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What people who love running hate about running

Posts: 561 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
There's nothing like a good run to boost your spirits, but they can't all be perfect. As much as I love running, there's just as many little pet peeves I have about it. And who doesn't like to complain every once in a while :smile:

What are your running pet peeves? I'll start:

1) When you clip a toe nail too short
2) When fellow runners use you as a reference point for their intervals (so they slow down right after they pass you, and then you have to pass them, and repeat). So rude!!
3) Bra chafeage

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  • Posts: 15,487 Member
    edited July 2016
    I have runners feet.. I have some nasty looking feet .. calluses, etc.. Body Glide in my best friend!

    Gawkers. People look at you instead of focusing on their driving.. I have had to dive out the way a couple of times

    I hate cyclers that use my lane going the other way.. And they have serious attitudes too!
  • Posts: 10,413 Member
    Chafing. Definitely chafing.
  • Posts: 1,272 Member
    1. Bicyclists (and I'm a bicyclist too. lol!)
    2. Running through a bunch of gnats which go up your nose. Hack!!!
  • Posts: 900 Member
    When people see you are clearly out of breath at a race and still want to chat the rest of the way
  • Posts: 381 Member
    Evening run and a bug flies into my mouth... and it's so deep I can't cough it out!
  • Posts: 535 Member
    Sciatic pain. I get it regularly.
  • Posts: 992 Member
    I hate that most people I know who like running only like running distances >3-4 miles or have goals to run further than that. I vastly prefer fast short distance runs (preferably <2 miles at a fast pace), and trying to find a running buddy is difficult.
  • Posts: 465 Member
    getting up at 430am to make sure I'm back in by 6am.

    Also my wife works a swing shift every other week so I run laps around my lane with a baby monitor.
  • Posts: 1,249 Member
    I hate it when a little 100 pound runner wants to challenge a 200 pound guy going 20 mph on a bike... qblo0oqi9y77.gif


    In all honest My biggest pet peeve is living in the Miami Valley you cannot go anywhere without running up a hill somewhere. I just want a big long flat run.

    But what I do love about running is the pride in finishing a good long run, or crossing that line in a 10K or 1/2 marathon.
  • Posts: 865 Member
    My favorite headphones bit the dust a couple of months ago, and I can't find replacements that work well. I've tried just about every combination of in-ear and on-ear, wired and wireless, cheap and expensive... the in-ears don't stay in and the on-ears don't stay on... the wired tend to cause my phone to do crazy things during a run and the wireless tend to cut out... I must've tried 10 different pairs, and I haven't found one yet that doesn't distract me from what should be an otherwise enjoyable experience.

    That, and the more 'entitled' cyclists...
  • Posts: 10,968 Member
    I hate running by cyclists, knowing that they're having more fun than I am, and that I could be on a bike, too. :neutral:
  • Posts: 561 Member
    bennettinfinity wrote: »
    My favorite headphones bit the dust a couple of months ago, and I can't find replacements that work well. I've tried just about every combination of in-ear and on-ear, wired and wireless, cheap and expensive... the in-ears don't stay in and the on-ears don't stay on... the wired tend to cause my phone to do crazy things during a run and the wireless tend to cut out... I must've tried 10 different pairs, and I haven't found one yet that doesn't distract me from what should be an otherwise enjoyable experience.

    That, and the more 'entitled' cyclists...

    I just started using Bose In-Ear Sports Headphones and find they are good quality and actually stay in my ears
  • Posts: 865 Member
    Will_Run_for_Food wrote: »
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    I just started using Bose In-Ear Sports Headphones and find they are good quality and actually stay in my ears

    Thanks for the tip @Will_Run_for_Food... I'll give them a try! :)
  • Posts: 10,968 Member
    jacksonpt wrote: »
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    Thank you this is wonderful! It describes how I feel when I run perfectly. Consider it stolen.

    Ironic, too, considering. But so awesome. :smile:
  • Posts: 13,049 Member
    NorthCascades wrote: »
    I hate running by cyclists, knowing that they're having more fun than I am, and that I could be on a bike, too. :neutral:

    Yeah but a storm blew a huge tree down in the middle of the trail the day before yesterday. I ran up to it as a dude on a bike was turning around and went under a large limb, over another piece and then continued running. He just gave me a thumbs up. Trail? I don't need no stinking trail to run.
  • Posts: 13,049 Member
    CincyNeid wrote: »
    I hate it when a little 100 pound runner wants to challenge a 200 pound guy going 20 mph on a bike... qblo0oqi9y77.gif


    In all honest My biggest pet peeve is living in the Miami Valley you cannot go anywhere without running up a hill somewhere. I just want a big long flat run.

    But what I do love about running is the pride in finishing a good long run, or crossing that line in a 10K or 1/2 marathon.

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  • Posts: 25,763 Member
    The laundry. It's like a never-ending battle.

  • Posts: 1,361 Member
    I usually run on a treadmill at the gym, and the boredom... Even having a bank of TVs in front of me, it gets old fast.

    (Yes, yes, running outside is more interesting, but it's often just not in the cards.)
  • Posts: 5,527 Member
    edited July 2016
    Buying a new pair of shoes every 4-6wks.
    I run a lot.
  • Posts: 531 Member
    1. Having to play chicken with the middle aged recumbent bicyclists who ride around my neighbourhood.

    2. The one blind corner on my route where EVERY oncoming car crosses the solid white line into the shoulder - which is exactly where I am plodding with my jogging stroller, thanks for the heart attack.

    3. Dogs who run full pelt towards me, barking terrifyingly, then stop short juuust at the edge of their lawn to continue barking at me.

    4. Sprinkler-dodging.

    5. Having to double back because my son chucked his favourite toy out about 1/2 mile back.

    I love running, really do.
  • Posts: 1,667 Member
    When I want to run but my legs don't.
    Also, sunburn. Sometimes I'm dumb and forget sunscreen. Like yesterday. Ow.
  • Posts: 1,666 Member
    That there is no cool time of the day to run in July/August in Texas
  • Posts: 6,338 Member
    enterdanger wrote: »
    The first 10 minutes of every run. I just hate those 10 minutes. If I can push through them, it turns to love....

    I hear you!
  • Posts: 5,332 Member
    hankpick77 wrote: »
    That there is no cool time of the day to run in July/August in Texas

    Same here in Oklahoma
  • Posts: 42 Member
    No music. I got to have music
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