Why do people hate on hobby joggers?

In what world is a 5x1000 workout for a hobby jogger bad advice? Should I suggest 6x800? 4x1200m? Its all the same crap to the hobby jogger and you only need to vary the speed and recovery times. 2-3 minutes depending on fitness level and around 5km pace or slower or faster.

Thank you for the support.

1 2 3 green wrote:

I see formerD1 is really getting after it trying to make a name for himself as a premier lrc troll. Keep after it bud. Don't let anyone tell you that spending hours and hours on an obscure anonymous message board cultivating a troll persona is a waste of time. Look at what all it has accomplished for jamin!

Maybe my brain is just fried (taking a mental break from work during lunch) but formerD1 had me sitting here almost spitting out my food I was laughing so hard. The idea that he's giving out running advice to clients *multiple* times a day is what did it for me. So literally one of the first things he tells people is that he's a competitive runner. That and how the "happily married man" keeps referring to the 20 year old hottie hobbyjoggers (who I'm sure love being regaled with his stories about college track in the 90s). Oh and the groupies peering through the fence at the track workouts.

Thanks man, I needed the laugh.

formerD1 wrote:

In what world is a 5x1000 workout for a hobby jogger bad advice? Should I suggest 6x800? 4x1200m? Its all the same crap to the hobby jogger and you only need to vary the speed and recovery times. 2-3 minutes depending on fitness level and around 5km pace or slower or faster.

I'm just saying, if I'm asking advice from a D1 star like yourself, I'd expect to get something more than something regurgitated from Runners World. What if this runner is a future D1 star? You're ruining their career, making them a permanent hobby jogger. The way I see it, you're creating the problem.

Oh and the announcement as a special guest at the running club. In what context would a running club announce anyone? At a workout? At the annual Christmas party?

That's some good sh_t.

You're ALL hobby joggers.

I get announced because I get invited to run with different groups by friends or colleagues who run there. They announce me as "former D1, state champion, nationals, etc." and then ask me to lead stretching and warmips and lead a future track session.

The questions follow.

Maybe you should try living in a major city with dozens of running clubs and thousands of active runners and not bumblefccck Kansas.

Not me but the people who invite me to their running club.

You have run with a running club before? They always introduce new members or guests.

In NyC my audience is always some out of shape yuppie girl whohas started running 5months ago.

I guess that makes Webb and Hall hobby joggers bc I am pretty sure I have pictures with them after races.

I have hundreds of medals and trophies from my competitive running days. Why the F would I care about some idiotic medal from some meaningless hickville 5K?

My peak years are past me, and I will never set PRs again in my life. I don't even know why I run anymore because it sure as heck isn't for fun. But it's addicting in a sick way.

formerD1 wrote:

I have hundreds of medals and trophies from my competitive running days. Why the F would I care about some idiotic medal from some meaningless hickville 5K?

My peak years are past me, and I will never set PRs again in my life. I don't even know why I run anymore because it sure as heck isn't for fun. But it's addicting in a sick way.

Height of your life ended after that last PR, don't feel alone there's plenty of other people who peaked before you in high school, at least you made it at a D1 school congrats? Now you stare down 20 year old chicks and hope they're impressed with your PRs of 10+ years ago and troll boards saying you give expert advice by means of telling people to STFU when they ask questions or blow them off unless of course they're superior to you. Then you suckle to their tit like how you expect/want everyone to do the same to you that aren't at your sub 39 10k level (only because you mock the sub 40 10k on this thread). When you get older (probably 30 years from now) you'll be the guy flipping out at the bingo tables because you didn't shout BINGO fast enough. I bet you were a really good sport about all of the sports you played in, and no one wanted to hear you whine like a little girl when you lost.

That was deep. Very insightful.

1) I don't stare down 20 year old chicks, they randomly send me emails and I try to be moderately helpful.

2) I don't really talk to any runners at my run clubs unless they ask me a question first.

Most IMPORTANTLY:

I don't troll LetsRun.com. I've been a poster here for over 10 years, back in the good old days. The hobby jogger influx, which coinciding with the hobby jogging boom over the last 5 or so years (thanks to Nike, Adidas, New Balance, etc., all trying to make a buck), are the TRUE trolls here.

LetsRun.com was and probably still is the ONLY place on the internet for competitive runners to gather and commiserate. There are literally DOZENS of internet forums dedicated to hobby joggers.

Do NOT come in here and spoil the only good place for us formerD1 studs to hang out. That's the only point I want to make in this thread.

Wasn't trying to hurt your feelings, figured you'd handle it well with your pride and ego higher than the stratosphere. I can understand what you're trying to get across with your closing statement. Perhaps lead with that in the beginning so people don't jump all over you while you make your boastful remarks.

If what you believe is true about the number of hobby joggers increasing, then I suppose it's best to learn to cope with them rather than torture yourself mentally about how you despise them.

You know what they say about opinions, there like axxholes everyone has one and they all stink.

formerD1 wrote:

Not me but the people who invite me to their running club.

You have run with a running club before? They always introduce new members or guests.

Yes, but although I ran in college (when, where and with whom is irrelevant, suffice it to say not Adam Goucher though) I am pretty near hobbyjogger status now. Nonetheless I have good friends who run with a few of the Boston clubs and have ran with some of them from time to time. I have never heard anyone announced as a special guest, but maybe I was not there on those days. Sounds like you really get off on it though, so whatever gets you through the day.

No I don't get off on it, but I'm glad you know how to be an internet psychologist.

sadfasdfd wrote:

EZ10Miler wrote:

The LR conundrum.

If you don't do anything, you're a fat slobby couch slug.

If you go to the gym you're a cross fit, gym rat lunk head.

If you do tris you are a poser, a gear fool that's terrible at 3 sports.

If you run slowly you're a hobby jogger.

If you are elite and don't win, you're lazy.

If you are elite and run fast, you're dirty.

QFT

QFT??

plunger wrote:

What does it matter about hobby joggers? They're just out trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle (whether they actually do is another topic) and trying to do what makes them feel better.

Unless you tend to be hateful, petty and insecure it just doesn't matter what other recreational runners do. Live and let live. Give it a try, people.

formerD1 wrote:

LetsRun.com was and probably still is the ONLY place on the internet for competitive runners to gather and commiserate. There are literally DOZENS of internet forums dedicated to hobby joggers.

Do NOT come in here and spoil the only good place for us formerD1 studs to hang out. That's the only point I want to make in this thread.

I have a novel idea for you. Why not start a moderated forum where the registration requires a proof of having competed at the D1 level? That should be very popular with people like yourself, who have the need to exclude other people based on their slow PBs.

If not, at least start a thread like that. Every poster is required to post their credentials first before they are allowed to post anything else. I would never bother to go there, and I think the same goes for 99% of hobby joggers on this board.