Never heard any heckling due to the headphones.
Never heard any heckling due to the headphones.
What's wrong with you people? When I'm out running, I'm always heckling the fatties sitting in their cheap plastic lawn chairs. Some of them actually manage to get up out of their lethargy and shake a fist at me before I'm out of range.
Every heckler is different, there is no response that works for every encounter. Some of them are shocked and intimidated if you respond to them, but a few just keep on heckling and when that happens you feel like an idiot.
The safest option is to just ignore them all, but doesn't necessarily make that the right response. The vast majority of hecklers are bullies. They make themselves feel powerful by making you feel powerless. After years of ignoring them I started to engage more often. 90% of the time they are shocked and immediately back down. The other 10% keep heckling, I've never been threatened with violence.
I'm not saying my way is the right way or the smart way, but I'd rather stand up for myself and take a small risk than let a bunch of jerks bully me. That's just me. Hopefully they think twice before they heckle another runner.
Where did you move to in West Virginia?
I will heckle anyone on the streets who is not running. If they are running, I say nothing and move on.
the answer is wrote:
Hecklers are the main reason I ALWAYS run with a gun in hand. If you shoot one heckler you make your point and the problem goes away. The courts recognize heckling as a form of assault and, therefore, shooting your assailant is classified as self-defense. One bit of advice: do not defecate on the heckler after they have been shot. The court does not approve of the desecration of the body.
Good Luck.
There is no law against shitting on a criminal after you put them down. Mark your territory. That is your trophy and you can mark it as you please.
True story
irony called wrote:
I hear you, bro wrote:However, one time on a beautiful afternoon I was heckled by some homeless crusty kids when I ran by and I asked why they would rather yell at a dude in shorts rather than all the pretty girls and they just mumbled and quickly ignored me.
Nothing like homophobia to shut idiots up.
Dude that makes YOU the homophobic idiot.
Very true, and you calling him out for being a homophobic idiot makes you a homophobic idiot!
Oh crap, I just called you out for being a homophobic idiot so that makes me.....................oh never mind you guys are ok,.....wait me denying it is even a worse reflection on me.
There is no way out.
Where do you guys live were you get heckled. I haven't been heckled in years.
That time I can remember was about 20 years ago and for the record it was in Amarillo Texas
I've never had experiences like these, but I have scared a lot of people especially when running on trail, including men. People here are very wary of lone males even though I am pretty skinny. It got to the point where if I'd be running behind some walkers I'd take a different path even if it's longer. It spoils the run but even if I shout that I'm approaching it scares some people half to death.
Can't you just say "on your left" or "on your right" - don't shout it at the top of your voice but say it loudly so they know that you're approaching from behind?
This shouldn't be spoiling your run.
How much of this is fiction
You have to respond or you’re a p***sy. Make a list of clever comebacks right now and be ready next time. Look insane and ready to fight. In the 1 in 1000 chance they pull out a gun, run like hell, but you should be ready for that part.
The Jerk Store called, and they're running out of you!