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melanie_J
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Don't get me wrong, I love doing this. I never was a runner, even when I was younger. However, I cringe when I think of people watching me. I've usually got sweat flying. My nose is running like a faucet most of the time. And I know I sound like a crazy woman in labor with my breathing. Am I alone in this?
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I'm exactly the same! it's so not attractive, some people move as far away from me as possible on the running path.
Oh well. At least we are doing it.0 -
Don't get me wrong, I love doing this. I never was a runner, even when I was younger. However, I cringe when I think of people watching me. I've usually got sweat flying. My nose is running like a faucet most of the time. And I know I sound like a crazy woman in labor with my breathing. Am I alone in this?
As soon as I read your post it got me thinking of an online article I saw a few weeks ago. A photographer was out at a park where there were a lot of joggers and asked them to participate in this photo shoot project she was doing of "before and after" photos of people after they had been running/sprinting.
Running isn't pretty... even for pretty people. I found it sorta interesting
http://planetoddity.com/people-before-and-after-exercises/0 -
My mom almost wanted to call the hospital after she saw me finish a day of week 4 when she was visiting. She thought I was going to have a heart attack and die. I get BEET red in the face, really gross and sweaty, and yeah... my nose runs, too (if I'm running outside, it's not so bad when I'm inside). You're not alone! :laugh:
Don't worry about what other people think, though. Even if you think you look gross, it doesn't matter - because getting fit is just plain sexy. Also, if you're running outside, no one will see you for more than a few seconds, and if you're running inside, you're probably at a gym, where everyone looks equally disheveled (or, well, they ought to)!
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I run in front of my house, it's the busiest park smack bang in the middle of the city, it gets embarassing sometimes especially when school's just out and i get ridiculed by an army of teenagers.0
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I run in front of my house, it's the busiest park smack bang in the middle of the city, it gets embarassing sometimes especially when school's just out and i get ridiculed by an army of teenagers.
The wrath of children! Lol, they do say they can be cruel. I'm just glad I'm not alone in this lol0 -
My mom almost wanted to call the hospital after she saw me finish a day of week 4 when she was visiting. She thought I was going to have a heart attack and die. I get BEET red in the face, really gross and sweaty
Hah, this sounds like my mom
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As soon as I read your post it got me thinking of an online article I saw a few weeks ago. A photographer was out at a park where there were a lot of joggers and asked them to participate in this photo shoot project she was doing of "before and after" photos of people after they had been running/sprinting.
Running isn't pretty... even for pretty people. I found it sorta interesting
http://planetoddity.com/people-before-and-after-exercises/
Wow, those are amazing pictures. Some of them even look homeless or high after running! That makes me feel better! 0 -
This why I run at 6 am when it is still pitch dark out. seriously, I am afraid to run in the daylight. Maybe I am a VAMPIRE marathoner? :laugh:Don't get me wrong, I love doing this. I never was a runner, even when I was younger. However, I cringe when I think of people watching me. I've usually got sweat flying. My nose is running like a faucet most of the time. And I know I sound like a crazy woman in labor with my breathing. Am I alone in this?0 -
I usually run in the evening, around 7-8pm and this time of year its dark by 5:30pm so no one sees me. I do carry a lit flashlight and I take my dog with me and she has a retro-reflective collar and leash.
This why I run at 6 am when it is still pitch dark out. seriously, I am afraid to run in the daylight. Maybe I am a VAMPIRE marathoner? :laugh:Don't get me wrong, I love doing this. I never was a runner, even when I was younger. However, I cringe when I think of people watching me. I've usually got sweat flying. My nose is running like a faucet most of the time. And I know I sound like a crazy woman in labor with my breathing. Am I alone in this?0 -
I got over it after a while. People are really friendly here in MN so I always get smiles, nods, and sometimes waves when I'm running. It's sometimes a hit to my ego when somebody passes me (I'm very slow...) but I get over that, too.
Worry about the people who DON'T look like heck when they're working out. You know the ones--putting in an hour on the track or at the gym and barely breaking a sweat. That is a problem. So revel in your pink cheeks, messy ponytail, and dripping sweat. It means you're working hard, and that deserves respect.0 -
I have to say I have no pride at all, I'll run anywhere at any time. I know I don't look good, and I honestly don't care. What I tell myself to counter it is that I looked a lot worse before I started the whole weight loss thing, and I'm not going to ever look any better if I stop now. I may be a little weird though, as when I got heckled by some lads on their way home from school I thought it was funny, they were quite original :-)0
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After reading all of these posts, I feel so much better. I can't even think about exercise without pouring sweat, and I am sure that people around me at the gym think that I am dying.
I decided to do this not only because I wanted to lose weight, but I wanted to challenge myself. I had smoked for 15 years previously (quit 2 years ago), and just the idea that I can run even for 30 seconds is something I had never entertained before. It may not look or sound pretty, but it's getting the job done.
I never knew what I could do until I tried it.0 -
i run at night. i think that answers your question lol..
theres to much jiggle to make it a day time event yet.0 -
Nope not alone, but forget what other people think. You are doing this for you!!! Focus on the music you are listening too instead and forget the world around you!0
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Maybe I'm weird. One of the things I LOVE about going for a run is coming home with my shirt soaked through, sweat dripping off the end of my nose, and my hair looking like I just got out of the shower. It makes me feel like I really worked at it.
I see a lot of people (women mostly, go figure) at the gym who get off a bike or treadmill looking like they just arrived, without a drop of sweat anywhere. I always look at them and think they're not trying. Now, a lady who's got a good sweat worked up? Rowr.
I mean that in a totally non-creeper way.0
