Rant About Track Etiquette
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I would think when others show up its time to run in the correct direction...
^ This.
Walkers should always be in lane 8. Joggers... maybe 7 or 8 if there are no walkers. Fast track work? Grab yourself lane 1 or 2 if available... but honestly the direction thing is big. Many tracks are just counter-clockwise all the time. If you're going the other way, you should be certain you're the one avoiding everyone going in the correct direction.
Yeah, most of your "problems" would be solved if you just ran in the correct direction on the public track. There are going to be all kinds of people using a track like that for all kinds of reasons. It's just life. And it's not really up to you to decide who is working out harder. If a person is elderly or has an injury or disability they may be working out just as hard or harder than you, but you just don't realize it.0 -
So the question is, "I'm very rude and inconsiderate when I'm at the track, but why can't these complete strangers show my some friggin consideration?"
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maybe you should move to Australia. I think it goes clockwise down under.0
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LOL 'stralian's like common courtesy..... BTW my track run counter and the OP would get drived if he made up the earlier mentioned track rules as he went...0
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LOL 'stralian's like common courtesy..... BTW my track run counter and the OP would get drived if he made up the earlier mentioned track rules as he went...
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*shrug* So people on the Internet want to roll their eyes at my frustration. I'm not exactly going to lose sleep over it xD.
To clarify though:
1. There are no posted rules at the track, save for no dogs, no skateboards, no bikes, just runners/walkers.
2. The track isn't fenced in, and it's on a busy road being that it's a school's track. I really don't care too much if parents want to bring their kids, and you'll notice I never said anything about people with strollers. Lots of times there'll be mom+dad+baby combos who come and dad will push the baby while mom runs a lap, then they swap out. They don't bother me unless they get in my space.
3. Way to make assumptions about a person you have no idea about. I completely get what it's like to have kids.
4. How are all of my problems going to be solved by running counterclockwise like everybody else?? Eh whatever. You guys are pretty much going to think what you want at this point, so have fun with being creative on the insults.
I guess I'm not really surprised that people find the concept of being aware of others' space so foreign. You're probably the same people who stand in the middle of the main aisle at Wal-Mart blocking everybody else off while you spend 20 minutes catching up on the local gossip.0 -
Person makes post about how they can't have common courtesy, but expects others to.
Then gets upset when no one agrees.
The world keeps turning.0 -
Hah. Common courtesy is showing up, noticing that people are actually doing faster workouts than I am in lanes 2 and 8, and not getting in those lanes. If I was on the level of dumbassery that most of the annoying people at the track are, I'd show up, notice the sprinter who usually uses lane 8 to do his sprints, and get in lane 8 just because whatever that's where I want to be, thus putting myself in his way and forcing him to move, go around me, or take time out of his workout to confront me and ask me to move.
Common courtesy is showing up, seeing the woman with the stroller in lane 1 so that she can watch her kids playing soccer on the green, and choosing another lane -- again, because I don't want to get in her way and there's plenty of room. What on earth is so hard to grasp about that? I'm considerate of others on the track and they only lose that consideration when they neglect to extend it to me. You don't need a big list of track rules to know that you shouldn't put yourself in the way of somebody in the middle of a workout. It'd be like showing up to the gym and seeing one treadmill of 8 in use and trying to get on that one treadmill.0 -
You should really start following the rules, starting with rule #1.
Don't run the wrong direction.0 -
Lol OP MOST 'school tracks' ARE fernced in
A walmart aisle is not a reasonable comparison to a wide open track space
I get annoyance at walmart.
How will your problems be solved by you whining about how people dont run clockwise?
And since you know there are no posted rules why are you upset about what other people do at the track?
Not sure i said anything about strollers either or how that even came up but *shrug* oh well
These people that uou complain about are probably complaining about you just as much.,. Why is this human trying to run over my children in the opposite direction instead of just going around?!?!?
Special snowflake syndrom its everywhere:sad:
To make it all better heres a flower :flowerforyou:0 -
You should really start following the rules, starting with rule #1.
Don't run the wrong direction.
