What is the craziest/funniest/rudest thing a stranger has ever yelled at you while running?

North Carolina 20 years ago. Two crackers in a pickup truck, “run n-word, run.”

I’m white, blond hair and mistaken for a German when traveling Europe.

With a friend, a guy walking the other way says "What's up, Faggots?" and in an unusual moment of spontaneous inspiration I replied "That a pick-up line?" He got really pissed and flustered and I felt proud of myself lol

Normally only read through the forums, but figured I needed to make a user name because I've got this one.

Ran Bay to Breakers one year with a real registration. Decided to run it nude since where else in the US can you run a race nude. Thought it out enough that I'd keep my shorts in hand and they'd give me a tshirt at the end to get back across town (which I ran), Got to the big hill and huge black guy with girlfriend number 1 yells out hey here comes the first naked runner. Huge black guy number 2 with girlfriend, that is his friend, yells out and look how small his junk is. I don't recall being passed by another naked runner latee but near the end I heard some "here comes the second naked guy" chants. Always assumed naked guy one wasn't naked the whole way.

poster child wrote:

I don't recall being passed by another naked runner latee but near the end I heard some "here comes the second naked guy" chants. Always assumed naked guy one wasn't naked the whole way.

Call Derek Murphy!

Run Forest Run wrote:

Got Run Forest run! Countless times

F@ggot! Countless times

You’re hot! From a guy

Who wears short shorts? Group of middle schoolers

And that’s flaccid! One woman to another

Miscellaneous things thrown at me

Basically the same playbook over here. Homophobic slurs are pretty common from white men. Run forest run happens often enough & isn't original. If I'm wearing short shorts and/or shirtless, usually gets a reaction from middle school aged kids on down. I've had things thrown at me which is scary, not to mention I react when I'm not in a position to. A car of high schoolers threw a bottle at me one time & the car was super close to me so I more or less punched/slapped the car. They followed me yelling for half a mile until I hit a park.

I will say I've had plenty of nicer things said. A lot of people give one liners like- you got this, keep going, you're crushing, chase bread, etc. That's always nice. One person dubbed me the next great road runner in my state when I was in college. That didn't really pan out but it was better than the stuff in the first paragraph.

I would say the good stuff happens more, maybe at 3:1 ratio but most of my runs are comment free. It's gotta be very different being a woman.

old hobby jogging fart wrote:

nothing special, really... the most weird thing though...

Was running in a park on the right side of a wide path when (as i found out later) a lady in her 50s was riding on her bike a few meters behind me for a minute or so... i was just hearing her bike rolling at that point though...

then she started shouting „hop, hop!“ repeatedly for about 3 or four times. At first i thought it was a neighbor who was trying to be funny.

Then the way branched to the right, she again yelled „hop, hop!“ as i chose to stay on my current path. Right after the crossing she crashed into me from behind and accused me of being a complete idiot for making her fall off her bike.

That’s how you say go go go in French and German regions. Or allez hop = go on then.

An older man said I had nice hairy legs. Apart from that no one says anything.

People yell coronavirus at me as I run past them in Uganda

BMT406 wrote:

Someone yelled "Almost there!" to me at the 2 mile mark of a half marathon...

I had some teenage girls in a car whistle at me once.

during a long run one Sunday someone in a black suit yelled" dont you know its the Sabbath"

I would've assumed the same thing haha That is a great story.

I agree, more good comments than bad, thankfully! But it's the bad/crazy comments that stick with us, because they are so outrageous. Sounds like both men and women get the sexual comments, but guys get a mix of flattering/offensive. The homo comments are really lame. Impressed by the guys on here that were able to think of comebacks for the various things yelled at them, including for "Run Forrest Run" . I never know what to say when guys yell stuff at me. One time a guy yelled at me "hey, baby, what's your name?!" in a tone that implied he also wanted more than just my name. I was super flustered, and all I could think to yell back was "that's inappropriate!". I suck LOL.

"SUCK HIS DICK F*GGOT" directed at my friend and myself, not sure whom he intended this for. driving in the opposite direction

"HEY F*GGOT SHOW ME YOUR C*CK" directed generally toward a group of four high school boys, driving in the same direction

"Go eat a cheeseburger!" was an amusing one as I had eaten a cheeseburger earlier that day

Ran past a old, haggard beggar lady who asked for some change. I gestured to indicate I don't have any money (just wearing a vest and split shorts). In response she yelled, "Nice legs, shame about the face". About 100m down the road I thought I should've replied, "Beggars can't be choosers", but, by then, it was too late.

Dad was running hard on the treadmill at the gym, sweating bullets, and the woman next to him stops her walk and says "that's disgusting!" and proceeds to leave the gym

Crazy man in PA

Passed him heading outbound on my run: "SKINNY!!!"

When I had to pass him again coming back inbound on my run: "LIFT SOME WEIGHTS!!"

When I was about fourteen I was running in a local 10k I passed a group of guys and one of them yelled guys run faster do you really want that eleven year old beating you

That offended my poor fourteen year old self very much that I Sped off so fast and got a 7 minute pr

Not "yells" per se, but all rude/dangerous interactions.

Someone thought it'd be hilarious to swerve their car at me while I ran on the shoulder. This was about 10 years ago outside Phoenix.

Had a cigarette flicked at me out a truck window.

And, a variety of times I've passed a group of drunk bros on a weekend afternoon and had one or two of them decide it'd be hilarious to sprint after me trying to catch up.

Apart from that, it's the usual comments about shorts or 'Run Forrest'.

happy ending wrote:

One time when I was in high school I was running by a guy who shouted "where's the fire?" at me as if to imply that it was silly for me to be in such a rush. When I looked at my abuser, I realized that I recognized him as a guy who worked for my father. Wouldn't you know it, my father found some issues with the guy's work shortly thereafter and just had to let him go.

You don't always get revenge on the hecklers, but it sure is sweet when you do.

Wow your dads an a$$hole for firing the guy.

Gangnam Style wrote:

I don't think this a troll, so fyi, this is rolling coal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYPMbLO4pAY

That's happened to me a few times running and cycling. Never knew this was the term for it. Just referred to it as some redneck in a pick up blowing exhaust.

ThrowMeSomeNumbers wrote:

And, a variety of times I've passed a group of drunk bros on a weekend afternoon and had one or two of them decide it'd be hilarious to sprint after me trying to catch up.

I've had kids waiting for the bus try this once or twice when I was out early in the morning. I thought about telling them "I'll give you my hat if you can hang for half a mile."