What annoys you about other runners and running in general?

OOnegative · 25-04-2018 1:43pm

Murph_D wrote: »

Jaysus, did that come in a goody bag? :pac:

Present from my son!

average_runner · 25-04-2018 1:51pm

aquinn wrote: »

What really annoys me is the tools blocking the path, stuck in their phone and not watching where they are going until you are in front of them arms wide so they finally notice you and they look shocked.

Always happens around Eastpoint. They get off a bus or something and are so stuck in their phones they don't watch where they are going and you then have to avoid them yet there is no room on the footpath.

Also people crossing the Eastlink. It is frightening crossing it on a windy day and people jumping on and off the path with very busy traffic and again people not looking where they are going.

All my troubles seem East based.

I'm sure I am not the first to rant about this but the head stuck in the phone while walking somewhere or they are chatting with it in front of them is a real issue for me of late.

Eastlink is a disaster, but runners cause most of the problems on it. Often running one way and i meet two coming the other direction and they refuse to give me room on the path. So ignorant.

aquinn · 25-04-2018 2:21pm

average_runner wrote: »

Eastlink is a disaster, but runners cause most of the problems on it. Often running one way and i meet two coming the other direction and they refuse to give me room on the path. So ignorant.

That is so dangerous as it is frightening anyway. If running with someone I will go solo across the bridge as would be afraid of ending up under a truck. I've seen people jump off the path and not even check traffic.

Murph_D · 25-04-2018 3:01pm

OOnegative wrote: »

Present from my son!

Ah, now I feel bad! If you're a kid, of course, it's totally grand!

duvetdayss · 26-04-2018 9:07pm

Took part in a small running event in town recently. Couldn't believe how many runners ran into traffic, breaking the lights, giving lots of drivers a fright and risking accidents. It wasn't a race and was right in the centre of town, pretty inconsiderate and ignorant.

duvetdayss · 26-04-2018 9:07pm

Took part in a group run in town recently. Couldn't believe how many runners ran into traffic, breaking the lights, giving lots of drivers a fright and risking accidents. It wasn't a race and was right in the centre of town, pretty inconsiderate and ignorant.

Swashbuckler · 26-04-2018 9:36pm

To be honest I'm guilty of that myself

duvetdayss · 27-04-2018 8:57am

Don't get me wrong, I often break the lights on a run to avoid dropping my HR. But not when cars are right there with right of way, showing no signs of slowing down

thehairygrape · 27-04-2018 8:03pm

One thing that really annoys me is when I’m in a race and all these people finish ahead of me. Hate them. All the runners behind me are the grandest people you’d ever meet! Odd that.

davedanon · 27-04-2018 11:17pm

duvetdayss wrote: »

Don't get me wrong, I often break the lights on a run to avoid dropping my HR. But not when cars are right there with right of way, showing no signs of slowing down

It's a call. When there's a group of runners, there is definitely a bullish, 'herd' mentality (he can't knock 6 of us down). What we do is make a judgement. coming through a junction, if drivers see us and seem inclined to let us through, we get through and out of the way as quickly as possible, and ALWAYS make with the waving, and acknowledging the gesture. If you're in a car, and you cede your right of way to a bunch of runners, who then ignore the gesture, well then next time you mightn't be so bloody generous. Every time a car gives way, we/I wave in gratitude. It's paying it forward.

sideswipe · 01-05-2018 9:36am

Runners who take to social media to let everybody know they have entered the ballot for a marathon that is very tough to get into............do they not realise that for every person they remind to do likewise their own odds lengthen.

TFBubendorfer · 01-05-2018 5:14pm

sideswipe wrote: »

Runners who take to social media to let everybody know they have entered the ballot for a marathon that is very tough to get into............do they not realise that for every person they remind to do likewise their own odds lengthen.

THANKS FOR THE REMINDER!!!!

Kellygirl · 01-05-2018 5:19pm

sideswipe wrote: »

Runners who take to social media to let everybody know they have entered the ballot for a marathon that is very tough to get into............do they not realise that for every person they remind to do likewise their own odds lengthen.

Guilty - but it was somebody else’s post reminded me

Pink11 · 01-05-2018 9:21pm

hahaha same as OP. Listening to people hacking, choking and heaving next to me is very off putting.

I get very frustrated at people who push up near the front of a start line and then proceed to walk or slog along the course making an unwanted obstacle course for other runners :pac: Very selfish thing to do.

The OTT updates on social media (but I hate social media in general so

) especially from people who barely train but show up to do a few races and show off their medals.

I hate when you're on mile 23 of the marathon and without even looking, a runner in the middle of the road throws his unwanted leftover bottle out to the side and hits me in the chest, winding me

Please move to the side or at the very least LOOK before you throw away your bottles people!!!

average_runner · 02-05-2018 9:29am

sideswipe wrote: »

Runners who take to social media to let everybody know they have entered the ballot for a marathon that is very tough to get into............do they not realise that for every person they remind to do likewise their own odds lengthen.

