Running on the spot at red lights
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I think 'real runners' are the ones who don't care whether they can call themselves 'runners' or not. I stop at lights except if I'm doing a tempo run (which I'd try not to be on a route where there were lights), in which case I'd run up the road and back until the lights changed. I think it is probably true that if you are doing it primarily because it's a cardio exercise and you want to be moving you might jog on the spot, and if you are doing it because it's a sport you'd probably just wait. But it should go without saying that neither way is superior, and also I thought the joke was quite funny.0
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RUN_LIFT_EAT wrote: »Is this the thread where we get to be passive aggressive towards comments that hurt our feewings in another thread? I hope so... I have all kinds of butt hurt I want to vent about!
Wait.
Is it Friday?
It all makes sense now.
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I stretch at stop lights. And look pixxed.0
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I think 'real runners' are the ones who don't care whether they can call themselves 'runners' or not. I stop at lights except if I'm doing a tempo run (which I'd try not to be on a route where there were lights), in which case I'd run up the road and back until the lights changed. I think it is probably true that if you are doing it primarily because it's a cardio exercise and you want to be moving you might jog on the spot, and if you are doing it because it's a sport you'd probably just wait. But it should go without saying that neither way is superior, and also I thought the joke was quite funny.
I've let out some serious anger at stoplights when forced to pause 600m into my last 800m repeat.
I'd rather be run over than have to do the interval again.0 -
RUN_LIFT_EAT wrote: »Is this the thread where we get to be passive aggressive towards comments that hurt our feewings in another thread? I hope so... I have all kinds of butt hurt I want to vent about!
whoa there.0 -
The worst crossing for me is 2 lanes each way, and invariably the lane closest to me will stop for me and wave me across, without considering what the next lane is doing - which isn't stopping!0
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I think 'real runners' are the ones who don't care whether they can call themselves 'runners' or not. I stop at lights except if I'm doing a tempo run (which I'd try not to be on a route where there were lights), in which case I'd run up the road and back until the lights changed. I think it is probably true that if you are doing it primarily because it's a cardio exercise and you want to be moving you might jog on the spot, and if you are doing it because it's a sport you'd probably just wait. But it should go without saying that neither way is superior, and also I thought the joke was quite funny.
No! You must pick a side so you can be properly shamed by the opposing opinion.0 -
tiny_clanger wrote: »Following on from the what nobody told you about running thread...
I still jog on the spot at traffic lights. I find my legs get cold and sore if I stand in place and wait, and then I cramp up as I kick off when they change (disclosure - I have dodgy circulation, so my feet and lower legs don't get as much blood as they want and need)
Anyway - why is it so frowned upon?? That thread was the first time I heard people disparaging it.
There's count-downs @ all the lights on my usual route. If i've got 15 seconds left, I'll just run back down the block for 7 seconds, then back to the light...and voila! No waiting at red lights or jogging in place
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I think 'real runners' are the ones who don't care whether they can call themselves 'runners' or not. I stop at lights except if I'm doing a tempo run (which I'd try not to be on a route where there were lights), in which case I'd run up the road and back until the lights changed. I think it is probably true that if you are doing it primarily because it's a cardio exercise and you want to be moving you might jog on the spot, and if you are doing it because it's a sport you'd probably just wait. But it should go without saying that neither way is superior, and also I thought the joke was quite funny.
No! You must pick a side so you can be properly shamed by the opposing opinion.
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RUN_LIFT_EAT wrote: »Is this the thread where we get to be passive aggressive towards comments that hurt our feewings in another thread? I hope so... I have all kinds of butt hurt I want to vent about!
You sound angry.
Or at least hurt.
Can you show us on this doll where the Internet hurt you?0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »The worst crossing for me is 2 lanes each way, and invariably the lane closest to me will stop for me and wave me across, without considering what the next lane is doing - which isn't stopping!
Or when one car stops but you see a car quickly approaching them from behind showing no signs of stopping so you're reluctant to step into the path of the impending collision.0 -
Mapalicious wrote: »tiny_clanger wrote: »Following on from the what nobody told you about running thread...
