Running on the spot at red lights

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  • besaro
    besaro Posts: 1,858 Member
    i wear what i want. i run how i want. holes in my shirts. skorts. capris. squats at lights. jumping jacks. sometimes i dont even stretch after a run! rules? pfft.
  • wesley58
    wesley58 Posts: 129 Member
    It's your jog, it's your exercise, you do what you like.
  • SumnyUK
    SumnyUK Posts: 33 Member
    I don't jog on the spot when meeting a red light. Because it is such a novelty where I live, and because I like to catch my breath. I also wear pink gloves despite being a bloke. I'm sure both things will wind some people up. Tough. and to the OP: You do whatever you like, seriously, nobody meaningful will blame you for it
  • The_Enginerd
    The_Enginerd Posts: 3,982 Member
    edited February 2016
    SumnyUK wrote: »
    I also wear pink gloves despite being a bloke. I'm sure both things will wind some people up. Tough.
    But have you worn bright pink short split shorts in a race? That's how you can tell who are super cereal about their running.
  • SumnyUK
    SumnyUK Posts: 33 Member
    SumnyUK wrote: »
    I also wear pink gloves despite being a bloke. I'm sure both things will wind some people up. Tough.
    But have you worn bright pink short split shorts in a race? That's how you can tell who are super cereal about their running.

    @The_Enginerd, I was fund raising for Cancer Research and on the day before the race went out to buy pink shorts to match the purple Cancer Research UK t-shirt. The only ones they had at the shop were in the ladies' section, and they were REALLY short *lol*
  • BruinsGal_91
    BruinsGal_91 Posts: 1,400 Member

    difficult..

    have you ever worn a tutu at a race?

    Noooo...... but I did once wear pink bunny ears.
  • mbaker566
    mbaker566 Posts: 11,233 Member
    litsy3 wrote: »
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    litsy3 wrote: »
    I think 'real runners' are the ones who don't care whether they can call themselves 'runners' or not. I stop at lights except if I'm doing a tempo run (which I'd try not to be on a route where there were lights), in which case I'd run up the road and back until the lights changed. I think it is probably true that if you are doing it primarily because it's a cardio exercise and you want to be moving you might jog on the spot, and if you are doing it because it's a sport you'd probably just wait. But it should go without saying that neither way is superior, and also I thought the joke was quite funny.

    No! You must pick a side so you can be properly shamed by the opposing opinion.

    Oh! Okay, in that case, real runners do their workouts on the track. o:)

    I thought real runners ran in shorts in winter???

    Pretty sure real runners have thumb holes in their shirts.

    Get in... I have a couple of running tops with thumb holes :laugh:

    i find it annoying when they don't have thumb holes. :angry:
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?

    difficult..

    have you ever worn a tutu at a race?

    No one over 21 should wear a tutu or clothes with words on the butt.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    edited February 2016
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?

    difficult..

    have you ever worn a tutu at a race?

    No one over 21 should wear a tutu unless they are running a raceor clothes with words on the butt.

    FIFY

    When will I ever have a chance to wear a tutu if not for a race? Don't take this from me.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?

    difficult..

    have you ever worn a tutu at a race?

    No one over 21 should wear a tutu unless they are running a raceor clothes with words on the butt.

    FIFY

    When will I ever have a chance to wear a tutu if not for a race? Don't take this from me.

    Ballet?
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    I saw a guy running in place at a light this morning. He was not only running in place but also going around in tiny circles as he bounced. The entire thing was ridiculous looking. That said, he's probably a Real Runner™ and I am not.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?

    difficult..

    have you ever worn a tutu at a race?

    No one over 21 should wear a tutu unless they are running a raceor clothes with words on the butt.

    FIFY

    When will I ever have a chance to wear a tutu if not for a race? Don't take this from me.

    Ballet?

    DYEKM?
  • FatMoojor
    FatMoojor Posts: 483 Member
    Unless you are running trails you aren't real runners. So doesn't matter if you stop or bounce at your red lights. None of you are real runners.

    /argument settled
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    edited February 2016
    I'm too lazy to get my phone out and pause my GPS at lights so I just run back and forth along the block until it turns green and makes me look really cool, obviously. But then, I guess I'm not a real runner anyway because I don't have a real running watch and just use my phone in the first place, so it's kinda moot.

    And I agree that wearing capris is a good reason to get thrown out of Runner Club for purely aesthetic reasons. Heinous.

    ETA: I ran a "Hypthermic Half" yesterday and saw a couple women in shorts and sports bras only. THOSE were obviously the real runners, forget all the clowns with tights under their shorts.
  • blues4miles
    blues4miles Posts: 1,481 Member
    I thought real runners ran in shorts in winter???

    Pretty sure real runners only wear splits. The shorter the better.

    I have no strong opinions on jogging at lights. I don't usually, but sometimes like someone else mentioned it makes it easier to get going again.

