Hobbyjogger situation making social distance Running impossible - Time to introduce a qualifying standard to be allowed out?

Alternatively, only the overweight should be allowed out to improve their cardiovascular and respiratory health. Someone who runs a lot can afford to take a month off without any serious health effects. Whereas a 300 pound tubbers is at risk of death.

Yes but this is about trying to literally thin the crowd out.

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CoronaCurious wrote:

It's getting ridiculous at my local park. Almost impossible to run out there without the risk of some overweight, sweaty hobbyjogger coughing and spluttering in my path.

Is it time to introduce a Qualifying Standard which you would have to be able to show on request to Law Enforcement in order to continue about your business? I say yes, for safety reasons only genuine runners should now be allowed out now.

And what should that standard be? I say sub 2:45 Marathon runners only. That would thin the herd and give me some form of immunity whilst out running.

2:45 is 30 min slower than the fastest woman. You're a hobby jogger. New rule: be faster than the women's WR to be allowed to run. For women: sub 2:45 should be fair.

Runners complaining about people running. Typical.

if you are not within 10% of the WR, hobby jogger stay at home

Can we use lifetime 5k PR? Those of us on the boards are all under 14 minutes so we should be allowed to continue running. The only reason I don't currently run under 14:00 is because I am too busy making $250k and having a supermodel wife.

Yeah, this is going to happen - not. I used to run professionally, but now I just run slowly, but for lots of miles. So, should I not be allowed out? I am now, by your standards, a hobby jogger.

The responses on here are golden.

Just run early in the morning or late at night to avoid the crowds.

Time to implement a ban on idiots and like minded idiots like you.

in agreement with Iowa800 - I run at 5:15am, and then again later in the day. If you run at the 'popular' times for 'hobby joggers,' well, that's what you get...lots of people.

Just curious, CoronaCurious - how fast are you, in order to be classifying runners as hobby joggers or non-hobby joggers? I would think you would need to be an elite runner to feel even remotely like you could speak to this. But on second thought, most elite runners don't think this way - they just go out and do their work, and go on with their lives.

On my AM run today I was thinking about this. I was actually jealous I wasn’t alone on the trail. I used to do 10 mile runs and maybe see one other person running. Now there’s dozens. Maybe hundreds of people. I should be happy they’re out exercising, but i don’t think I am. Once things go back to normal, these people will disappear again.

CountChocula wrote:

Can we use lifetime 5k PR? Those of us on the boards are all under 14 minutes so we should be allowed to continue running. The only reason I don't currently run under 14:00 is because I am too busy making $250k and having a supermodel wife.

POTD!

upper respiratory milk discharge wrote:

CountChocula wrote:

Can we use lifetime 5k PR? Those of us on the boards are all under 14 minutes so we should be allowed to continue running. The only reason I don't currently run under 14:00 is because I am too busy making $250k and having a supermodel wife.

POTD!

I still run under 14 minutes but I only get a little over 1.5 miles.

You sound like a a-hole. Stay under your bridge.

you just gotta think, a lot of these people you're seeing out today are out of their job/not working now. it'll change when corona is better.

So many people replying to this thread are not familiar with the concept of 'irony'...

The lockdown is a joke here in the UK. I run most mornings and since the lockdown there are more people out walking or walking their dogs than ever before. There are less cars, but the increase in people numbers is annoying me.