What Not to Say to Runners

I don't like running... but I admire those who do and can. To all of y'all... YOU GO!

Every race is a marathon to those who don't know the difference. I'm sure friends and family think I'm running one of those 5k marathons at the beginning of March... and a 10k marathon in November...

I have heard several of these comments over the years. The best one that I heard was {not on this list} your uterus is going to fall out if you keep on running. LOL.

Oh gosh! I remember reading at the time of the summer Olympics that women in some countries are still prohibited from sports for this very reason. I was shocked that people could have so little knowledge of the female body. Guess those myths are more prevalent than I thought.

I do mostly sprint work, the occasional 5k and a former co-worker insisted that you have to run marathons to really sweat and lose weight so she suggested I run in a several layers to sweat out more fat. I got a chuckle.

Believe it or not, the whole "your uterus will fall out" was used as justification to keep women out of (at least) the Boston Marathon for quite some time... http://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/bodywork/fitness-coach/The-Myth-of-the-Falling-Uterus.html

I have heard several of these comments over the years. The best one that I heard was {not on this list} your uterus is going to fall out if you keep on running. LOL.

OMG! I wish! would save me a lot of pain and annoyance

hahahahaha:laugh:

Talking with my mom with alzheimers: "Mom, I'm racing a triathlon this weekend." "Oh, now I'm worried. Can your legs handle it?" "Yes mom, it's a triathlon. I'll be swimming and biking, too." "Wait, do they allow you to bike? Won't they disqualify you? I thought you were only allowed to run."

Another Mom conversation: "I'm running a marathon next month, Mom. I'm excited, but I'm also worried. It'll be tough" "Don't be worried. You can always skip it." "Well no Mom, not really. If I skip it then I lose all that money I spent signing up for it and training for it." Her response: "Well, that doesn't make much sense. t don't see why they can't let you run it another day."

Another Mom comment: "So how many days do you have to run your marathon?"

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My favorite I read on this very website: Human beings were not designed to run long distances. It's why so many runners have so many injuries.

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Also, I get irritated with all these "marathon"s. Star trek marathon. Toyota car weekend marathon. Cookie sale marathon. Everything's a freaking "marathon". Why not let marathons be marathons, and find another way to say long drawn out something or other? *steps down off high horse*

actually 42k 195mtrs

K... not a runner! Amazed people would say any of those things, laughed about the Run Forrest Run comment...because I actually think that every time I see a runner! I never have understood running if you could walk, pretty new to walking at this point, but I do get the pride a runner can have in their accomplishments in getting quicker at it. I get a sense of pride walking quicker than I did. Lots of respect to runners from me... oh I usually ask 'what is your favorite running shoe?' Runners know shoes.

LOL. How do you not get bored at the long-winded answer?

Everybody hates running until they love running. It's less about getting there than having an excuse to run - kind of like a kid with their first drivers license.

I get "oh, that's just jogging". And the classic "Just how long is a marathon anyway?"

Maybe this belongs here.

AMEN!!

I'm a novice runner but I'm addicted to it and I love it! I've heard a lot of these. Worst was "You are going to run 3 MILES?? You can't even run for 3 minutes!!"

No *kitten*, sherlock, the point is to build up to it!