Running on the spot at red lights
tiny_clanger
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Following on from the what nobody told you about running thread...
I still jog on the spot at traffic lights. I find my legs get cold and sore if I stand in place and wait, and then I cramp up as I kick off when they change (disclosure - I have dodgy circulation, so my feet and lower legs don't get as much blood as they want and need)
Anyway - why is it so frowned upon?? That thread was the first time I heard people disparaging it.
I still jog on the spot at traffic lights. I find my legs get cold and sore if I stand in place and wait, and then I cramp up as I kick off when they change (disclosure - I have dodgy circulation, so my feet and lower legs don't get as much blood as they want and need)
Anyway - why is it so frowned upon?? That thread was the first time I heard people disparaging it.
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I have no idea. I've never understood that. I mean part of me goes "if you're running 10 miles-what's waiting for 30 seconds at a light" and really is a none issue- so I could see irritation in stop as a stride break but honestly- even though it's annoying- i'd rather jog in place then stop.
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Dunno.
Someone once gave me a rambling explanation that it has something to do with the difference between "runners" and "joggers" but I got so bored by it that I tuned out and started to think about what I was having for dinner that day.
Personally I stop. Do what you like. I'm sure the Running Police won't find you and escort you to Running Prison if you do
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I have no idea. If I want to run on the spot I'll run on the spot. If people are bothered by it they are free to kma.0
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I don't stop, I play frogger.
Do what you do.0 -
I read that thread about "what nobody told you about running".... I was kind of put off when I read that. It seemed more of an elitist kind of comment, and I stopped reading that thread after that. I get that people like to feel superior over others sometimes, but really? Why throw snide comments like that? If someone wants to run in place at a red light waiting to run across when permitted, how does that make "real runners" better than that? And who the hell cares if you wear a shirt for a designated race (10K, marathon, whatever) or a t-shirt earned from a previous one? So sick of elitist attitudes.0
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do what you do but the joke
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Honestly I think it depends where one would be living ....
If I lived in a big city and ran around downtown with red light after every 1/2 a block heck I would want to "bounce" up and down do flip flops and or whatever it takes to not stop
However if I lived in country or in suburbs with light after every 10 miles heck I would love, love, love to go in savasana (dead body pose in yoga) under that "ray of red light".
So there you go.... to me it would depend where I would be living and how the red lights are setup. Too bad most people do not take that into consideration.
You got to do what you got to do what you got to do.0 -
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mean_and_lean wrote: »
joggers are the ones that find dead bodies.0 -
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Sometimes I have to jog at red lights because if I allow myself to stop it's harder to get my lazy backside moving again.
I'm a pretty irritable person but even I don't see how someone jogging or not at a red light can wind anyone else up.0 -
Who cares? Do what you want. Its your body, its your routine, its not hurting you or anyone around you. Personally if I ran, I'd probably run in place at the light. Only cause I know I'm a quitter and it'd take a lot for me to want to run again after a pause.0
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ThickMcRunFast wrote: »mean_and_lean wrote: »
joggers are the ones that find dead bodies.
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When I see people doing that at lights I always think they have to go for a pee but if it works for you then no one else's opinion matters.0
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I'm a pretty irritable person but even I don't see how someone jogging or not at a red light can wind anyone else up.
I don't think it does...
Clearly the idea it may do seems to offend.
I'm offended by the idea that someone might be offended by someone being offended... Does seem a bit contrived.
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It's mainly the notion of keeping the Heart Rate at a certain number.
A lot of runners focus workouts based on Heart Rate Zones (Google it). Stopping may drop the heart rate so some people in fact many runners like to keep moving at a traffic light.
Others take the time to rest up and catch their breathe.
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I always thought I was doing it wrong because I stopped at red lights. I just like the opportunity to rest my legs and lungs a little. I'm kind of relieved to know other people (who are much more experienced in running than I am) do it too.0
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MeanderingMammal wrote: »...
I'm a pretty irritable person but even I don't see how someone jogging or not at a red light can wind anyone else up.
I don't think it does...
