If all else fails, you could simply ask something like, "Do you mind if I run with you for a bit." Acknowledging someone and saying something friendly can be the difference between disconcerting or not.
If all else fails, you could simply ask something like, "Do you mind if I run with you for a bit." Acknowledging someone and saying something friendly can be the difference between disconcerting or not.
3 hour marathon - way to go girl.
often. i also come across the type that just abruptly stops and starts walking right before you're about to pass.
If I can hear you breathing, you either need to overtake or back the f*ck off.
MikRo wrote:
similar wrote:There is maybe 1 person a month when I'm on a casual run/recovery day that will be anywhere near me or faster. I just let them go. That's when I want my "recovery day" t-shirt to let them know.
Philly runner here. Nobody can keep up with me, recovery day or not (soon sub-3 runner!).
7/10
Stupid fish are biting.
Kruppe wrote:
On the extremely rare (this has occurred a couple of times on my long runs) I ask "do you mind if I run with you for a bit" ? I've never had anybody refuse. I never otherwise "sit" on a stranger. If we are running the same pace, I give them about a 25m lead or pick it up and pass them. Women can be especially touchy about this, best to avoid complications and leave well enough alone. I have used cyclists as pacers (who seem to be a tad more accommodating) without incident.
This! I even met a good friend this way once.
a few years ago i had road pr's of 32:55 10k and 1:15:04 1/3 marathon.this was on about 40 miles a week. i was doing all of my easy runs at 6:35-7:00 pace and felt fine. my long runs were this pace too.now, i do my easy days at like 7:45-8:30 and only run harder on long runs and my pr is 32:10 and 1:13:23 and i find myself running "next" to more people because my pace is slower. at first, it was very uncomfortable and then i realized most runners don't like running in a pack but it's much much better to run in a pack in races. get used to it, it will pull you along to better times and you'll be a better runner.anyway, where i'm going here related to people following me is that it was incredibly difficult for me to let people pass me while on easy runs. i feel them behind me and subtly speed up, almost without thinking... but now i don't even think about it. occasionally, it's even a hot girl and i get to watch her hot a** run in front of me, which is great.take it slow. don't follow people, unless you really are at the same pace.
not a creeper wrote:
The troll thread where the poster said they tailed someone at a "polite 5 meters" before being cursed at made me laugh but then start wondering what the actual appropriate distances are to maintain when running. Obvious variables - time of day, genders, number of runners on route. Whether using a faster runner to pace, watching a hottie or just absent-mindedly following a leader, I suspect most runners have followed/been followed.
I'd say in a no one else around situation, 50 meters is acceptable. On a popular urban jogging area, 20 is probably sufficient. This is for prolonged maintaining the same pace/distance, clearly you can close the distance to pass someone.
And obviously if the person in front changes their pace, whether speeding up or slowing down, and you change your pace to match, well that's just creepy and inappropriate regardless of anything else.
this works just ask
I often commute long distances via bike and sometimes get passed by sport riders. I usually try to pick it up to catch their draft. When I catch up, I shamelessly ask if I can draft off them. It helps me go faster, their aerodynamics, and if I mess up I fall.
No one has ever said no.
Sometimes later, if I recover, I lead and they can suck wheel.
Sometimes people say yes but then drop me anyway.
Should work with running too
How does drafting help their aerodynamics?
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How does drafting help their aerodynamics?
It offers a very modest improvement. Something on the order of 1% savings. If I recall correctly it helps the airflow of the back the rider in front, reducing turbulence.