When did you realize you were one of "those" runners?

7/10 humblebrag about winning your local 5k

Hey man, I don't think you're weird. I think you have a drive that you won't let go of because it has become your identity. And there's nothing wrong with that..it is a very unique trait that separates you from many. If racing competitively ever stops feeling fun, then you should consider easing up your current mentality. But if it's still fun the way you are competing right now, then f*** those guys. You need to find racers on the same wavelength as you who understand that drive.

Sounds like you need to make some friends.

Don't worry, bruh, I need to make new friends too.

You're not a weird runner. You're just old. It happens to all of us.

Unless you're trying to win and be #1, you definitely sound out of place for pointing out your age and that you run alone. I do too, man.

I signed up for a marathon and I was the only person there without family or friends waiting. After I finished at around 4 hours xx minutes, I ate the bbq food and then sat with my legs spread out and my ass touching the grass and waited for an Uber.

People were giving me the weird look because I did look out of place because I took up running just about one year ago. No running in HS or in college. Whaaaaaaaat?!?!?!

I'm not fast like you but I definitely feel what you're saying. I specifically don't run slow races out of fear of winning in like 1:20-1:25 for a half. Feels so desperate or something, especially when you are the only one who is taking it seriously and everyone else is just fun running it. TBH I don't think other people see it that way though, non-runners always find it impressive because to them it seems so crazy.

You "literally" ran 16:05. Not figuratively. Just wow, man. Respect.

wow..... wrote:

You "literally" ran 16:05. Not figuratively. Just wow, man. Respect.

lol learn to read breh, he obviously wasn't referring to just the 16:05 when he said it

Fun is for losers. Who do you think has more "fun," the idiot hobbyjogger who gets excited telling his friends and family that he broke 18 minutes for the first time, or the stud who runs 16 flat for the 5th time in a row and brags about it to strangers on the internet? I think it's pretty obvious.

Like Literally wrote:

wow..... wrote:

You "literally" ran 16:05. Not figuratively. Just wow, man. Respect.

lol learn to read breh, he obviously wasn't referring to just the 16:05 when he said it

The whole f*cking thing was an excuse to drop that he ran 16:05. Didn't even break 16. Slower than f*cking Jamin. This board is full of losers.

Wow, just wow... He ran a 16:05 and you think that's slow?

My first and only 5k was 21:02 and I consider myself fast.

Although I am training exclusively for the 800/1500.

If I sign up for another 5k and run alone just to prove that I can run sub 20, it'll be more for just an ego boost than anything else. That would make me one of "those" runners because I know I'm not a 5k guy and I'm just doing it to see my time.

I ran my last race in 2013 and it was a local 5k.

I was 5 or 6 years out of college at this point and wanted to try and put together some solid training and get back to racing (I had run a 2:30 marathon a year prior to this).

I won the race and was sitting around alone afterwards and kind of just watched people after the race socializing.

People were having fun and I was sitting around, disappointed with my time and thinking about how I should head out for a 4 miler or something when I get home - "to get some mileage in".

It was a poignant moment because I realized that my running had changed and I was chasing the past or at least trying to live in it.

I stopped training after the race and now only run 3-4 miles a couple times a week.

What's your 800 time? Do you run with hate in your heart? Is it pure?

Runners complaining about running in races, and what people think?

Where as in the mountains of mexico, the tarahumara run for transportation, and run weekly 100 mile races for competition. ...kenyans and ethiopians run in any race they can find

America's problem: always worrying about status and what people think.

With the training I've done and the base mileage of about 50-60 now, I'm pretty sure I'm under 2 minutes at least if I run alone as a time trial.

I never tested myself actually for the 800.

When I do an actual time trial, I need to do an actual race, which means I'll have to sign up unattached to some track and field event.

From there, I will follow the fastest person there and act as if I'm "hunting" them down, only to surge past them in the last 150 meters.

I train with pure hate, but I don't know if anyone deserves being the target of my pure hate in an actual race.

I will run a sub 150 in a few months because I just know it. I believe in the power of hatred. Mine is neither a heroic or admirable background.

😒

If someone tries to directly challenge me in a race, the pure hatred will resurface. It is like a protective charm and I use its power when I need it the most.

Pick a more competitive 5k. This is what happens when you pick a soft 5k.

You think people don't care what they run at the BAA 5k?

keep on trunning wrote:

Pick a more competitive 5k. This is what happens when you pick a soft 5k.

You think people don't care what they run at the BAA 5k?

Wise person there.

I make sure to really check the race and myself before I compete. But really that feeling of ridiculousness started far before that race. Be yourself and don't worry what people think, pull your penis out if you feel like it.

I was at the bank today in line with about 15 other people. Every single person besides me was overweight with a pot belly. Didn't matter the age or gender.

You go ahead and be like everyone else if you want. It's actually not that hard to be average. Just don't aspire to anything, eat whatever you feel like, and be as lazy as f%^&*!

I like taking running overly serious and I am way older than you.

I think it's to have a bit of a reality check from time to time; I'm terrible for taking it too seriously.

A big moment for me was the other month; I ran a 10k in a mid-36 time, which was a new PB by 6 seconds... I finished the race feeling a combination of being disappointed and downright pissed off.

Now my only basis for being so annoyed was that I'd ran a half marathon a month earlier, which 'converted' to a mid-35 10k time.

I was annoyed with myself for not living up to an 'equivalent' time from a VDOT table; despite the fact that I'd still managed to run faster over 10k than I'd ever done before, and despite some extenuating circumstances (it was a windy day and I'd hardly slept the night before).

It was then that I realised what a joke the whole thing was - I'd been up at 6am, driven an hour to the race, paid to park, paid for the entry, RAN A PB, but I was still unhappy!

Since then I've tried to remind myself as often as I can that enjoyment has to be the main factor, and that I can't be a slave to equivalencies/tables - just need to race my best on any given day, and let the chips fall where they may.

I'd be fine with being annoyed with myself if I'd not tried hard enough; but to be annoyed after giving 100%, running a PB, just not ENOUGH of a PB, seems a downright farce.

Paying $50-$70 to run a 5k. No thanks.

keep on trunning wrote:

Pick a more competitive 5k. This is what happens when you pick a soft 5k.

You think people don't care what they run at the BAA 5k?

This one time at a local 5k, it was a really thin group so I won a 3rd place age group finisher medal. When I went up to receive my prize, I wrestled the microphone from the announcer and blew a fart into it that decimated the speakers. I ended up getting community service for minor vandalism and my part-time minimum wage paychecks are being docked for the amount of the damages.