Has anyone had a woman compliment you while you were running?

I used to hear stuff like that once in awhile, but that was a long, long time ago.

On another hobby jogger website I wrote a race report about a masters state record time, and include a post race photo. Hardly anyone commented on the race, but two women (significantly younger) did chime in with 'you have nice legs.' Being something of a running geek I was sort of insulted.

Get catcalled on a run once or twice a year on average, who knows how many are serious, most probably aren't, but it's still awesome. I don't know why those broads that walk around big cities are complaining about.

I was running shirtless around my college campus and a jeep passed me at slow speed and the driver (a guy) yelled "Hey, she thinks you're hot!" I looked over and a pretty attractive girl riding shotgun was laughing embarrassedly. He may have made it up but it was entertaining and didn't hurt a 19 year old's confidence. I've also received compliments/impressed comments on how far I run (not that far) when I've been on a course that doubles back and I pass the same pedestrians. Nothing implying attraction usually but sure, they were compliments.

pedant here wrote:

califwaddup wrote:

A sure sign of a hobby jogger is anyone who wears a shirt when it is above 70 degrees out.

With the exception of Kenyans who always seems to be in full-on leggings and track jacket.

Correct. And BTW, the ABSOLUTE sign of an idiot is anyone who posts feeble attempts to define the term hobby jogger.

being a woman, i had to laugh at these reports of cat calls that men got once and seemed to be so unusual that they made an impression. i guess if you have gotten so few of them that they can be itemized on one hand, they are memorable. women are so constantly inundated by remarks that they aren't worthy of memory cells however i will say that the vast majority are positive. they don't come as frequently anymore but even now that i'm 45, i still get "what a beautiful runner" or "a perfect runner!" but these remarks are always from other women!

Moderate miles wrote:

While doing a distance race on the trails a young woman at the aid station asked, "Want a drink? Want a date?"

Oh, you mean that race where you suddenly dropped from 2nd place to 11th? And finished with that dreamy "I don't give a damn about running"-look? Well, I bet you don't know she's the winner's girl friend.

I love when women complement me when running, it makes my day.

That's all in over 30 years of running. I bet even modestly attractive women get it daily or more.

You would be correct.

pedant here wrote:

califwaddup wrote:

A sure sign of a hobby jogger is anyone who wears a shirt when it is above 70 degrees out.

With the exception of Kenyans who always seems to be in full-on leggings and track jacket.

I always run shirtless in uk to get as much vitamin d as I can but if I lived in Kenya I'd be wearing leggings and jacket too so I don't get sunburned

califwaddup wrote:

I'm used to the standard "run forest run", being called a f a g from a moving car, or yelled at by groups of drunk people. However, today for the first time an attractive lone(she did not say it to be funny in front of friends) woman around 25 years old said "great abs" to me as i passed her on the sidewalk while running. This was a welcome change to the normal crap that has been shouted at me over the past 12 years. Has this happened to other people? Maybe this is just how woman are on the east coast.

Probably has something to do with me going from 140 lbs @ 80-90 miles a week in college to 155 lbs @ 50 miles a week post college. Maybe cross fit guy is right?

This is one of the saddest posts I have read. It made that big of an impact on you that "a woman" complimented you that you had to come back and post all about it is just sad.

Female poster here: I generally don't catcall attractive male runners no matter how hot they are. However once I had just finished a run at a local with my girlfriend and there was a quite fit shirtless runner guy stretching across from us in the parking lot. We stood admiring him and I made the comment to my friend "hmmm, that kind of flexibility could come in handy". At that exact moment, every background noise stopped and he heard every word I said. He looked up and smiled at us as I died of embarrassment. I'm sure we made his day though.

Mismo wrote:

Running through a neighborhood during the Rockford marathon. I'm in short shorts and a girl yells "I like your shorts!" I respond by saying "Thank you" and am completely caught off guard when she says "No, thank you!"

I think you misunderstood what you heard. She did not say "No, thank you!" Rather, she said "No thank you."

Glad I could help clear this up for you. Going through your life in such a state of confusion must be difficult.

I got "nice bulge" once. Not sure if that counts as a compliment?

My experience is different than most posted here: mostly, no one notices that I am there. But when they do, I hear mostly insults.

I attribute this difference to the fact that I am telling the truth, rather than making sh!t up, like almost everyone else here.

We now return to your regularly scheduled program.

I was at a race in Boston once when right in the middle of the race, all these young college women started hollering and whooping ... seems like half of them were even beckoning me over to kiss them. Must have been hundreds of them! Made my day, and vice-versa, I'm sure!

I get cat calls or screams from girls in cars. Im a good from far but far from good type running specimen.

Runna mama wrote:

Female poster here: I generally don't catcall attractive male runners no matter how hot they are. However once I had just finished a run at a local with my girlfriend and there was a quite fit shirtless runner guy stretching across from us in the parking lot. We stood admiring him and I made the comment to my friend "hmmm, that kind of flexibility could come in handy". At that exact moment, every background noise stopped and he heard every word I said. He looked up and smiled at us as I died of embarrassment. I'm sure we made his day though.

POTT...

best post of the thread!

This thread is very, very sad.