This lol
People get on the track an go. They arent thinking about you as much as you are them *sigh* still dont get whats so hard about going around someone?0 -
Well, whatever. I tried. Apparently if I pick a wide open space and use it to run clockwise, I'm not allowed to ever be frustrated about anything that ever happens on the track, ever. You people have a nice day
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This post started lame but hilarity quickly ensued. Worth the 2 minutes! :laugh: :laugh:0
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Just find a track with more competitive athletes and it'll have a better structure. But don't run clockwise... what's wrong with you?0
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You should run with a sword in your hand that has some blood on it. I'm sure people will move out of your way and not be an annoyance.
hahhgahahahahhaha so awesome hahhahahhahahha0 -
i was a bit surprised to see people walking/running with their dogs on a track, in the midday sun - not sure what i would think if i were running on that same track (i generally prefer a change of scenery
) but those animals must've been baking, and as a dog owner myself i very much frown on that.
as for the op - being stubborn will only get you a headache - you said yourself there were plenty of free lanes left - so what's it to you to just skip to the next one?
yeah, maybe it isn't 'fair' that you should have to move, but seriously, if we all had brains and respected one another, wouldn't that be just too boring?0 -
*shrug* So people on the Internet want to roll their eyes at my frustration
It's not at the frustration - it's at the self-professed rude behaviour of basically running people down and then complaining that others are inconsiderate.0 -
Many many moons ago I would run on my HS track, and there would be people walking, I'd run around them without thinking twice about it. It never bothered me to take the three extra steps, and I was typically doing sprints, and 7 minute miles on distance days. Pretty sad, there's only a 6 year difference in our ages, and you have a massive sense of entitlement. I bet you want me you pay for your health care and college too. I'm just glad that my life focuses more on other people than it does on me, because if I were as self-centered as you I'd be a pretty pathetic excuse for a human being.
Here's a thought, run cross-country, I passed my neighbors this morning on my run, and even as they slowly walked their dog, I had plenty of room to move to the left and go around. Wait, Damn them, they should have gotten out of my way. I'm going to go over there and kick that old mans butt up and around his ears.
Nah, I have better things to do, like, anything.
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Many many moons ago I would run on my HS track, and there would be people walking, I'd run around them without thinking twice about it. It never bothered me to take the three extra steps, and I was typically doing sprints, and 7 minute miles on distance days. Pretty sad, there's only a 6 year difference in our ages, and you have a massive sense of entitlement. I bet you want me you pay for your health care and college too. I'm just glad that my life focuses more on other people than it does on me, because if I were as self-centered as you I'd be a pretty pathetic excuse for a human being.
Here's a thought, run cross-country, I passed my neighbors this morning on my run, and even as they slowly walked their dog, I had plenty of room to move to the left and go around. Wait, Damn them, they should have gotten out of my way. I'm going to go over there and kick that old mans butt up and around his ears.
Nah, I have better things to do, like, anything.
Rigger
**** you and everybody else on this forum who can't seem to grasp a basic concept. No, you do not get to look at one single post I made on a forum and assume things about my life. I work hard for everything I have. I am a kind person. I pay for my own college. I have made the constant uphill climb to rise from a life of poverty in a trailer park with 4 siblings and no college degrees between my parents. I still am. I fight every day and I fight hard. Not a single person in my life has Ever called me entitled or selfish.
You talk about rudeness and bullying? Look at you. You're all pathetic. You sit here and bully, deride, laugh at, and make fun of a random person on the Internet and act all haughty like you have the moral high ground. Go take your hypocritical bull****, shove it up your *kitten*, and then go run your 7 minute miles with it.0 -
Annnnd lock0
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^ Running on a track releases stress but only when done in a counter clockwise fashion0
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Many many moons ago I would run on my HS track, and there would be people walking, I'd run around them without thinking twice about it. It never bothered me to take the three extra steps, and I was typically doing sprints, and 7 minute miles on distance days. Pretty sad, there's only a 6 year difference in our ages, and you have a massive sense of entitlement. I bet you want me you pay for your health care and college too. I'm just glad that my life focuses more on other people than it does on me, because if I were as self-centered as you I'd be a pretty pathetic excuse for a human being.
Here's a thought, run cross-country, I passed my neighbors this morning on my run, and even as they slowly walked their dog, I had plenty of room to move to the left and go around. Wait, Damn them, they should have gotten out of my way. I'm going to go over there and kick that old mans butt up and around his ears.
Nah, I have better things to do, like, anything.
Rigger
**** you and everybody else on this forum who can't seem to grasp a basic concept. No, you do not get to look at one single post I made on a forum and assume things about my life. I work hard for everything I have. I am a kind person. I pay for my own college. I have made the constant uphill climb to rise from a life of poverty in a trailer park with 4 siblings and no college degrees between my parents. I still am. I fight every day and I fight hard. Not a single person in my life has Ever called me entitled or selfish.
