Random joggers getting pissed for nothing

mehmeh wrote:

Here's a dumb question: I'm on this 10 mile road run today when at mile 7 this random guy starts his run right in front of me at the same pace I'm running surprisingly (6:30 pace).

I've been going steady at this pace and don't feel like going faster, so I just keep going. We're 2-3 meters away and this goes on for 2 more miles. Then, all of the sudden he stops and looks back at me raising his arms, pissed, and signals me to pass him. I just give him the thumbs up, confused, and keep running.

Please help a fellow newbie hobby jogger understand what happened here...? Did he feel I was using him to pace myself?, or was he some dumb ass trying to race me and just got pissed when he couldn't hold the pace?

I hope you meant 6:30 at 2k. 3:15 per k seems more reasonable. 6:30 pace isn't running.

GRV4 wrote:

Thank you, friend! I guess now I know what a "meme" is (shouldn't it be spelled "meme" if that's how it's pronounced?) but I don't see how that definition applied to this conversation. A unit of cultural transmission? Maybe I don't understand what that even means. Can you help me out a little more?

WIKISTICKS wrote:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

There is no way you're a real person. My 92 year old grandpa knows what a meme is.

DC Area Runner wrote:

not too smart at all wrote:

How does that work, starting your run on a bike path? So this guy is walking on a bike path, fully dressed in running gear, waiting for a runner to almost pass him so that he can start jogging right in front of the runner coming up?

Maybe I am the exception but this shit has never happened to me.

Yes, that's exactly what happens. I'm running along, someone is in running gear (presumably walks or drives to the path), is standing on the side of the path and just as I'm about to pass, they duck in front of me and start their run.

Now I don't think they're intentionally trying to start their run in front of another runner, I think they just don't care.

Oke thanks.

It could be that they become self conscious about walking/standing still the moment they become aware of you.

Or maybe it's sort of a reflex. They are about to start their run any moment, see/hear/sense you coming up and they automatically begin imitating you by starting to run themselves.

William Kiphobbyo wrote:

I hope you meant 6:30 at 2k. 3:15 per k seems more reasonable. 6:30 pace isn't running.

Hey buddy this is letsrun.com, not letsrun.co.uk

OMG runner's are so annoying

Get over it and just run!

not too smart at all wrote:

DC Area Runner wrote:

Yes, that's exactly what happens. I'm running along, someone is in running gear (presumably walks or drives to the path), is standing on the side of the path and just as I'm about to pass, they duck in front of me and start their run.

Now I don't think they're intentionally trying to start their run in front of another runner, I think they just don't care.

Oke thanks.

It could be that they become self conscious about walking/standing still the moment they become aware of you.

Or maybe it's sort of a reflex. They are about to start their run any moment, see/hear/sense you coming up and they automatically begin imitating you by starting to run themselves.

Or because he lives in a crowded metropolitan area, there's another runner right behind him, and another behind that one, and a biker behind the next runner, yada yada yada...gotta make the move sometime.

I think it's like when two sailboats are near each other they're automatically in an impromptu race.

I don't like to pass people unless I am running a good bit faster. Human nature says when I pass they're gonna speed up. Then they're on my heels, pushing me to run faster. Given a choice of the two positions I'd rather be the pusher than the pushed.

Interesting Stuff wrote:

GRV4 wrote:

Thank you, friend! I guess now I know what a "meme" is (shouldn't it be spelled "meme" if that's how it's pronounced?) but I don't see how that definition applied to this conversation. A unit of cultural transmission? Maybe I don't understand what that even means. Can you help me out a little more?

There is no way you're a real person. My 92 year old grandpa knows what a meme is.

She sounds sharp. I'll bet I know things she doesn't. I guess different people pay attention to different things.

So anyway, it apparently just means something that somebody copied from somebody else? As if it was derived from the word memeograph?

How about being friendly and saying, " hi! It looks like we running the same pace, feel free and stay with me as long as would like", then start a conversation and make a new friend.

GRV4 wrote:

Thank you, friend! I guess now I know what a "meme" is (shouldn't it be spelled "meme" if that's how it's pronounced?) but I don't see how that definition applied to this conversation. A unit of cultural transmission? Maybe I don't understand what that even means. Can you help me out a little more?

WIKISTICKS wrote:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

All your memes belong to us.