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Running on the spot at red lights
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i wear what i want. i run how i want. holes in my shirts. skorts. capris. squats at lights. jumping jacks. sometimes i dont even stretch after a run! rules? pfft.0
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It's your jog, it's your exercise, you do what you like.0
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I don't jog on the spot when meeting a red light. Because it is such a novelty where I live, and because I like to catch my breath. I also wear pink gloves despite being a bloke. I'm sure both things will wind some people up. Tough. and to the OP: You do whatever you like, seriously, nobody meaningful will blame you for it0
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The_Enginerd wrote: »
@The_Enginerd, I was fund raising for Cancer Research and on the day before the race went out to buy pink shorts to match the purple Cancer Research UK t-shirt. The only ones they had at the shop were in the ladies' section, and they were REALLY short *lol*0 -
ThickMcRunFast wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »
difficult..
have you ever worn a tutu at a race?
Noooo...... but I did once wear pink bunny ears.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »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:
i find it annoying when they don't have thumb holes.
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ThickMcRunFast wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?
difficult..
have you ever worn a tutu at a race?
No one over 21 should wear a tutu or clothes with words on the butt.0 -
ThickMcRunFast wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?
difficult..
have you ever worn a tutu at a race?
No one over 21 should wear a tutu unless they are running a raceor clothes with words on the butt.
FIFY
When will I ever have a chance to wear a tutu if not for a race? Don't take this from me.0 -
3dogsrunning wrote: »ThickMcRunFast wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?
difficult..
have you ever worn a tutu at a race?
No one over 21 should wear a tutu unless they are running a raceor clothes with words on the butt.
FIFY
When will I ever have a chance to wear a tutu if not for a race? Don't take this from me.
Ballet?0 -
I saw a guy running in place at a light this morning. He was not only running in place but also going around in tiny circles as he bounced. The entire thing was ridiculous looking. That said, he's probably a Real Runner™ and I am not.0
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3dogsrunning wrote: »ThickMcRunFast wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?
difficult..
have you ever worn a tutu at a race?
No one over 21 should wear a tutu unless they are running a raceor clothes with words on the butt.
FIFY
When will I ever have a chance to wear a tutu if not for a race? Don't take this from me.
Ballet?
DYEKM?0 -
Unless you are running trails you aren't real runners. So doesn't matter if you stop or bounce at your red lights. None of you are real runners.
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I'm too lazy to get my phone out and pause my GPS at lights so I just run back and forth along the block until it turns green and makes me look really cool, obviously. But then, I guess I'm not a real runner anyway because I don't have a real running watch and just use my phone in the first place, so it's kinda moot.
And I agree that wearing capris is a good reason to get thrown out of Runner Club for purely aesthetic reasons. Heinous.
ETA: I ran a "Hypthermic Half" yesterday and saw a couple women in shorts and sports bras only. THOSE were obviously the real runners, forget all the clowns with tights under their shorts.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »I thought real runners ran in shorts in winter???
Pretty sure real runners only wear splits. The shorter the better.
I have no strong opinions on jogging at lights. I don't usually, but sometimes like someone else mentioned it makes it easier to get going again.
Confused by all you who pause your GPS at a light though. I mean, I had a chance to recover because I stopped at a light, why wouldn't I count that? That'd be like pausing my watch everytime I stopped to walk or catch my breath. Wouldn't be representative of my true fitness. But I say that because I like accurate data. Am not a 'real runner'. Am a hobby jogger according to the boards where these rules are created.0 -
ThickMcRunFast wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?
difficult..
have you ever worn a tutu at a race?
No one over 21 should wear a tutu or clothes with words on the butt.
I'm doing the Hot Chocolate 15km in Vegas this weekend in full tutu and galaxy-printed tights. Come at me, I dare ya
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blues4miles wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »I thought real runners ran in shorts in winter???
Pretty sure real runners only wear splits. The shorter the better.
I have no strong opinions on jogging at lights. I don't usually, but sometimes like someone else mentioned it makes it easier to get going again.
Confused by all you who pause your GPS at a light though. I mean, I had a chance to recover because I stopped at a light, why wouldn't I count that? That'd be like pausing my watch everytime I stopped to walk or catch my breath. Wouldn't be representative of my true fitness. But I say that because I like accurate data. Am not a 'real runner'. Am a hobby jogger according to the boards where these rules are created.
Most GPS watches can be set up to auto-pause if it doesn't detect forward movement, such as at a light. I agree that if I'm not getting credit while waiting for a light, I'm not moving. Plus I don't want my pace stats to be affected by waiting for traffic. I'm picky like that.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »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:
i find it annoying when they don't have thumb holes.
+1.
This thread is cracking me up. I didn't think runners were so judgmental
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SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage wrote: »ThickMcRunFast wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?
difficult..
have you ever worn a tutu at a race?
