People asked me how fast I ran and then got mad at me when I told them 7:00/mile. I'm not fast anymore.

A clue: Did anyone else say:

"Oh, I'm not fast at all any more. I will probably run about 10:00 pace."

Yawn

It happens. Someone was talking about their military 1.5 mile run. He asked me why im not in the Olympics because I said I'm trying to get below 7:30 for 1.5 miles. Those types of times are unfathomable to people that run 10 minute miles, even though the tines aren't that fast.

I also find people on the other end of the spectrum. "I've never run before but olympic marathoners run 4:40 miles for 26 miles. Anyone with even a remote amount of athletic should be able to run 6 minute miles for a 10k if they even do a little training"

Jimmy21 wrote:

I also find people on the other end of the spectrum. "I've never run before but olympic marathoners run 4:40 miles for 26 miles. Anyone with even a remote amount of athletic should be able to run 6 minute miles for a 10k if they even do a little training"

I don't understand why you included this. It is true that if a generally athletic person wanted to train for a 37:30 10k, they would achieve it.

As for the OP, yes that was a mistake. People are very sensitive to this sort of thing.

Happens to me everytime I talk about running. You've gotta be really sensitive when you talk running with other runners, people will interpret anything as cocky, believe me. People on my team whom I'd never talked to hated me just because I didn't run with the rest of the team because my paces were so much quicker that we'd never start at the same time. Sometimes you just can't control other people's opinions of you unfortunately.

Explain this? wrote:

Jimmy21 wrote:

I also find people on the other end of the spectrum. "I've never run before but olympic marathoners run 4:40 miles for 26 miles. Anyone with even a remote amount of athletic should be able to run 6 minute miles for a 10k if they even do a little training"

I don't understand why you included this. It is true that if a generally athletic person wanted to train for a 37:30 10k, they would achieve it.

As for the OP, yes that was a mistake. People are very sensitive to this sort of thing.

So, if you took your average 32 year old 250 pound nfl player and gave them 4 months of light distance training, they could break 37?

Explain this? wrote:

Jimmy21 wrote:

I also find people on the other end of the spectrum. "I've never run before but olympic marathoners run 4:40 miles for 26 miles. Anyone with even a remote amount of athletic should be able to run 6 minute miles for a 10k if they even do a little training"

I don't understand why you included this. It is true that if a generally athletic person wanted to train for a 37:30 10k, they would achieve it.

As for the OP, yes that was a mistake. People are very sensitive to this sort of thing.

Their meaning wasn't that anyone who is extremely athletic and built for it could do it if they trained hard enough.

More like, any idiot can do it if they put in even a half assed effort

disco musci wrote:

I was asked by some friends to help out with a team marathon thing since people know I run. Some other people asked me how fast I can run, and I said something like, "Oh, I'm not fast at all any more. I will probably run about 7:00 pace." (My leg was 8 miles). I was just being honest, but I guess some people got mad about it and thought I was trying to be arrogant and condescending. They run about 10:00pace...

I am not competitive at all these days and just run cause I like to. I never talk about my running accomplishments, nor do I try to use them to feel "better" than other people. But I made a social misstep in being honest I guess. This happen to anyone else?

LOL humblebragging tool.

People are too damn sensitive.

But....Next time, simply answer that yes you can run the leg. If they ask how fast, tell them you think you can manage about 7/mile. They'll be blown away. They'll think you are the shit.

Meanwhile, you'll know in your head what you used to be able to do. Just leave that part out. [sigh]

They should stop pouting and get good

disco musci wrote:

but I guess some people got mad about it and thought I was trying to be arrogant and condescending.

You were.

And you're exaggerating by saying they "got mad".

You just wanted to make another LR "I'm superior to hobby joggers" post.

Maybe in your prime 6 minute pace for a 10 K is easy but try doing it when you are older

Jimmy21 wrote:

Explain this? wrote:

I don't understand why you included this. It is true that if a generally athletic person wanted to train for a 37:30 10k, they would achieve it.

