Running Etiquette

ansonrinesmith

So I know it's polite to "on the left" as you pass someone. I almost always wear headphones but with the music at a low volume so I can hear. Is there a common "signal" the person being passed can use to show that they heard the passing runner?

lglg11

Hm good question . I usually just hold up my left hand like a wave of thank you . but I'm also usually in their dust by the time I do

bert16

None that I know of/have seen; not sure it's necessary. Though I do giggle at what I call "the runner's salute" - that silent head nod and slight hand wave that we exchange to oncoming runners, but not to bikers or walkers I run by. :laugh:

Do you know what I'm talking about or is that just me?!?

CouleeRunner

I move a little more to the right (even though I already stay far to the right when running) to indicate that I am aware of them.

rml_16

Hm good question . I usually just hold up my left hand like a wave of thank you . but I'm also usually in their dust by the time I do

That's what I do, as well.

rthompson81

When biking I usually just nod when they tell me they're going to pass me on the left and move a little bit farther to the right. I didn't know runners did that too. I guess I don't usually run in big groups.

slimkitty

None that I know of/have seen; not sure it's necessary. Though I do giggle at what I call "the runner's salute" - that silent head nod and slight hand wave that we exchange to oncoming runners, but not to bikers or walkers I run by. :laugh:

Do you know what I'm talking about or is that just me?!?

Yes, I know the runner's salute :laugh:

meli_medina

I will usually just say, "Thank you!"

CaptainGordo

I toot so much when I run that nobody is unaware of my approach.

janet_pratt

None that I know of/have seen; not sure it's necessary. Though I do giggle at what I call "the runner's salute" - that silent head nod and slight hand wave that we exchange to oncoming runners, but not to bikers or walkers I run by. :laugh:

Do you know what I'm talking about or is that just me?!?

I'm in both camps. When I'm biking and I pass anyone from behind, biker, walker, jogger, or staggering drunk (its a popular bike path) I always say, "On your left". I don't jog fast enough to pass anyone so I never considered doing it when I'm jogging. Oncoming bIke people always do the head nod to me when I'm biking, but oncoming joggers never look at me when I'm jogging. I just assumed bike people were more social.

ansonrinesmith

I know the salute for sure!
I'm not passing anyone either, I am usually the one being passed (I do pass old ladies walking) and that's what I was looking for, to let them know I heard them, and acknowledge. I think the wave will be what I use.

mea9

Dogs are always walked on the left. I know of none that aren't. I walk my dog on the far left of the sidewalk. If you don't want my dog in your crotch, and I assume you don't, you'd probably be better off judging the situation and being less concerned with ettiquette. It's not a road.

bert16

None that I know of/have seen; not sure it's necessary. Though I do giggle at what I call "the runner's salute" - that silent head nod and slight hand wave that we exchange to oncoming runners, but not to bikers or walkers I run by. :laugh:

Do you know what I'm talking about or is that just me?!?

I'm in both camps. When I'm biking and I pass anyone from behind, biker, walker, jogger, or staggering drunk (its a popular bike path) I always say, "On your left". I don't jog fast enough to pass anyone so I never considered doing it when I'm jogging. Oncoming bIke people always do the head nod to me when I'm biking, but oncoming joggers never look at me when I'm jogging. I just assumed bike people were more social.

First of all, congrats on hitting the 100 lb. mark - that's amazing!

I always wondered if the bikers had their own secret salute, too... my eyes are usually too filled with tears of exhaustion to pay attention to anyone other the the other runners whom I am committed to acknowledge...

And steer wide of the staggering drunks - they tend to meander a bit!