I still jog on the spot at traffic lights. I find my legs get cold and sore if I stand in place and wait, and then I cramp up as I kick off when they change (disclosure - I have dodgy circulation, so my feet and lower legs don't get as much blood as they want and need)
Anyway - why is it so frowned upon?? That thread was the first time I heard people disparaging it.
There's count-downs @ all the lights on my usual route. If i've got 15 seconds left, I'll just run back down the block for 7 seconds, then back to the light...and voila! No waiting at red lights or jogging in place
Where I live, you'd need to change your timing a bit to allow for the folks running the red.
"Yeah, but I was so close to the intersection when the light changed - I had to run the light, officer! If I'd slammed my brakes, I could have caused an accident!"
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I think 'real runners' are the ones who don't care whether they can call themselves 'runners' or not. I stop at lights except if I'm doing a tempo run (which I'd try not to be on a route where there were lights), in which case I'd run up the road and back until the lights changed. I think it is probably true that if you are doing it primarily because it's a cardio exercise and you want to be moving you might jog on the spot, and if you are doing it because it's a sport you'd probably just wait. But it should go without saying that neither way is superior, and also I thought the joke was quite funny.
No! You must pick a side so you can be properly shamed by the opposing opinion.
Oh! Okay, in that case, real runners do their workouts on the track.
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I think 'real runners' are the ones who don't care whether they can call themselves 'runners' or not. I stop at lights except if I'm doing a tempo run (which I'd try not to be on a route where there were lights), in which case I'd run up the road and back until the lights changed. I think it is probably true that if you are doing it primarily because it's a cardio exercise and you want to be moving you might jog on the spot, and if you are doing it because it's a sport you'd probably just wait. But it should go without saying that neither way is superior, and also I thought the joke was quite funny.
No! You must pick a side so you can be properly shamed by the opposing opinion.
Oh! Okay, in that case, real runners do their workouts on the track.
I thought real runners ran in shorts in winter???0 -
I remember reading an article years ago about how real runners only wear shorts, no matter how cold it is outside. This is the first time I've ever heard of the light stopping controversy.
I always stop at lights. I sometimes don't wear shorts. I'm half a real runner I suppose.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »I think 'real runners' are the ones who don't care whether they can call themselves 'runners' or not. I stop at lights except if I'm doing a tempo run (which I'd try not to be on a route where there were lights), in which case I'd run up the road and back until the lights changed. I think it is probably true that if you are doing it primarily because it's a cardio exercise and you want to be moving you might jog on the spot, and if you are doing it because it's a sport you'd probably just wait. But it should go without saying that neither way is superior, and also I thought the joke was quite funny.
No! You must pick a side so you can be properly shamed by the opposing opinion.
Oh! Okay, in that case, real runners do their workouts on the track.
I thought real runners ran in shorts in winter???
Pretty sure real runners have thumb holes in their shirts.
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ThickMcRunFast wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »I think 'real runners' are the ones who don't care whether they can call themselves 'runners' or not. I stop at lights except if I'm doing a tempo run (which I'd try not to be on a route where there were lights), in which case I'd run up the road and back until the lights changed. I think it is probably true that if you are doing it primarily because it's a cardio exercise and you want to be moving you might jog on the spot, and if you are doing it because it's a sport you'd probably just wait. But it should go without saying that neither way is superior, and also I thought the joke was quite funny.
No! You must pick a side so you can be properly shamed by the opposing opinion.
Oh! Okay, in that case, real runners do their workouts on the track.
I thought real runners ran in shorts in winter???
Pretty sure real elite runners have thumb holes in their shirts.
Close. FIFY.0 -
I remember reading an article years ago about how real runners only wear shorts, no matter how cold it is outside. This is the first time I've ever heard of the light stopping controversy.
I always stop at lights. I sometimes don't wear shorts. I'm half a real runner I suppose.
Do capris come close to shorts in the winter? I'd like to know where I stand with the real runners? I think I am now having an identity crisis at the moment.. hep me
We just don't stop for lights here and we run from the police.. We're runners for heaven sakes.