Clearly the idea it may do seems to offend.
I'm offended by the idea that someone might be offended by someone being offended... Does seem a bit contrived.
Loooool0 -
I'm pretty sure it's not really frowned upon...0
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ThickMcRunFast wrote: »mean_and_lean wrote: »
joggers are the ones that find dead bodies.
Every. Single. Time.Jogger Discovers Body of Teen in Oak Cliff Alley | NBC 5
Police say a 15-year-old Dallas boy was shot to death, and a jogger found his body early Sunday in an Oak Cliff alley.0 -
tiny_clanger wrote: »Following on from the what nobody told you about running thread...
I still jog on the spot at traffic lights. I find my legs get cold and sore if I stand in place and wait, and then I cramp up as I kick off when they change (disclosure - I have dodgy circulation, so my feet and lower legs don't get as much blood as they want and need)
Anyway - why is it so frowned upon?? That thread was the first time I heard people disparaging it.
Keep doing what works for you even if it looks silly to the rest of us. This is your workout.0 -
I am training for a marathon and I stop at lights (no bouncing). Do I care what anyone thinks? No. Do I care what anyone does at lights? No. IMO, real runners don't give a rats *kitten* what you do. They are just glad you are out there. It's the wanna be runners who live in their mother's basement that have the issue.
Do I care who I piss off with that comment? No.0 -
It's mainly the notion of keeping the Heart Rate at a certain number.
A lot of runners focus workouts based on Heart Rate Zones (Google it). Stopping may drop the heart rate so some people in fact many runners like to keep moving at a traffic light.
Others take the time to rest up and catch their breathe.
Your pace is a major factor in your heart rate (Google it). I don't see how you can keep your heart rate in the zone if your pace drops off to zero. Moving your legs does not equal running. The effort isn't anywhere near the same.
Running at a pace of 0.0 is nothing if you're running intervals @ 8:00 per mile. Your heart rate will drop dramatically even if you move your legs. It's a pointless venture. Like I said however just do what you want. It's your workout.0 -
Is this the running version of the "what other people do in the gym" threads?0
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It's mainly the notion of keeping the Heart Rate at a certain number.
A lot of runners focus workouts based on Heart Rate Zones (Google it). Stopping may drop the heart rate so some people in fact many runners like to keep moving at a traffic light.
Others take the time to rest up and catch their breathe.
Your pace is a major factor in your heart rate (Google it). I don't see how you can keep your heart rate in the zone if your pace drops off to zero. Moving your legs does not equal running. The effort isn't anywhere near the same.
Running at a pace of 0.0 is nothing if you're running intervals @ 8:00 per mile. Your heart rate will drop dramatically even if you move your legs. It's a pointless venture. Like I said however just do what you want. It's your workout.
Yes, but as I'm finding out with my new-ish HRM, cadence is a major factor, too. Based on recent experiments where the idea was to run and keep my HR < 140 (HA!):
Running, cadence 180, 10 min/mi: HR high 170's
Running, cadence 180, 17+ min/mi: HR high 150's, low 160's <--- yes, pretty much running in place
Running, cadence 150-ish, 10 min/mi: HR low 150's
Strolling, cadence ?, 16 min/mi: HR low 120's
And yes, some of the rates I didn't even believe until I checked my pulse manually. They're spot on. I have a high max HR.0 -
jofjltncb6 wrote: »Is this the running version of the "what other people do in the gym" threads?
Pretty much, yes.
Next will be a comparison of strides and whether other people are heel, mid-foot, or fore-foot striking and why that's wrong.0 -
jofjltncb6 wrote: »Is this the running version of the "what other people do in the gym" threads?
Pretty much, yes.
Next will be a comparison of strides and whether other people are heel, mid-foot, or fore-foot striking and why that's wrong.
Well now that I know everyone is staring at me and judging my stoplight pauses as being "elitist", I shall stop running! STOP I SAY!!!!
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Is this the thread where we get to be passive aggressive towards comments that hurt our feewings in another thread? I hope so... I have all kinds of butt hurt I want to vent about!0
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