You talk about rudeness and bullying? Look at you. You're all pathetic. You sit here and bully, deride, laugh at, and make fun of a random person on the Internet and act all haughty like you have the moral high ground. Go take your hypocritical bull****, shove it up your *kitten*, and then go run your 7 minute miles with it.
quoted because, you know.
C'mon OP, you're being ridiculous.0 -
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Our track is covered in geese and goose poop. Therefore, I don't go unless I don't mind stepping in or around it.
The geese don't care about your workout.
If you really need that kind of solitude, get off the track. Like the annoying thing where people crowd the aisle in the grocery store, you will need to step back and realize that others have their own agenda. Theirs is as important to them as yours is to you.
There is a second option. If you're the fastest thing out there, maybe give the walkers an encouraging nod instead of a sneer. Runners are generally a friendly bunch. You're ruining our rep.
ETA: I'm a terrible introvert. I admit it. I'm actually attempting to be constructive here, because your attitude isn't hurting anyone but you.0 -
Many many moons ago I would run on my HS track, and there would be people walking, I'd run around them without thinking twice about it. It never bothered me to take the three extra steps, and I was typically doing sprints, and 7 minute miles on distance days. Pretty sad, there's only a 6 year difference in our ages, and you have a massive sense of entitlement. I bet you want me you pay for your health care and college too. I'm just glad that my life focuses more on other people than it does on me, because if I were as self-centered as you I'd be a pretty pathetic excuse for a human being.
Here's a thought, run cross-country, I passed my neighbors this morning on my run, and even as they slowly walked their dog, I had plenty of room to move to the left and go around. Wait, Damn them, they should have gotten out of my way. I'm going to go over there and kick that old mans butt up and around his ears.
Nah, I have better things to do, like, anything.
Rigger
**** you and everybody else on this forum who can't seem to grasp a basic concept. No, you do not get to look at one single post I made on a forum and assume things about my life. I work hard for everything I have. I am a kind person. I pay for my own college. I have made the constant uphill climb to rise from a life of poverty in a trailer park with 4 siblings and no college degrees between my parents. I still am. I fight every day and I fight hard. Not a single person in my life has Ever called me entitled or selfish.
You talk about rudeness and bullying? Look at you. You're all pathetic. You sit here and bully, deride, laugh at, and make fun of a random person on the Internet and act all haughty like you have the moral high ground. Go take your hypocritical bull****, shove it up your *kitten*, and then go run your 7 minute miles with it.
...You sound very kind.0 -
DavPul:
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Thank you for keeping it real.0 -
Everytime someone posts a thread ranting about other people's behavior, they end up cracking and calling people names when people disagree with them. It's so cliché.
Next thread.0 -
Many many moons ago I would run on my HS track, and there would be people walking, I'd run around them without thinking twice about it. It never bothered me to take the three extra steps, and I was typically doing sprints, and 7 minute miles on distance days. Pretty sad, there's only a 6 year difference in our ages, and you have a massive sense of entitlement. I bet you want me you pay for your health care and college too. I'm just glad that my life focuses more on other people than it does on me, because if I were as self-centered as you I'd be a pretty pathetic excuse for a human being.
Here's a thought, run cross-country, I passed my neighbors this morning on my run, and even as they slowly walked their dog, I had plenty of room to move to the left and go around. Wait, Damn them, they should have gotten out of my way. I'm going to go over there and kick that old mans butt up and around his ears.
Nah, I have better things to do, like, anything.
Rigger
**** you and everybody else on this forum who can't seem to grasp a basic concept. No, you do not get to look at one single post I made on a forum and assume things about my life. I work hard for everything I have. I am a kind person. I pay for my own college. I have made the constant uphill climb to rise from a life of poverty in a trailer park with 4 siblings and no college degrees between my parents. I still am. I fight every day and I fight hard. Not a single person in my life has Ever called me entitled or selfish.
You talk about rudeness and bullying? Look at you. You're all pathetic. You sit here and bully, deride, laugh at, and make fun of a random person on the Internet and act all haughty like you have the moral high ground. Go take your hypocritical bull****, shove it up your *kitten*, and then go run your 7 minute miles with it.
Oh boy.....
I think you should disconnect from the internet for awhile and focus on you. :flowerforyou:
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