look like a cocky move.

I wish there was a universal sign for "I'm doing a workout". I'll pass somebody on a tempo segment and then be jogging a half mile later and will feel I need to explain that I'm not that JV kid who sprints/walks/jogs/sprints through his first XC race.

Highschool runner here.. I tend to say excuse me or something along those lines if I pass somebody. And I do it quiet frequently because most highschool kids die out by the 2 mile mark. I've very kindly asked a group of people that had me boxed in to let me get through and they all moved for me. So yea, being polite works wonders.

I just mutter, "friggin' hobby jogger" as I go by in my training runs...never happened in a race, cause I always lead line to line.

Depends on how friendly I perceive them to look and whether their male or female. If it's a man, I say nothing other than maybe a nod if they look friendly unless they talk to me first. If it's a friendly looking woman, I'll usually give a complement or like "love your shoes" or "nice outfit!" or a general comment like "great day for a run".

I'm female, by the way.

Whenever I run on a bikepath or somewhere else where other people are around, I almost always startle the s*** out of someone when I pass them. I try not to do it, but I don't make a lot of noise when I run. For some reason shouting "on your left" just feels obnoxious to me (when running).

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TRACK! TRACK! TRACK! Especially on wide trails.

nbarker wrote:

I'll usually give a *trite,vapid and superficial* compliment like "love your shoes" or "nice outfit!" or a general comment like "great day for a run".

I'm female, by the way.

Edited to correct grammatical errors/typos and added some detail.

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respeKt wrote:

I tend to stay quiet because in my view it would be smug to offer any sort of encouragement when essentially you're blowing past them. This applies in both training and racing for me.

I run in a running club. So, many times I know the person I'm passing and will say something like, "Good Job" or "Keep it Up".

This however gets less possible towards the end of a race/workout as I'm more focused and breathing harder.

In a non-club race, I tend not to say anything if I don't know the person.

Thanks Grammar Troll!

Mike Rossi waved as he blew by me in the Lehigh Marathon. I was also pleased to note that he used his turn signal as he swing back into lane ahead of me.