Sh!t hobbyjoggers say

“I can run the 1.5 mile PFT in less than 12 minutes.”

Bonafide hobbyjogger here. Been running for two years, PRs of 18:00, 37:30, 1:22, and 2:54.

However, I do differ with my fellow hobbyjoggers on some things. For example, I do not use use compression socks or hydration belts. I’ve also never kept a finisher medal (I think they are tacky and stupid).

Funniest thing I heard a hobberjogger say was at a 5k race in DC. She was an older lady with a few of her friends and I heard her complain that she forgot her water and gels. She must have been glad to see the water station at the halfway point.

fdsfsdfsdfsdf wrote:

"I love love love the 9:30am start time for the half marathon!"

I, for one, actually enjoy sleeping in, so I agree with the later start time!

My complaint isn't exclusive to hobby joggers, but I just hate when people inflate their accomplishments. If you tell me your marathon PR was at Tucson or St. George, or some crap course like that, it just bugs the hell out of me. I had one lady tell me her official time was 3:47, but her Garmin hit 26.2 miles at 3:41, so that is what she was calling her PR. GTFO. I'm equally annoyed by people saying Rupp is a 2:04 or 2:05, or 2:06 guy. He's not.

I also get annoyed by people that shy away from adversity. "Oh hills!??! I don't want to run that hilly course." People even complain about it on training runs. Aren't you running to challenge yourself and get stronger? Then quit whining. I hate that sh!t.

I also hate people that buy every single thing they think might make them faster, instead of just training harder or losing a few pounds. Some fatass at work looked down on me because I bought a cheap road bike, and bragged about his custom made frame that he wasted $5k on. Another guy spent $7k on a mountain bike even though he's chubby. I had to wait on both of those a-holes when we went on rides together. But they thought I was the weird one for buying a $900 road bike and a $500 mountain bike. And I guess I'll tack on people that buy stuff that is totally disproven by science. If you're running with a Phiten necklace, I despise you.

Oh yeah, someone saying that there official time is 3:47 but there Garmin hit 26.2 miles at 3:41 is a sure indicator youre dealing with a hobbyjogger

There's a hobbyblogger/jogger in the area who's done dozens of half marathons but he had to drive the Seattle course in a car to figure out whether he could do it. And this is very mildly hilly, probably within 30-60 seconds of a perfectly flat course.

Have you seen those threads on other sports websites where folks who played high school and college golf, baseball, basketball or swam make fun of adults who enjoy playing the sports in their leisure time? You haven't because they don't exist.

Get it, neurotic never- beens?

Pervasive insecurity of high school and college running geeks wrote:

Have you seen those threads on other sports websites where folks who played high school and college golf, baseball, basketball or swam make fun of adults who enjoy playing the sports in their leisure time? You haven't because they don't exist.

Get it, neurotic never- beens?

No because running isn't a sport

Pervasive insecurity of high school and college running geeks wrote:

Have you seen those threads on other sports websites where folks who played high school and college golf, baseball, basketball or swam make fun of adults who enjoy playing the sports in their leisure time? You haven't because they don't exist.

Get it, neurotic never- beens?

You mad brah?

Pervasive insecurity of high school and college running geeks wrote:

Have you seen those threads on other sports websites where folks who played high school and college golf, baseball, basketball or swam make fun of adults who enjoy playing the sports in their leisure time? You haven't because they don't exist.

Get it, neurotic never- beens?

The competitive and recreational sides of running are interwoven like no other sport and adult participation is much higher than most. There is no equivalent to draw your comparison to.

dfgseraweasdfase wrote:

Pervasive insecurity of high school and college running geeks wrote:

Have you seen those threads on other sports websites where folks who played high school and college golf, baseball, basketball or swam make fun of adults who enjoy playing the sports in their leisure time? You haven't because they don't exist.

Get it, neurotic never- beens?

No because running isn't a sport

Can confirm.

Serious runner:

Mad as hell when a 5k course is short

Hobbyjogger:

Claims that same short 5k as their PR

MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:

Serious runner:

Mad as hell when a 5k course is short

Hobbyjogger:

Claims that same short 5k as their PR

/end of thread

1 2 3 green wrote:

Pervasive insecurity of high school and college running geeks wrote:

Have you seen those threads on other sports websites where folks who played high school and college golf, baseball, basketball or swam make fun of adults who enjoy playing the sports in their leisure time? You haven't because they don't exist.

Get it, neurotic never- beens?

The competitive and recreational sides of running are interwoven like no other sport and adult participation is much higher than most. There is no equivalent to draw your comparison to.

see above

Hardloper wrote:

Pervasive insecurity of high school and college running geeks wrote:

Have you seen those threads on other sports websites where folks who played high school and college golf, baseball, basketball or swam make fun of adults who enjoy playing the sports in their leisure time? You haven't because they don't exist.

Get it, neurotic never- beens?

You mad brah?

Not mad, just observant and embarrassed for y'all. Look, running is a great sport, the epitome in my mind of pure athletics but I am surprised at how many runners from back when seem still to be suffering from never being able to get out on the fields and run with the big dogs. Runners don't need to shoot down others in order to elevate themselves.

golf, basketball, baseball and softball, you arse wrote:

1 2 3 green wrote:

The competitive and recreational sides of running are interwoven like no other sport and adult participation is much higher than most. There is no equivalent to draw your comparison to.

see above

I'm not seeing how those are equivalent. In running, the highly competitive runners and everyone else run in the same race. Adult participation is higher. No adult self identifies as a "baseball player" because they play in a rec-league the way a hobby jogger identifies as a runner.

So a HJ didn't say this, it's actually posted on the website of the 305 half 'thon, but I thought it deserved to be here

"

Athletes earned the ‘3’ medal when they crossed the finish line on March 4. Add the ‘0’ in 2019 and ‘5’ in 2020 to complete your 305 three-peat!

Missed the 2018 event? You will be able to purchase the ‘3’ medal from the 2018 event during registration for the 2019 event to accompany the ‘0’ medal you’ll earn next year in the 305 three-peat.

"

http://www.305halfmarathon.com/

RunningDerp wrote:

MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:

Serious runner:

Mad as hell when a 5k course is short

Hobbyjogger:

Claims that same short 5k as their PR

/end of thread

+infinity. This should be the official definition and posted every time one of these threads pop up.

"As we were nearing the finish and saw people who had already finished we noticed that no one was wearing a medal. After we finished we saw the posting on Facebook about a delivery error that meant our medals won't even be mailed to us for another week to 10 days. This was definitely a one and done race that wasn't worth the $1 I paid. I'd rather keep my money and run on my own."

Bonus points if anyone knows which '80s horror film my username is from.