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To wave, or not to wave?
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You mean 'tourist in Dublin', right? But I thought you did all of your running in Kerry?TFBubendorfer wrote: »I don't come across a lot of people in the early hours on my remote Kerry roads. On the few occasions I pass someone I ensure to give at least an audible "good morning" and a wave.
Most people reply in kind. Every now and then the odd one ignores me. In that case I file them into the "Dublin tourist" category.
Next time you're in Dublin, I'll be sure to give you a hug.
</end sweeping generalizations>
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I met a woman in the chipper on a Sunday a few weeks back, I went over and said hello as I had also saw her that morning while running in marlay park with figs and ecoli. I then saw the same lady in marlay again yesterday and got a big hello, then a few hours later I was back in the park with my kids and there she was still running :eek:
Having talked to her in the chipper I found out it was her son who had the fastest leg 3 time of the Wicklow way relay a whole 5 mins ahead of me. Nice to meet you Mary. My wife thinks I'm a freak though and should leave people alone but I'm a talker
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I met a woman in the chipper on a Sunday a few weeks back, I went over and said hello as I had also saw her that morning while running in marlay park with figs and ecoli. I then saw the same lady in marlay again yesterday and got a big hello, then a few hours later I was back in the park with my kids and there she was still running :eek:
Having talked to her in the chipper I found out it was her son who had the fastest leg 3 time of the Wicklow way relay a whole 5 mins ahead of me. Nice to meet you Mary. My wife thinks I'm a freak though and should leave people alone but I'm a talker
two runners in the chipper wow....0 -
Most of my runs are on a quiet country lane so I don't meet many people. There are very occasional tractors/ cars and we both have to move out of each others way so there's always a nod/ smile and acknowledgement. I get the occasional "Good girl don't run too fast" from the ould fellas leaning on a gate somewhere along the way. I've only once met another runner who I greeted with smile and "hi" and was completely ignored
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Next time I'll give him an even bigger "hello" and wider smile.... intimidate him into being friendly... always works 0 -
Most of my runs are on a quiet country lane so I don't meet many people. There are very occasional tractors/ cars and we both have to move out of each others way so there's always a nod/ smile and acknowledgement. I get the occasional "Good girl don't run too fast" from the ould fellas leaning on a gate somewhere along the way. I've only once met another runner who I greeted with smile and "hi" and was completely ignored.
Next time I'll give him an even bigger "hello" and wider smile.... intimidate him into being friendly... always works
i'm the same, running on quiet country roads / lanes, most people ( in cars or out) are friendly and return your wave or greeting.
I am struggling with how best to approach and pass walkers from behind without giving them a total coronary (esp. if they've earphones) at the moment i'm using the old fake cough as a warning..0 -
I am struggling with how best to approach and pass walkers from behind without giving them a total coronary (esp. if they've earphones) at the moment i'm using the old fake cough as a warning..
The old Fake Cough Trick.
I use it to devastating effect myself.
Although I nearly had a coronary myself when wearing earphones and doing slow boring laps, a runner doing substantially quicker laps came up behind and passed me. When I first glimpsed his shadow on my shoulder I near jumped out of my skin
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shels4ever wrote: »two runners in the chipper wow....
That was how I introduced myself but she had a better excuse, she was only coming back from Tullamore with her kids who had been competing, my excuse is that I'm a fat fcuk 0 -
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W.B. Yeats wrote: »Was just thinking the same on Saturday, I always acknowledge runners and most of them ignore you completely refusing to make eye contact as though you were some sort of beggar,
Maybe its just a Dublin thing
im afraid it's not just a Dublin thing... get the same reaction when I go out for a run in Cork, on a busy path by the estuary. tried quite hard the first few months then gave up, feeling kinda silly... :mad: still trying to make eye contact when I see an opportunity. asked another runner, Dubliner and he said that's normal... the annoying thing is when they kind of check you out then look away when it would the moment of saying hello/nodding/wawing/whatever... 0 -
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Running yesterday by the river and passed a guy who looked like he hadn't been running long (carrying a fair bit of weight, shiny new trainers, cotton T). I went past and said something like "hiya, how's it going?"
"Not very well!" was the mournful reply, cracked me up! Passed him again on teh way back and he'd cheered up a bit by then 0 -
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Ah, but you see, you might have turned him (i.e. guilted him into saying hello to the next runner he met). Pay it forward.osnola ivax wrote: »Passed a fella this morning in the lashing rain, waved....... Nothing..... Crushed
Who was it here on Boards who used to High five runners as he went past?! That'd put you in a good mood for the rest of the day!0 -
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Krusty_Clown wrote: »Ah, but you see, you might have turned him (i.e. guilted him into saying hello to the next runner he met). Pay it forward.
Who was it here on Boards who used to High five runners as he went past?! That'd put you in a good mood for the rest of the day!
I would love to high 5 runners as I passed them. After reading this thread though I was waving like a maniac at vehicle pulling out of the hard shoulder for me, especially trucks. Most gave me a big truckers thumbs up.0 -
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Was warming up for the race last night and said hello to a bloke running in the opposite direction, absolutley nothing, so it was particularly satisfying when I passed him with 800 to goosnola ivax wrote: »Passed a fella this morning in the lashing rain, waved....... Nothing..... Crushed - Karma I believe. 0
is wearing headphones ... 
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