If I see someone wearing a Boston jacket I know they’re a hobby jogger

not a hobby jogger wrote:

Sorry but the Boston jacket is the ultimate signal of “hobby jogger”. It means you’re above average but not really that good. And please don’t wear your medal everywhere afterwards.

You can't really argue this. All you can argue is whether the term hobby jogger hurts your feelings. It's not really that insulting.

Why do you feel the need to be so rude to to others that have done nothing to you? It’s a sign of deep insecurity. The obsession with “hobby joggers” on this forum makes no sense. If people want to casually run without wanting to get super fast, let them. If they’re working hard to be the best they can, then don’t fucking drag them down. So stop being a douchbag and start extending some kindness to fellow runners.

not a hobby jogger wrote:

Eltoi wrote:

Group 3 is genuine elites. They do not care about this discussion.

I'm in Group 3. We put in the work, prove it, and don't have to show off in any way.

IF that were true, you certainly wouldn't spend time anonymously telling a bunch of hobbyjoggers to not wear a jacket. You'd have a life. So you get ... 0/10.

I don’t understand this bizarre badge of honor attributed to running in your high school or college team. So what? The United States has a bizarre system in which organized sports are funneled through the education system. In the end, you run against the clock, whether it’s at the PAC 12 meet or the Elkhart, Indiana, Turkey Trot.

Great. You wore a uniform in high school.

Get the f. over yourself.

I have 4 jackets and wear them proudly. I’m a 2:30 x 5 times and have averaged 60-80 Miles a week for 15 years. 20 plus marathons under 3. Yeah, you probably need to walk back the hobby jogger comment related to wearing the jacket bro.

I paid $90 for mine and could absolutely care less about the opinion of others when I wear it. You want to judge me as a hobby jogger? Go ahead. I believe "peak hobby jobber" is not actually knowing (or caring) what your time was, but presenting yourself as an actual runner.

not a hobby jogger wrote:

Sorry but the Boston jacket is the ultimate signal of “hobby jogger”. It means you’re above average but not really that good. And please don’t wear your medal everywhere afterwards.

Let's say you're a 3:47 1500m runner or a 2:17:30 Marathoner. Being mean to slower runners helps you none. Are Jerry Rice and Randy Moss mean to people wearing their jerseys? No!

Thanks for starting this thread, you are clearly a superior being.

I guess we should destroy all these useless hobby joggers immediately!

......... wrote:

I'm in Group 3. We put in the work, prove it, and don't have to show off in any way.

IF that were true, you certainly wouldn't spend time anonymously telling a bunch of hobbyjoggers to not wear a jacket. You'd have a life. So you get ... 0/10.[/quote]

You'd be surprised that a lot of elites do visit the site and post anonymously. And please don't wear the Boston jacket. I don't understand being proud of mediocrity.

48yearsahobby wrote:

I have 4 jackets and wear them proudly. I’m a 2:30 x 5 times and have averaged 60-80 Miles a week for 15 years. 20 plus marathons under 3. Yeah, you probably need to walk back the hobby jogger comment related to wearing the jacket bro.

Ha ha ha - another one ?

Absolutely the worst variety of hobbyjogger this - unlike the 2:59 guy, these lacking self-awareness types genuinely see themselves on another level, "with a bit of luck could have been a pro" runners! Just hilarious...

HobbyJoggerwithgoidjob wrote:

SO, I made never outrun you or the others here, but I beat all the clowns my age who sleep in on weekends and will likely dies before me.

So you think because you spend your free time hyperventilating in short shorts and spend thousands to travel to Boston, it makes you better than someone who doesn't? But if you run a mediocre time, you are just as good as someone who runs a fast time? This is the attitude that both serious runners and non-runners can't stand.

I have a former college teammate who just turned 50, and he ran 3 flat in that garbage yesterday. He can wear his jacket all day. Not a hobby jogger.

Major Frank Burns wrote:

I have a former college teammate who just turned 50, and he ran 3 flat in that garbage yesterday. He can wear his jacket all day. Not a hobby jogger.

Great! Glad you posted this - we were looking for your buddy at the finish line yesterday but must have missed him. Can you ask him to get in touch because we have our very special "I ran Boston when the weather wasn't perfect 2018 & I'm really old" jackets to give him. He'll love it because it will differentiate him from the standard jacket wearing hobbyjoggers.

Thanks!

I think a lot of people here are still very upset they didn't get as much attention as the football and basketball players in high school.

Jcopp5k wrote:

I would love to see the credentials that allow you to make up rules about what people can and cannot wear.

Also, just because someone isn't as "fast" as you, doesn't mean they don't work harder. If they earned the right to race Boston and want to wear their jacket, good for them!

By the way, I wear mine running a lot in the winter and I've done a 2:43.23 marathon (not sure where that falls on your mind of Hobby Jogger to Pro).

2:43 is a definite hobby jogger.

Are You Serious wrote:

I could see not desiring to own one myself.

I could not imagine giving two fucks whether someone else wanted to buy one, or looking down on that person for it.

Especially this guy, wearing The Jacket before ever running Boston. Guess he knew he'd do it one way or another.

The Elite Guys wrote:

Major Frank Burns wrote:

I have a former college teammate who just turned 50, and he ran 3 flat in that garbage yesterday. He can wear his jacket all day. Not a hobby jogger.

Great! Glad you posted this - we were looking for your buddy at the finish line yesterday but must have missed him. Can you ask him to get in touch because we have our very special "I ran Boston when the weather wasn't perfect 2018 & I'm really old" jackets to give him. He'll love it because it will differentiate him from the standard jacket wearing hobbyjoggers.

Thanks!

Cracked me up, I'll be in touch. Thanks

48yearsahobby wrote:

I have 4 jackets and wear them proudly. I’m a 2:30 x 5 times and have averaged 60-80 Miles a week for 15 years. 20 plus marathons under 3. Yeah, you probably need to walk back the hobby jogger comment related to wearing the jacket bro.

2:30 is nothing to be proud of, hobbyjogger. Please don't wear the jacket around like a millennial.

Boston is for slow democrat pieces of trash.