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TavistockToad wrote: »I think 'real runners' are the ones who don't care whether they can call themselves 'runners' or not. I stop at lights except if I'm doing a tempo run (which I'd try not to be on a route where there were lights), in which case I'd run up the road and back until the lights changed. I think it is probably true that if you are doing it primarily because it's a cardio exercise and you want to be moving you might jog on the spot, and if you are doing it because it's a sport you'd probably just wait. But it should go without saying that neither way is superior, and also I thought the joke was quite funny.
No! You must pick a side so you can be properly shamed by the opposing opinion.
Oh! Okay, in that case, real runners do their workouts on the track.
I thought real runners ran in shorts in winter???
Also real runners don't run on treadmills.
and
Don't ever call a runner a jogger.0 -
I remember reading an article years ago about how real runners only wear shorts, no matter how cold it is outside. This is the first time I've ever heard of the light stopping controversy.
I always stop at lights. I sometimes don't wear shorts. I'm half a real runner I suppose.
Do capris come close to shorts in the winter? I'd like to know where I stand with the real runners? I think I am now having an identity crisis at the moment.. hep me
We just don't stop for lights here and we run from the police.. We're runners for heaven sakes.
That's a very good question. Can one be 3/4 of a real runner?0 -
I remember reading an article years ago about how real runners only wear shorts, no matter how cold it is outside. This is the first time I've ever heard of the light stopping controversy.
I always stop at lights. I sometimes don't wear shorts. I'm half a real runner I suppose.
Do capris come close to shorts in the winter? I'd like to know where I stand with the real runners? I think I am now having an identity crisis at the moment.. hep me
We just don't stop for lights here and we run from the police.. We're runners for heaven sakes.
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TavistockToad wrote: »I think 'real runners' are the ones who don't care whether they can call themselves 'runners' or not. I stop at lights except if I'm doing a tempo run (which I'd try not to be on a route where there were lights), in which case I'd run up the road and back until the lights changed. I think it is probably true that if you are doing it primarily because it's a cardio exercise and you want to be moving you might jog on the spot, and if you are doing it because it's a sport you'd probably just wait. But it should go without saying that neither way is superior, and also I thought the joke was quite funny.
No! You must pick a side so you can be properly shamed by the opposing opinion.
Oh! Okay, in that case, real runners do their workouts on the track.
I thought real runners ran in shorts in winter???
Does it count if the winter temps are in the 50's and 60's (Jan and Feb)? 'Cause if so, I'm in like Flynn.
Although, I did run in shorts in freezing temps this year by mistake. Started in the 50's, dropped below freezing in an hour. Knew I should have checked the weather forecast.0 -
I remember reading an article years ago about how real runners only wear shorts, no matter how cold it is outside. This is the first time I've ever heard of the light stopping controversy.
I always stop at lights. I sometimes don't wear shorts. I'm half a real runner I suppose.
Do capris come close to shorts in the winter? I'd like to know where I stand with the real runners? I think I am now having an identity crisis at the moment.. hep me
We just don't stop for lights here and we run from the police.. We're runners for heaven sakes.
That's a very good question. Can one be 3/4 of a real runner?
Sorry. I'm afraid capris are worse. Either it's cold enough for full-length tights or it isn't. I don't make the rules.
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ThickMcRunFast wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »I think 'real runners' are the ones who don't care whether they can call themselves 'runners' or not. I stop at lights except if I'm doing a tempo run (which I'd try not to be on a route where there were lights), in which case I'd run up the road and back until the lights changed. I think it is probably true that if you are doing it primarily because it's a cardio exercise and you want to be moving you might jog on the spot, and if you are doing it because it's a sport you'd probably just wait. But it should go without saying that neither way is superior, and also I thought the joke was quite funny.
No! You must pick a side so you can be properly shamed by the opposing opinion.
Oh! Okay, in that case, real runners do their workouts on the track.
I thought real runners ran in shorts in winter???
Pretty sure real runners have thumb holes in their shirts.
Get in... I have a couple of running tops with thumb holes :laugh:0 -
I remember reading an article years ago about how real runners only wear shorts, no matter how cold it is outside. This is the first time I've ever heard of the light stopping controversy.
