RUNNING PET PEEVES - LIST THEM HERE

People who still try to insult others by saying they live in their parents' basement. Get some new material. You aren't original or funny. (Before you try to turn your garbage brain on me, I'm married and own a house.)

Also that one teammate who speeds up every time they see you in their peripheral vision and pretty soon you're going tempo pace on an easy day. Then after a few minutes they're saying we have to slow down and the cycle repeats throughout the whole run. I think the reason they do it is because they have to prove to themselves they're better than me. Took me almost half a year to figure out what was going on. At first it was a little funny, then it got super annoying and makes me want to just take off and see what their reaction is.

OLD MEN BICYCLING BY, RINGING THEIR BELL AT YOU.

I'm already out of their way. Leave me in my thoughts & rhythm.

Runners who bitch about everything.

notaseasy wrote:

Disagree here. As a high school track coach I wish our track was actually locked. Our county has a rule forcing us to leave it unlocked. This has meant numerous times our track has been vandalized with spray paint, hurdles moved/broken, high jump mats used and left uncovered...

Agreed. Tracks need to be locked at times for security purposes. And just because the track uses taxpayer money doesn't mean we should have 24/7 access. Can you just go into the public school gym, cafeteria, or science lab whenever you want? Why aren't you complaining about that?

There are plenty of places to run for free without hopping fences. Why are you doing a tempo run on the track?

Is the national anthem usual practice before races in America? That seems really odd to me.

1 is my biggest but what really annoys me is when the dog almost trips me and the owner says don't worry (s)he's friendly.

I don't really care if your dogs friendly if it trips me up because you didn't have it on a leash.

Anyone who doesn't acknowledge and respect me as the most important person in the world while I am running. My expectation of running without having to stop or slow down is much more important than anything anybody else is doing, and they need to move out of the way and cave to my wishes.

Basically, during my run, every person in or around my running route should just go inside, and all traffic should stay off the roads.

The way the fuel belt chafes during my 10k.

All the best

My area has a pretty good policy with leaving the track open:1. Infield Turf is off limits, and they do have people check (i run barefoot on the edge of the turf to cool down and if I see one of those cars I just hop onto the track until they pull away)2. It's only open until from dusk till dawn and is locked up after that, if any vandalism happens it will be at night, so that has helped with the problem.3. Not open on weekends or holidays4. During the school year you can use it from sunrise until school starts and it re-opens to the the public after sports practices end until it's dark.I am very happy with this policy, limited use but not over limited.

notmuchtimetotrain wrote:

notaseasy wrote:

Disagree here. As a high school track coach I wish our track was actually locked. Our county has a rule forcing us to leave it unlocked. This has meant numerous times our track has been vandalized with spray paint, hurdles moved/broken, high jump mats used and left uncovered...

Agreed. Tracks need to be locked at times for security purposes. And just because the track uses taxpayer money doesn't mean we should have 24/7 access. Can you just go into the public school gym, cafeteria, or science lab whenever you want? Why aren't you complaining about that?

There are plenty of places to run for free without hopping fences. Why are you doing a tempo run on the track?

I haven't read through the entire thread so at risk of repetition:

1. Cyclists with ridiculously bright headlights and more than one ridiculously bright headlight. I've seen cyclists lit up brighter than airplanes coming in for a midnight landing. I have to stop sometimes because I am blinded by the light. I'm tempted to go buy the brightest flash light I can and blind them as they are blinding me.

2. Cyclists who ignore the 15 mph speed limit on shared trails. Dude, you'll never be in the Tour de France so stop pretending.

3. Cyclists who yell "ON YOUR LEFT" or ring their stupid bell as they pass especially when I'm on the grass 6 feet away from the trail. Or even when I'm on the trail (all the way to the right) and there are no oncoming cyclists in the opposite lane. I have an air horn that I'm tempted to carry to respond to such unnecessary actions. Yeah, ok, ring your bell or shout your crap when appropriate. But if I'm not even on the trail or you have a free lane, shut your damn mouth and don't ring your damn bell.

4. Drivers who are not even close to catching the yellow light and speed through a red light.

5. Drivers who go out of their way to yield to runners. Just drive the damn car, idiot!

6. Old man with the flexibility of a day old dead cat whom I passed on the trail who was maybe doing 8 minutes per mile pace and then decides to pass me 1/4 mile later at a sub 7 pace. I decided to see how serious he was and stayed within 15 feet of him. He suddenly did a 180 and turned around on the trail after 1/2 mile. Dude, kiss off! Play with fire and get burned, beeyatch!

7. Prudes who think that a man running without a shirt is too provocative. Get over it!

8. Pedestrians and other runners who insist upon walking/running two or more abreast on a narrow trail with said idiot bikers speeding by at 20mph+.

9. Bikers who can't wait despite oncoming cyclists or a blind curve and will pass anyone at anytime under any conditions.

10. People who can't control their dogs and then insist that Cujo don't bite. (I'm looking into pepper spray, baton, etc.). Cujo will be controlled and you won't like my methods!

11. Running shoe companies like Brooks that decide to change the sizing of my favorite shoe without any notice. Damnit! I want to be able to order the same model, size and width of shoe without issue. Don't just go and change the sizing midstream.

12. Anyone who tries to pass me within 1/2 mile of the finish of a race. I will make you earn that one place like you've never earned anything in your life. You will suffer! You will have to run like you've never run before in your life to get by me. If you succeed, you will have earned it. If you fail, you won't sleep for the next week as thoughts of how did that old man kick my arse and I should've beat him reverberate in your head.

Half-steppers/one-steppers/hot-steppers: learn how to run with other humans.

13. Idiots who start super fast in a road race and then cut right in front of you at the beginning (cut you off) to get over to the inside. I once told a guy, "Dude, you're never going to hold that pace so why cut me off only to die in about 1/4 mile?" Sure enough, he died in about a quarter mile and finished a good five minutes behind me in a 5k.

14. Idiots who think everything shouted out of a window of a moving vehicle is absolutely hilarious.

15. I can't stop. Garmin watches that have some stupid connection problem or battery charging problem. Damnit Garmin, I've spent $800+ on watches that you make and there's always a problem. Can you make something that works?

16. Running websites that are littered with way too many advertisements or have prerequisite surveys before you can read content. Really? Yeah, we all want to monetize our website but is advertising really the only solution? I canceled cable tv for the same reason - got tired of watching commercials.

I don't know what people are talking about when they talk about these ads. I think it's because I use chrome adblock and don't see any of them

Mr Anderson wrote:

16. Running websites that are littered with way too many advertisements or have prerequisite surveys before you can read content. Really? Yeah, we all want to monetize our website but is advertising really the only solution? I canceled cable tv for the same reason - got tired of watching commercials.

Mr Anderson wrote:

7. Prudes who think that a man running without a shirt is too provocative. Get over it!

Yes. Well in your case, there is absolutely NOTHING provocative happening apart from a ghostly, blinding void.

your brilliance is blinding, indeed