No one over 21 should wear a tutu or clothes with words on the butt.
I'm doing the Hot Chocolate 15km in Vegas this weekend in full tutu and galaxy-printed tights. Come at me, I dare ya
What happens in Vegas.... isn't what happens to Real Runners™.
*Have fun0 -
SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage wrote: »blues4miles wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »I thought real runners ran in shorts in winter???
Pretty sure real runners only wear splits. The shorter the better.
I have no strong opinions on jogging at lights. I don't usually, but sometimes like someone else mentioned it makes it easier to get going again.
Confused by all you who pause your GPS at a light though. I mean, I had a chance to recover because I stopped at a light, why wouldn't I count that? That'd be like pausing my watch everytime I stopped to walk or catch my breath. Wouldn't be representative of my true fitness. But I say that because I like accurate data. Am not a 'real runner'. Am a hobby jogger according to the boards where these rules are created.
Most GPS watches can be set up to auto-pause if it doesn't detect forward movement, such as at a light. I agree that if I'm not getting credit while waiting for a light, I'm not moving. Plus I don't want my pace stats to be affected by waiting for traffic. I'm picky like that.
I used to do that but I discovered that Garmin has Time/Moving Time as well as Average Pace/Moving Pace Speed. Of course you can enable the auto-pause. Either way, don't run in place. 0 -
SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »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:
i find it annoying when they don't have thumb holes.
+1.
This thread is cracking me up. I didn't think runners were so judgmental
Be on the look out for this guy
http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/joggers-targeted-in-aggravated-insults0 -
I do whatever feels right in the moment, like most other people here have alluded to. I will typically run in place or bounce or do SOMETHING just to keep moving, because as many others have said, once I stop it's a lot harder to get going again! But if it's a very long run and a well-placed light, sure, I'll take the opportunity for a rest if I feel like I need it. Most of the time though I just want to keep as much of my momentum as possible.
I often say I'm not a 'real runner' for lots of reasons, mostly revolving around my speed and the relatively short distance of many of my runs, but my husband, who is very much a 'real runner' (a couple marathons and I don't even know how many half-marathons under his belt and well over 20 miles per week when he's NOT in training mode) tells me, "You run. You're a real runner. That's all it takes."0 -
ThickMcRunFast wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?
difficult..
have you ever worn a tutu at a race?
No one over 21 should wear a tutu or clothes with words on the butt.
<shrug> the dancer in me says otherwise 0 -
SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage wrote: »ThickMcRunFast wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?
difficult..
have you ever worn a tutu at a race?
No one over 21 should wear a tutu or clothes with words on the butt.
I'm doing the Hot Chocolate 15km in Vegas this weekend in full tutu and galaxy-printed tights. Come at me, I dare ya
Vegas! I'll be doing the Blood, Sweat and Beers trail marathon this weekend. I see your race is on Sunday. I'll see how I feel after mine on Saturday. I haven't run one of those Hot Chocolate races, yet. I see they don't accept race day registration, but I should know before the expo is over whether or not I could be up to a 5k in the morning... I don't even know you, but you're a bad influence.0 -
ThickMcRunFast wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?
difficult..
have you ever worn a tutu at a race?
No one over 21 should wear a tutu or clothes with words on the butt.
<shrug> the dancer in me says otherwise
Nothing wrong with wearing a tutu...... WHILE DANCING.0 -
ThickMcRunFast wrote: »SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage wrote: »TavistockToad wrote: »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:
i find it annoying when they don't have thumb holes.
+1.
This thread is cracking me up. I didn't think runners were so judgmental
Be on the look out for this guy
http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/joggers-targeted-in-aggravated-insults
LOL.Terrifying.0 -
ThickMcRunFast wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?
difficult..
have you ever worn a tutu at a race?
No one over 21 should wear a tutu or clothes with words on the butt.
<shrug> the dancer in me says otherwise
Nothing wrong with wearing a tutu...... WHILE DANCING.
you don't get to tell the dancer in my head what to look like!!!!0 -
Let me know if you do it!autumnblade75 wrote: »SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage wrote: »ThickMcRunFast wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?
difficult..
have you ever worn a tutu at a race?
No one over 21 should wear a tutu or clothes with words on the butt.
I'm doing the Hot Chocolate 15km in Vegas this weekend in full tutu and galaxy-printed tights. Come at me, I dare ya
Vegas! I'll be doing the Blood, Sweat and Beers trail marathon this weekend. I see your race is on Sunday. I'll see how I feel after mine on Saturday. I haven't run one of those Hot Chocolate races, yet. I see they don't accept race day registration, but I should know before the expo is over whether or not I could be up to a 5k in the morning... I don't even know you, but you're a bad influence.0
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