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Do you ackowledge other runners or walkers while running?
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A bit off topic, but does anyone else do 'twisty-neck' when passing runners on the road? (Obviously not when driving... :rolleyes: ) such a bad habit of mine
Yes!
Is he/she going faster than me?
Is he/she more fcuked than me?
Has he/she got nicer calves than me?
Passing runners coming in the opposite direction counts as my strides/intervals too. As soon as I see someone, *especially* if I know them, I speed up like a mofo until I'm past them. Then when they can't see me I die
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Krusty_Clown wrote: »That is not consistent with my own experience at all (and also represents a couple of rather sweeping generalizations).
A real runner isn't male. Being a real runner has nothing to do with gender. Being a real runner has nothing to do with how fast you run, how frequently, or how far. It is not related to body shape or body weight. It is not related to how you look, what you wear, or where and when you run. For a 'real runner', running is not something you 'do', but one of the myriad of things that defines you as a person. A real runner does not care how others perceive them, but rather, cares about how they feel at a particular point in time. A real runner recognizes that he/she is part of a larger fraternity, a brotherhood (or sisterhood) of runners. A real runner will always stop to help another runner in distress (unless it is gastric distress). A real runner wouldn't pass within 2 feet of another runner, without, at a minimum, making eye contact and acknowledging the existence of the other runner. Rain holds no fear for a real runner. A real runner has pooped outdoors at least once. A real runner visits a forum like this, not to look for slights or reasons to be offended, but rather to share experiences and learn how to be a better runner. Above all, a real runner runs, not because they have to, but because they want to.
/end I have a dream speech mode.
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We regularly get some well known runners in our local park. Some acknowledge and some don't so interesting to see how it varies even with the internationals and elites:
Fionnuala Britton - a glance in my direction and nice smile
Mary Cullen - didn't appear to see me and whizzed by
Sophie Duarte - A really nice friendly smile and a 'hi'
Gary O'Hanlon - passing by me going in same direction - no acknowledgment
Barbara Sanchez - no acknowledgement
Edit: Oh I forgot! Belcarra - a half a hello
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fypWe regularly get some well known runners in our local park. Some acknowledge and some don't so interesting to see how it varies even with the internationals and elites:
Fionnuala Britton - a glance in my direction and nice smile
Mary Cullen - didn't appear to see me and whizzed by
Sophie Duarte - A really nice friendly smile and a 'hi'
Gary O'Hanlon - passing by me going in same direction - no acknowledgment
Barbara Sanchez - no acknowledgement
Kit 3...a middle finger followed by a kick in d crackers
Edit: Oh I forgot! Belcarra - a half a hello
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We regularly get some well known runners in our local park. Some acknowledge and some don't so interesting to see how it varies even with the internationals and elites:
Fionnuala Britton - a glance in my direction and nice smile
Mary Cullen - didn't appear to see me and whizzed by
Sophie Duarte - A really nice friendly smile and a 'hi'
Gary O'Hanlon - passing by me going in same direction - no acknowledgment
Barbara Sanchez - no acknowledgement
Edit: Oh I forgot! Belcarra - a half a hello
anyone else?
Have met World Champion Rob Heffernan out training and gotten a very friendly hello and he was flying along. 0 -
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ha ha please don't tell me to chill again unless you really want to see me angst-ridden
I thought it was all forgotten about yesterday. I had certainly forgotten about it until you dragged it up again today.
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20 miler yesterday. Passed many people: walkers, cyclists, runners. We're in a group of a Sunday morning, so the dynamics of that mean that cycling groups tend to acknowledge us en masse- we're like two flocks of birds tipping the hat to each other or something- meanwhile many walkers, who that early tend to be older and more regular, will say hello or good morning. I did notice one lone female who ran towards us. I was in the lead, and bade her a cheery hello. She went past stone-faced, which had I been on my own would have put down to female caution around lone males. So I asked the guy behind me, and she had blanked everyone; which I have to say is curious. On the other hand, while coming down a steep hill in the waterworks, I encountered two attractive young women. Now A) I was alone, and
the location could be considered somewhat remote. Yet I got big smiles and hellos from both of them. It cheered me right up, I have to say. Faith in womankind restored. 0 -
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Chivito550 wrote: »If you are out for a hike in the Wicklow mountains, do you say hello to every hiker you pass? If out for a long beach walk, do you say hello to everyone you pass who is doing likewise? People taking this too seriously and reading way too much into it. They could just be tired towards the end of a long run, in the middle of a fast session, or perhaps in the zone and completely focused on their running.