    Confused by all you who pause your GPS at a light though. I mean, I had a chance to recover because I stopped at a light, why wouldn't I count that? That'd be like pausing my watch everytime I stopped to walk or catch my breath. Wouldn't be representative of my true fitness. But I say that because I like accurate data. Am not a 'real runner'. Am a hobby jogger according to the boards where these rules are created.
  • _Waffle_ wrote: »
    OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?

    difficult..

    have you ever worn a tutu at a race?

    No one over 21 should wear a tutu or clothes with words on the butt.

    I'm doing the Hot Chocolate 15km in Vegas this weekend in full tutu and galaxy-printed tights. Come at me, I dare ya ;)
  • I thought real runners ran in shorts in winter???

    Pretty sure real runners only wear splits. The shorter the better.

    I have no strong opinions on jogging at lights. I don't usually, but sometimes like someone else mentioned it makes it easier to get going again.

    Confused by all you who pause your GPS at a light though. I mean, I had a chance to recover because I stopped at a light, why wouldn't I count that? That'd be like pausing my watch everytime I stopped to walk or catch my breath. Wouldn't be representative of my true fitness. But I say that because I like accurate data. Am not a 'real runner'. Am a hobby jogger according to the boards where these rules are created.

    Most GPS watches can be set up to auto-pause if it doesn't detect forward movement, such as at a light. I agree that if I'm not getting credit while waiting for a light, I'm not moving. Plus I don't want my pace stats to be affected by waiting for traffic. I'm picky like that.
  • moyer566 wrote: »
    litsy3 wrote: »
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    litsy3 wrote: »
    I think 'real runners' are the ones who don't care whether they can call themselves 'runners' or not. I stop at lights except if I'm doing a tempo run (which I'd try not to be on a route where there were lights), in which case I'd run up the road and back until the lights changed. I think it is probably true that if you are doing it primarily because it's a cardio exercise and you want to be moving you might jog on the spot, and if you are doing it because it's a sport you'd probably just wait. But it should go without saying that neither way is superior, and also I thought the joke was quite funny.

    No! You must pick a side so you can be properly shamed by the opposing opinion.

    Oh! Okay, in that case, real runners do their workouts on the track. o:)

    I thought real runners ran in shorts in winter???

    Pretty sure real runners have thumb holes in their shirts.

    Get in... I have a couple of running tops with thumb holes :laugh:

    i find it annoying when they don't have thumb holes. :angry:

    +1.
    This thread is cracking me up. I didn't think runners were so judgmental :lol:
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    edited February 2016
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?

    difficult..

    have you ever worn a tutu at a race?

    No one over 21 should wear a tutu or clothes with words on the butt.

    I'm doing the Hot Chocolate 15km in Vegas this weekend in full tutu and galaxy-printed tights. Come at me, I dare ya ;)

    What happens in Vegas.... isn't what happens to Real Runners™.


    *Have fun
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    I thought real runners ran in shorts in winter???

    Pretty sure real runners only wear splits. The shorter the better.

    I have no strong opinions on jogging at lights. I don't usually, but sometimes like someone else mentioned it makes it easier to get going again.

    Confused by all you who pause your GPS at a light though. I mean, I had a chance to recover because I stopped at a light, why wouldn't I count that? That'd be like pausing my watch everytime I stopped to walk or catch my breath. Wouldn't be representative of my true fitness. But I say that because I like accurate data. Am not a 'real runner'. Am a hobby jogger according to the boards where these rules are created.

    Most GPS watches can be set up to auto-pause if it doesn't detect forward movement, such as at a light. I agree that if I'm not getting credit while waiting for a light, I'm not moving. Plus I don't want my pace stats to be affected by waiting for traffic. I'm picky like that.

    I used to do that but I discovered that Garmin has Time/Moving Time as well as Average Pace/Moving Pace Speed. Of course you can enable the auto-pause. Either way, don't run in place. :wink:
  • _EPIC_
    _EPIC_ Posts: 611 Member
    wesley58 wrote: »
    It's your jog, it's your exercise, you do what you like.

    Your kind of logic is not welcomed here. Pick a side. Any side. It will be wrong either way.
  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
    moyer566 wrote: »
    litsy3 wrote: »
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    litsy3 wrote: »
    I think 'real runners' are the ones who don't care whether they can call themselves 'runners' or not. I stop at lights except if I'm doing a tempo run (which I'd try not to be on a route where there were lights), in which case I'd run up the road and back until the lights changed. I think it is probably true that if you are doing it primarily because it's a cardio exercise and you want to be moving you might jog on the spot, and if you are doing it because it's a sport you'd probably just wait. But it should go without saying that neither way is superior, and also I thought the joke was quite funny.

    No! You must pick a side so you can be properly shamed by the opposing opinion.

    Oh! Okay, in that case, real runners do their workouts on the track. o:)

    I thought real runners ran in shorts in winter???

    Pretty sure real runners have thumb holes in their shirts.

