Runners, stop standing at the intersection with your hands on your hips

I jog in place using exaggerated karate chop hand motion and real high knees. Throw the head back and it is complete. People seem to notice, that's good, right?

I use that time to hit fast forward on my walkman to get to a good song or might even change tape cassettes.

Oops wrote:

Just convinced wife to stop stretching after having recently convinced her to stop jogging in place.

Though you make a convincing argument, I feel I have no chance to convince her.

I myself stride powerfully in the final strides before the light with a look of disappointment regarding the light. Breathing is always under control as I rarely run faster than 5:20 miles on my 10 mile run.

Another typical LRC hobby jogger!

I take the opportunity to take out he pack of Marlboros I have rolled up in my sleeve and have a smooth refreshing smoke. Afterwards I just flick the butt into the street and get on my way. Jog in place...morons.

I always finish my runs with my arms raised in imaginary victory, waving at the imaginary crowd.

You can admit it. Short shorts, hands on the hips, staring off at the lonely road ahead.

It's the reason we run.

By we, I mean me. You jog.

Rund al'Thor wrote:

You can admit it. Short shorts, hands on the hips, staring off at the lonely road ahead.

It's the reason we run.

By we, I mean me. You jog.

Yeah but as an elite corner stroller I'm telling you all need to find a place to hide your $40 cash in those dolphin shorts . . . I avoid pasty runner boys as they often skip the bill.

What about yawning? I'm big on yawning when I have to stop at intersections. Usually one hand on one hip with big, repeated yawns covered by the other hand balled up in a fist.

A stand up guy wrote:

You're like all 'ooooooh, I'm running sooooo hard, and I have to put my hands on my hips and hold my squeeze because I'm like sooooo hurting and you guys are in your cars and all comfy like'. What a bunch. Just stand there will ya, bunch or pretentious jerks.

Get a death.

Robert Harrington wrote:

A stand up guy wrote:

You're like all 'ooooooh, I'm running sooooo hard, and I have to put my hands on my hips and hold my squeeze because I'm like sooooo hurting and you guys are in your cars and all comfy like'. What a bunch. Just stand there will ya, bunch or pretentious jerks.

Get a death.

Okay, I LOLed.

I incessantly press the crosswalk button, forcing the light to change.

impatient wrote:

I incessantly press the crosswalk button, forcing the light to change.

you have to press it 57 times for it to turn green.

no more. no less.

I know the secret wrote:

impatient wrote:

I incessantly press the crosswalk button, forcing the light to change.

you have to press it 57 times for it to turn green.

no more. no less.

Why would you let the government dictate when you use a public thoroughfare. Thanks for creating a generation of sheeple Obama.

To the original poster,

I don't think runners who put their hands on their hips at stoplights do it to "impress others" (I don't see the connection at all). It's just how some people stand and maybe catch their breath. No need to freak out so much about it, geez.

You DO put HANDS ON HIPS, but this only PART of sequence, MORON:

https://youtu.be/sg-vgGuTD8A

I'm sorry. Didn't mean to offend you! I promise to stop.

I know the secret wrote:

impatient wrote:

I incessantly press the crosswalk button, forcing the light to change.

you have to press it 57 times for it to turn green.

no more. no less.

pavlov's response... for runners

Zatopek Fan wrote:

80s man wrote:

I jog on the spot like a true man of the 80s

Yeah, what would Zatopek do?

He'd be holding his breath, carrying his wife and if he noticed Jim Peters driving he'd run alongside and ask if he's driving fast enough.

Well, we're not going to put our hands in the air like we just don't care. Because we do care, we care a lot.