We are just sharing our rejection pain.

Coffee Fulled Runner · 03-05-2018 8:21pm

Low iron levels

sideswipe · 24-05-2018 9:40am

This annoyance isn't about running or runner but rather strava. Don't get me wrong I use it and love it but find sometimes I'm developing a habit of altering my runs i.e. too fast on recovery days because others will see it.......

Also getting a lot of spam followers lately, anybody else having that problem?

One interesting 'person of interest' I did come across was the infamous Running Master aka Stazza!

duvetdayss · 24-05-2018 9:47am

sideswipe wrote:

Also getting a lot of spam followers lately, anybody else having that problem?

Definitely have noticed this. A lot porn star-style spam accounts. Surely Strava isn't their most successful platform...

quickbeam · 24-05-2018 10:00am

Change your settings so you have to approve requests to follow, that way you can decline the spam. Doesn't stop the requests but at least you won't have strangers seeing your run habits. I'd be wary of strangers seeing mine as it can give them information about my routine (times and routes) and possibly even working out where I live and work, though I do have the circumference setting on, it would still give them the general area.

Hurrache · 24-05-2018 10:06am

sideswipe wrote: »

This annoyance isn't about running or runner but rather strava. Don't get me wrong I use it and love it but find sometimes I'm developing a habit of altering my runs i.e. too fast on recovery days because others will see it.......

Also getting a lot of spam followers lately, anybody else having that problem?

One interesting 'person of interest' I did come across was the infamous Running Master aka Stazza!

You can make individual activities hidden from view so nobody will see it then but you. Or else just don't care what others think or see.

sideswipe · 24-05-2018 10:13am

Hurrache wrote: »

You can make individual activities hidden from view so nobody will see it then but you. Or else just don't care what others think or see.

This of course. I'm 44, I really shouldn't give a flying f*&k. Makes me glad there was no social media in 'my day'. Must put so much extra pressure on kids in everyday life.

cullenswood · 24-05-2018 10:15am

Hurrache wrote: »

Or else just don't care what others think or see.

This, who cares if someone sees how fast or slow I have run on a particular day. The speed of a run of a particular workout can vary on lots of things. If you are running everything fast you are doing it wrong, and that in itself shouldn't be impressing anyone.
Run for you.

Hurrache · 24-05-2018 10:16am

sideswipe wrote: »

Makes me glad there was no social media in 'my day'. Must put so much extra pressure on kids in everyday life.

Absolutely, I'd hate to be growing up and having to deal with that ****.

FinnC · 08-01-2022 8:00pm

Ran into a brier that was sticking out into the road today, came around the corner and didn’t see it. My eye is weeping now and I’ve a big scratch on my forehead.

That annoyed me from my run today!

John_Rambo · 09-01-2022 1:10am

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As a motorist, since Covid & social distancing I'm very aware of runners & will keep an eye out for them stepping out on the road to avoid walkers, families with buggies, dogs on leads etc... I'm totally ok with runners running on roads and will hang back, give them space and basically treat them like cyclists. Wait, indicate, give them a wide birth and carry on. Monkey see, monkey do and when I do it I find other motorists behind me do it too.

Hopefully this will be the norm in time.

Driving across the Thomas Clarke Bridge (East Link) the path is ridiculously small. Any motorist with a bit of cop should expect overflow on to the road & drive accordingly. It's easy to predict someone having to step out on to the road.

Burkie1203 · 09-01-2022 9:59am

At larger events, people going into start corrals well above their ability so they can start with their friends. Have seen it cause several nasty falls including a friend who ended up in hospital in 2018 needing a dozen or so stitches

mattser · 09-01-2022 10:25am

Dogs and their stupid owners

crisco10 · 09-01-2022 10:27am

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Dog sh1t. In a suburban environment, there is no excuse for dog sh1t on a footpath.

Bluesquare · 09-01-2022 10:55am

Labelling stuff easy on Strava when it’s clearly not

Refusing to change running habits/training for a better outcome and suffering the same fate time after time .

09-01-2022 11:02am

Runners that jog on the spot while waiting at the traffic lights.

Wanderer2010 · 09-01-2022 11:07am

Runners who insist on social media that running is the best exercise for health, fitness and weight loss and that anyone who thinks different is wrong. What a load of crap. I managed to shed almost 2 stone recently from gentle and regular walks on the beach and small changes to my diet. I saved a fortune by not joining gyms, buying running gear or signing up for marathons etc.

You dont need to have your lungs hanging out and sweat pouring from your face for exercise to be beneficial. If you like running, fine, each to their own. But runners who shove the message of "only running will help your health" all over social media are deluded.