    Get in... I have a couple of running tops with thumb holes :laugh:

    i find it annoying when they don't have thumb holes. :angry:

    +1.
    This thread is cracking me up. I didn't think runners were so judgmental :lol:

    Be on the look out for this guy

    http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/joggers-targeted-in-aggravated-insults
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
    _EPIC_ wrote: »
    wesley58 wrote: »
    It's your jog, it's your exercise, you do what you like.

    Your kind of logic is not welcomed here. Pick a side. Any side. It will be wrong either way.

    Calling it a "jog" was a good start anyway, them's fightin' words.
  • ashleyrichey616
    ashleyrichey616 Posts: 15 Member
    I do whatever feels right in the moment, like most other people here have alluded to. I will typically run in place or bounce or do SOMETHING just to keep moving, because as many others have said, once I stop it's a lot harder to get going again! But if it's a very long run and a well-placed light, sure, I'll take the opportunity for a rest if I feel like I need it. Most of the time though I just want to keep as much of my momentum as possible.

    I often say I'm not a 'real runner' for lots of reasons, mostly revolving around my speed and the relatively short distance of many of my runs, but my husband, who is very much a 'real runner' (a couple marathons and I don't even know how many half-marathons under his belt and well over 20 miles per week when he's NOT in training mode) tells me, "You run. You're a real runner. That's all it takes."
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?

    difficult..

    have you ever worn a tutu at a race?

    No one over 21 should wear a tutu or clothes with words on the butt.

    <shrug> the dancer in me says otherwise ;)
  • autumnblade75
    autumnblade75 Posts: 1,661 Member
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?

    difficult..

    have you ever worn a tutu at a race?

    No one over 21 should wear a tutu or clothes with words on the butt.

    I'm doing the Hot Chocolate 15km in Vegas this weekend in full tutu and galaxy-printed tights. Come at me, I dare ya ;)

    Vegas! I'll be doing the Blood, Sweat and Beers trail marathon this weekend. I see your race is on Sunday. I'll see how I feel after mine on Saturday. I haven't run one of those Hot Chocolate races, yet. I see they don't accept race day registration, but I should know before the expo is over whether or not I could be up to a 5k in the morning... I don't even know you, but you're a bad influence.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    JoRocka wrote: »
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?

    difficult..

    have you ever worn a tutu at a race?

    No one over 21 should wear a tutu or clothes with words on the butt.

    <shrug> the dancer in me says otherwise ;)

    Nothing wrong with wearing a tutu...... WHILE DANCING.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    edited February 2016
    moyer566 wrote: »
    litsy3 wrote: »
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    litsy3 wrote: »
    I think 'real runners' are the ones who don't care whether they can call themselves 'runners' or not. I stop at lights except if I'm doing a tempo run (which I'd try not to be on a route where there were lights), in which case I'd run up the road and back until the lights changed. I think it is probably true that if you are doing it primarily because it's a cardio exercise and you want to be moving you might jog on the spot, and if you are doing it because it's a sport you'd probably just wait. But it should go without saying that neither way is superior, and also I thought the joke was quite funny.

    No! You must pick a side so you can be properly shamed by the opposing opinion.

    Oh! Okay, in that case, real runners do their workouts on the track. o:)

    I thought real runners ran in shorts in winter???

    Pretty sure real runners have thumb holes in their shirts.

    Get in... I have a couple of running tops with thumb holes :laugh:

    i find it annoying when they don't have thumb holes. :angry:

    +1.
    This thread is cracking me up. I didn't think runners were so judgmental :lol:

    Be on the look out for this guy

    http://www.runnersworld.com/fun/joggers-targeted-in-aggravated-insults


    LOL.Terrifying.
  • ThickMcRunFast
    ThickMcRunFast Posts: 22,511 Member
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    JoRocka wrote: »
    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?

    difficult..

    have you ever worn a tutu at a race?

    No one over 21 should wear a tutu or clothes with words on the butt.

    <shrug> the dancer in me says otherwise ;)

    Nothing wrong with wearing a tutu...... WHILE DANCING.

    you don't get to tell the dancer in my head what to look like!!!!
  • _Waffle_ wrote: »
    OK now I'm really confused. I don't wear Vibrams, capris, or skorts. I don't jig about at red lights, but that's usually because I'm clinging to the lamppost trying not to barf. However, I do wear shorts over my compression pants. So am I a real runner or not?

    difficult..

    have you ever worn a tutu at a race?

    No one over 21 should wear a tutu or clothes with words on the butt.

    I'm doing the Hot Chocolate 15km in Vegas this weekend in full tutu and galaxy-printed tights. Come at me, I dare ya ;)

    Vegas! I'll be doing the Blood, Sweat and Beers trail marathon this weekend. I see your race is on Sunday. I'll see how I feel after mine on Saturday. I haven't run one of those Hot Chocolate races, yet. I see they don't accept race day registration, but I should know before the expo is over whether or not I could be up to a 5k in the morning... I don't even know you, but you're a bad influence.
    Let me know if you do it!
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