As for the OP, yes that was a mistake. People are very sensitive to this sort of thing.

Their meaning wasn't that anyone who is extremely athletic and built for it could do it if they trained hard enough.

More like, any idiot can do it if they put in even a half assed effort

You don't get out much, do you? Do you talk to other runners? 37 flat is easily top 2% in any road 10k these days.

same here. I moved into a new neighborhood and there are about 5-6 runners. Place has about 80 houses. We all started talking about running and they were all joggers.....running 9 min pace for runs and racing half marathons in 2 hours. Once they found out that I run 1:30 and my regular runs are 7:30's they dont bother to even ask me to run.

I wouldnt mind jogging around every once in a awhile. I think slow runners feel that faster guys wont train with them.

It's funny that there's such a glaring discrepancy between recreational performance and even sub elite performance for running. It can make a hobby jogger look like a hero for a day with his 16 minute 5k while all the other people come on over 20 minutes.

Bob Schul Country wrote:

same here. I moved into a new neighborhood and there are about 5-6 runners. Place has about 80 houses. We all started talking about running and they were all joggers.....running 9 min pace for runs and racing half marathons in 2 hours. Once they found out that I run 1:30 and my regular runs are 7:30's they dont bother to even ask me to run.

I wouldnt mind jogging around every once in a awhile. I think slow runners feel that faster guys wont train with them.

I felt this way in highschool. I ran 18s in high school and there was a kid that ran in the 15s. One day in the offseason, he saw me leaving for a run and hes pulling in to the parking lot and sticks his head out of his car window and yells at me. I didn't hear what he yelled but I think maybe he wanted me to wait for him. Why would he want to run with someone as slow as me? I decided he must have yelled something else and I keep running. I get back to the school and he's like "why the hell didn't you wait for me?" I felt like an ***hole

disco musci wrote:

I was asked by some friends to help out with a team marathon thing since people know I run. Some other people asked me how fast I can run, and I said something like, "Oh, I'm not fast at all any more. I will probably run about 7:00 pace." (My leg was 8 miles). I was just being honest, but I guess some people got mad about it and thought I was trying to be arrogant and condescending. They run about 10:00pace...

I am not competitive at all these days and just run cause I like to. I never talk about my running accomplishments, nor do I try to use them to feel "better" than other people. But I made a social misstep in being honest I guess. This happen to anyone else?

"Oh, I'm not fast at all any more. I will probably run about 7:00 pace."

Anyone with half a brain would know that 7:00 pace for many recreational runners is pretty quick. Therefore preceding by saying how you are not fast at all is obviously going to risk making others feel inferior. Just answer the question in a straight forward way and I expect you would not have any problem. If you have to throw in humble bragging phrases that make you look superior at others expense, don't be surprised if you are viewed as a douche...

disco musci wrote:

I was asked by some friends to help out with a team marathon thing since people know I run. Some other people asked me how fast I can run, and I said something like, "Oh, I'm not fast at all any more. I will probably run about 7:00 pace." (My leg was 8 miles). I was just being honest, but I guess some people got mad about it and thought I was trying to be arrogant and condescending. They run about 10:00pace...

I am not competitive at all these days and just run cause I like to. I never talk about my running accomplishments, nor do I try to use them to feel "better" than other people. But I made a social misstep in being honest I guess. This happen to anyone else?

1. You didn't make a misstep, you just live in a running bubble, just like a everybody else in the college/competitive racing scene. I've done the same thing before.

2. No one actually got mad about this.

3. Whoever said that this is humblebragging, stop it. No one on LRC is humblebragging about running 8 miles in 56 mins.

Jkdjgkgkf wrote:

It's funny that there's such a glaring discrepancy between recreational performance and even sub elite performance for running. It can make a hobby jogger look like a hero for a day with his 16 minute 5k while all the other people come on over 20 minutes.

16-min for 5k is now a hobby jogger time? ummm....ok