I always stop at lights. I sometimes don't wear shorts. I'm half a real runner I suppose.
Do capris come close to shorts in the winter? I'd like to know where I stand with the real runners? I think I am now having an identity crisis at the moment.. hep me
We just don't stop for lights here and we run from the police.. We're runners for heaven sakes.
That's a very good question. Can one be 3/4 of a real runner?
Sorry. I'm afraid capris are worse. Either it's cold enough for full-length tights or it isn't. I don't make the rules.
Please post a link to this rule... What country is this as well?
And how about being short enough that the capris are full length? Post rule..0 -
I remember reading an article years ago about how real runners only wear shorts, no matter how cold it is outside. This is the first time I've ever heard of the light stopping controversy.
I always stop at lights. I sometimes don't wear shorts. I'm half a real runner I suppose.
Do capris come close to shorts in the winter? I'd like to know where I stand with the real runners? I think I am now having an identity crisis at the moment.. hep me
We just don't stop for lights here and we run from the police.. We're runners for heaven sakes.
That's a very good question. Can one be 3/4 of a real runner?
Sorry. I'm afraid capris are worse. Either it's cold enough for full-length tights or it isn't. I don't make the rules.
Please post a link to this rule... What country is this as well?
And how about being short enough that the capris are full length? Post rule..
http://laurenmessiah.com/2015/06/why-you-should-never-wear-capri-pants/0 -
I remember reading an article years ago about how real runners only wear shorts, no matter how cold it is outside. This is the first time I've ever heard of the light stopping controversy.
I always stop at lights. I sometimes don't wear shorts. I'm half a real runner I suppose.
Do capris come close to shorts in the winter? I'd like to know where I stand with the real runners? I think I am now having an identity crisis at the moment.. hep me
We just don't stop for lights here and we run from the police.. We're runners for heaven sakes.
That's a very good question. Can one be 3/4 of a real runner?
Sorry. I'm afraid capris are worse. Either it's cold enough for full-length tights or it isn't. I don't make the rules.
I'm lucky to still be on your friends list!0 -
I remember reading an article years ago about how real runners only wear shorts, no matter how cold it is outside. This is the first time I've ever heard of the light stopping controversy.
I always stop at lights. I sometimes don't wear shorts. I'm half a real runner I suppose.
Do capris come close to shorts in the winter? I'd like to know where I stand with the real runners? I think I am now having an identity crisis at the moment.. hep me
We just don't stop for lights here and we run from the police.. We're runners for heaven sakes.
That's a very good question. Can one be 3/4 of a real runner?
Sorry. I'm afraid capris are worse. Either it's cold enough for full-length tights or it isn't. I don't make the rules.
Please post a link to this rule... What country is this as well?
And how about being short enough that the capris are full length? Post rule..
http://laurenmessiah.com/2015/06/why-you-should-never-wear-capri-pants/
Thank god I am NOT trying to make a fashion statement. I am so scared of the freaking fashion police!! eeeeewwwwwwww!0 -
I remember reading an article years ago about how real runners only wear shorts, no matter how cold it is outside. This is the first time I've ever heard of the light stopping controversy.
I always stop at lights. I sometimes don't wear shorts. I'm half a real runner I suppose.
Do capris come close to shorts in the winter? I'd like to know where I stand with the real runners? I think I am now having an identity crisis at the moment.. hep me
We just don't stop for lights here and we run from the police.. We're runners for heaven sakes.
That's a very good question. Can one be 3/4 of a real runner?
Sorry. I'm afraid capris are worse. Either it's cold enough for full-length tights or it isn't. I don't make the rules.
Please post a link to this rule... What country is this as well?
And how about being short enough that the capris are full length? Post rule..
http://laurenmessiah.com/2015/06/why-you-should-never-wear-capri-pants/
Thank god I am NOT trying to make a fashion statement. I am so scared of the freaking fashion police!! eeeeewwwwwwww!
Fashion Police? Pffftttt! Run in place at a red light and the Running Police will get you.0
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