Mrcaramelchoc · 09-01-2022 11:10am

I'm not a runner but can i just say it annoys me that while out doing their thing at 530am in the morning in the dark, runners i see don't wear visible clothing. Please lads and ladies even an arm band would do. be safe be seen.

rovers_runner · 09-01-2022 11:14am

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What's your BMI as of today?

Wanderer2010 · 09-01-2022 11:37am

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I have no idea and even if i did, it wouldnt mean a thing to me. The BMI is a flawed system for measuring fitness and weight, as in well established to be flawed. Rugby players who have a lot of muscle can be out of range. Slimmer people can be healthy and still under the range. BMI was only ever meant to measure potential mortality rates in the under 30s by an American insurance company back in the 1920s.

Its unfortunate that the medical industry still holds the BMI system up on a pedestal for a marker of health all these decades later.

rovers_runner · 09-01-2022 11:45am

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Grand, you've answered my question.

Wanderer2010 · 09-01-2022 11:48am

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Fantastic point. You should consider joining a debating team.

Wildly Boaring · 09-01-2022 11:57am

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Simple fact is food is what matters for weight loss.

Running would be better than walking for "fitness". But then depending on how you define fitness other sports would be better again. Then again you could define fitness as you 5k or 10k time then running would be better. But not much use if you define fitness as the ability to kayak for 2k.

Health maybe more weights or flexibility than either walking or running. Edit. Oh and sleep, nutrient intake and stress levels..

marathon2022 · 09-01-2022 1:03pm

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The old saying "you can't outrun a bad diet" is apt. Exercise is important for general well being but if you want/need to lose weight then look at your diet first and foremost.

On the flip side, losing weight is important for running, if you carrying 10 or 20kg extra the gains from losing some or all of this will be substantial for your running progress.

and on the topic of running annoyances - dog owners who have no control of their pets

ThePiedPiper · 09-01-2022 2:13pm

Runners that cost €200+.

Expos that you have to go to and waste hours of your life just to get your number.

Competitors who weave all over the road, then stop right in front of you at water tables in races.

People who moan about water given out in paper cups.

A-holes who fling water bottles on the road or in people’s gardens.

Short/long courses.

Running sleeves.

People who do a 5k or longer warmup for a marathon, makes absolutely no sense.

Medals for a 5k or 10k race.

People who do 100 marathons in a couple of years, resulting in injury for life.

People telling me to stop wasting my time at marathons, that I could knock a minute off my 5k time if I dedicated myself to it.

Fantastic runners, like the Mizuno Elixir and Catalyst or the Brooks Green Silence being discontinued.

ISOP · 09-01-2022 3:09pm

I ran a half marathon today that involved laps, some idiot was wearing rucksack with a speaker in it blaring our **** music, I couldn't get far enough away from him for about 3 miles, what is wrong with people today?

TFBubendorfer · 09-01-2022 4:20pm

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You alright, luv?

ThePiedPiper · 09-01-2022 4:22pm

People who call me ‘luv’...

Ceepo · 09-01-2022 10:51pm

Not being able 😭

shotgunmcos · 09-01-2022 11:05pm

eScooters 🤬🤬🤬

pc11 · 10-01-2022 12:02am

I took a water bottle off the table in the Mullingar HM recently to find it was half full. Somebody had obviously drunk from it and put it back.

That would be rude enough any time, but in COVID times it's just unforgivable. And it meant I missed a water stop as I was not going to stop and go back.

Cnt.

robinph · 11-01-2022 12:58pm

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You dont need to have your lungs hanging out and sweat pouring from your face for exercise to be beneficial. If you like running, fine, each to their own. But runners who shove the message of "only running will help your health" all over social media are deluded.

People in general who think that running means sprinting eye balls out all the time. Running without breaking yourself is perfectly fine, probably expends similar effort to a brisk walk, but gets you a bit further along the road and seeing a bit more stuff along the way.

11-01-2022 6:30pm

I hate runners who lie about how much training they don't do and try to act like its all natural ability.

until they trip up on their lies.........

I was training for a marathon with a neighbour and each time I met her she would

claim she hardly ever gets out for a run and she's done nothing and then she would take off like she has all this natural ability.

Then as the runs would progress she'd let it slip that she was out with her cousins running

or she was in the park running etc.

If you're going to lie then you need to be good at it.

Bluesquare · 11-01-2022 7:38pm

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I think they call that sandbagging around these parts !!

We all know a few of those runners !

12-01-2022 12:15am

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Its the lying about it that annoys me, its like they think you're thick or something, especially if you've ran with them in the

past and know their true ability.

Cleanman · 12-01-2022 3:39pm

Runners who complain about runners....actually just runners complaining 😂

What annoys you about other runners and running in general?

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