Actually, yes... in my experience hikers in the mountains always greet each other...
Beach is different.
Some of it depends on the part of the country and how many people are around, in Donegal everybody says hello...
On the seafront in Clontarf where I run regularly, there are loads of runners on the grass track... you often have to move aside for each other or pass quite close and in my experience, almost none of them nod, say hello or even look me in the eye. Since listening to people on here complaining about this, I always look at oncoming runners eagerly, ready to greet them... only to be blanked.
It doesn't bother me in the slightest though, if I'm running by myself I'm in a world of my own and that's half the appeal. If I wanted to be where everyone knows my name, I'd still be living in Donegal!0 -
You didn't feel threatened? It was two against one after all20 miler yesterday. Passed many people: walkers, cyclists, runners. We're in a group of a Sunday morning, so the dynamics of that mean that cycling groups tend to acknowledge us en masse- we're like two flocks of birds tipping the hat to each other or something- meanwhile many walkers, who that early tend to be older and more regular, will say hello or good morning. I did notice one lone female who ran towards us. I was in the lead, and bade her a cheery hello. She went past stone-faced, which had I been on my own would have put down to female caution around lone males. So I asked the guy behind me, and she had blanked everyone; which I have to say is curious. On the other hand, while coming down a steep hill in the waterworks, I encountered two attractive young women. Now A) I was alone, and the location could be considered somewhat remote. Yet I got big smiles and hellos from both of them. It cheered me right up, I have to say. Faith in womankind restored. 0 -
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Actually, yes... in my experience hikers in the mountains always greet each other...
Beach is different.
Some of it depends on the part of the country and how many people are around, in Donegal everybody says hello...
On the seafront in Clontarf where I run regularly, there are loads of runners on the grass track... you often have to move aside for each other or pass quite close and in my experience, almost none of them nod, say hello or even look me in the eye. Since listening to people on here complaining about this, I always look at oncoming runners eagerly, ready to greet them... only to be blanked.
It doesn't bother me in the slightest though, if I'm running by myself I'm in a world of my own and that's half the appeal. If I wanted to be where everyone knows my name, I'd still be living in Donegal!
I run along there quite a lot too and always say 'hello' - we must look out for each other :-)
In response to the original query -- I think I always say 'hello' or nod, or lift a hand in greeting. I'm sure there are times when I don't if I'm distracted or my vision is blurred by torrential rain or something, but I generally do and I would have said about 80% of people greet me in return. I don't know if I can generalise about who does and who doesn't, but definitely older runners (60+) almost always do. I don't really mind, I like if people do, but each to their own.
When I had a mini, and before that a VW campervan, we always waved at other mini and VW drivers too, so I think it's a 'shared hobby' kind of wave / hello.0 -
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I run along there quite a lot too and always say 'hello' - we must look out for each other :-)
In response to the original query -- I think I always say 'hello' or nod, or lift a hand in greeting. I'm sure there are times when I don't if I'm distracted or my vision is blurred by torrential rain or something, but I generally do and I would have said about 80% of people greet me in return. I don't know if I can generalise about who does and who doesn't, but definitely older runners (60+) almost always do. I don't really mind, I like if people do, but each to their own.
When I had a mini, and before that a VW campervan, we always waved at other mini and VW drivers too, so I think it's a 'shared hobby' kind of wave / hello.
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Krusty_Clown wrote: »That is not consistent with my own experience at all (and also represents a couple of rather sweeping generalizations).
A real runner isn't male. Being a real runner has nothing to do with gender. Being a real runner has nothing to do with how fast you run, how frequently, or how far. It is not related to body shape or body weight. It is not related to how you look, what you wear, or where and when you run. For a 'real runner', running is not something you 'do', but one of the myriad of things that defines you as a person. A real runner does not care how others perceive them, but rather, cares about how they feel at a particular point in time. A real runner recognizes that he/she is part of a larger fraternity, a brotherhood (or sisterhood) of runners. A real runner will always stop to help another runner in distress (unless it is gastric distress). A real runner wouldn't pass within 2 feet of another runner, without, at a minimum, making eye contact and acknowledging the existence of the other runner. Rain holds no fear for a real runner. A real runner has pooped outdoors at least once. A real runner visits a forum like this, not to look for slights or reasons to be offended, but rather to share experiences and learn how to be a better runner. Above all, a real runner runs, not because they have to, but because they want to.
/end I have a dream speech mode.
I very nearly became a real runner this morning, but managed to get back just in time. I'll blame the airline food and pulled pork sandwich from last night 0 -
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