RUNNERS!!! Observations on the run...
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Those wheelchair ramps they've installed on every single street corner in my town sure come in handy when I've lost my form and find myself shuffling home (it's not as often anymore).
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I guess Seattle people are generally friendly to runners. I’ve heard of cyclists getting buzzed, but never a runner.
Morning people are quite friendly, often smiling or saying hello. By afternoon, they kind of keep to themselves.
It’s not obvious whether the smell of cooking donuts in the morning is a good or bad thing.
People stare at you quite openly when you’re wearing sunglasses. It’s very strange.
Little dogs on leashes have a comically inflated sense of power.
When you see a dog owner with a leash in one hand and a cell phone in the other, God help you.
Wearing glasses in the rain sucks
Good socks are a hell of a lot more important than expensive running shoes.
You should always smile and greet someone who appears to be new or overweight but out there trying. Seeing them smile will fuel you for miles.
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A well-placed water fountain can rock your world. A well place public restroom, doubly so.
People are always taken aback when you return a wallet or keys you found.
Hills are 20 degrees steeper on foot than on a motorcycle. Scientists don't know why.0 -
What about the overly kind driver, who waits for you to cross the intersection before they turn, even though you are still 50 yards away?0
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that hill was not as big when i was driving up it before, top observation.
agree with the nose picking and swerving.
i observe people looking at me strange and honking too. what you've never seen a person run before? get off your fat *kitten* and try it for a change.
i have also observed that deer make a funny snorting sound, almost like a horse (maybe that's just deer in new york state).
and that there are way too many roots from trees that stick up0 -
oh yeah, and shoes up on the telephone pole!! how'd ya get there?0
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and i observe other cross country runners, we have this funny run with our arms and our hands go kinda limp, you know...
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oh yeah, and shoes up on the telephone pole!! how'd ya get there?
In my town it shows that there is a drug dealer on the street.
Interesting, the odd things you learn from knowing cops. lol0 -
oh yeah, and shoes up on the telephone pole!! how'd ya get there?
In my town it shows that there is a drug dealer on the street.
Interesting, the odd things you learn from knowing cops. lol
hmmm that is neat. love random fun facts!0 -
Where I run at surfers paradise in Australia alongside the beach there is so many asian tourists that are wearing almost full business suits that stand in front of the waves and freak out like they have never even seen one before or been to a beach in their entire life its hilarious.0
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-crosswalk lights take forever!
-Canada Geese are not at all intimidated by my presence, pigeons are
-the river I run by is beautiful
-people litter
-Old Cow Town smells exactly like you would imagine0 -
^^haha, this!!!What about the overly kind driver, who waits for you to cross the intersection before they turn, even though you are still 50 yards away?0 -
Ppl staring looking as if you're crazy
Strange cats & dogs thinking it's time to play or eat
Ppl actually stay @ the light even after it changes just to look at my *kitten* when I'm running
women all ages acting like I'm in a parade waving. Or making comments I wish I could do what you're doing
I've notice random things that get loss like shirts & socks0 -
Ppl staring looking as if you're crazy
Strange cats & dogs thinking it's time to play or eat
Ppl actually stay @ the light even after it changes just to look at my *kitten* when I'm running
women all ages acting like I'm in a parade waving. Or making comments I wish I could do what you're doing
I've notice random things that get loss like shirts & socks
There has been a single running shoe (a nice one!) in the middle of my street for a week.
1. How do you lose a shoe?
2. How do you never come back for it?!0 -
I've observed:
- That one neighbor is definitely having an affair with another one.
- That the lady down the street likes to walk her dog early in the morning (<6 AM) in nothing but bra and panties.0 -
I get weird looks from a lot of the moms with kids who are walking the sidewalks.
I also once saw a syringe on the ground. That was comforting....
I think my favorite moment though was I was turning around on a cul-de-sac. There were a couple 3-4 year olds playing outside on the other side of the road on their tricycles. As I rounded the cul-de-sac and headed towards them, the littlest one road right up to me with his tric in the middle of the sidewalk and yelled STOP as if we were playing a game. It was really funny. I told him I couldn't stop and had to keep running. Really cute though.0 -
I too love the smell of the lilac bushes or honeysuckles.
I hate the smell of a bush i run past furthur down the road that smells like BUTT! I dont know what that is called. lol
I love the outside smell except a dead animal that is gross.
I llove to pass the cows and goats on our road.
I Like how the people who used to look like they were laughing at me a year ago are suprised now and look at me with anything but laughter!
I like how i feel when i really did not feel like running that day, once i am half way finished I have an accomplished feeling the makes me want to go longer and Jump for joy that i DID IT AGAIN!0 -
Walkers will say good morning. Runners keep to themselves.
A big smile and a hello from a fellow runner resets my mindset to enjoying the run. So I pay it forward.
Echo other's sentiments about little dogs. They all want to take on my German Shepherd.
That hill in the distance isn't actually so far away once you start running towards it.
If it's raining, wear a hat.
Ducks and swans and water hens in my neighbourhood don't get up until just before sunrise. Then they make a noise about it!
Echo sentiments about dog poo. It's not that hard to bag it up!0 -
I always acknowledge anyone who's out moving their bodies. They might not always return the greeting, but that's cool.Walkers will say good morning. Runners keep to themselves.
And that's whyA big smile and a hello from a fellow runner resets my mindset to enjoying the run. So I pay it forward. 0 -
And the runners who kick their feet out sideways when they run.
LOL! What? Seriously?! All I can picture is the episode of Friends with Phoebe running like a crazy person.
BAHAHAHAHAHAHA...that episode was the first thing I thought of when I saw the topic! You beat me to it though. LOVE FRIENDS
Lots of girls in China kick their feet out to the side when they run. Men find it cute... but not when I do it apparently. :-(0 -
I agree with just about all of this. The guy with the bra/panties dog walker...is she hot? nevermind, in my mind she's hot.
In Spring Hill, Fl...nobody seems to own a leash and they all act as though I am harassing THEM.
I swear there are monsters or a boogie man in the vacant lot around the corner.
Jasmine smells very good and nothing like the yellow tree air freshener.0 -
I get SO irate when they swerve and laugh.0
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I run pretty slow because I am a beginner but here's what I have observed on my routes:
Joggers in my neighborhood now give me the special hand wave they never did that when I was walking...I guess I am part of the group now.
I need to pay attention to the white house at the top of my last hill because there is a very mean dog living there that hates me.
People litter too much.
Some drivers don't move at all for you, others go to the other side of the road giving way to much room (is my butt really that wide???)
And lastly, it's very important to make sure that your pants are not on backwards before you leave home, because my observation is that they do not stay up and you may find yourself changing them on the side of the road.0 -
This post is cracking me up! I am pretty new to running but here are a few that I have noticed. I live in rural PA. My little 4 mile route is a little 2 lane road and part of it is completely dirt.
My neighbors house is trying to beat me running... he doesn't realize that I am 5'3 and super slow, but I have one small advantage there is no fence on road. My kids find this hilarious. I have them (3 yrs and 6 yrs) convinced that mommy can run faster than a horse. HA! They think I am super human.
I am perflexed by neighbors and the amount of old cars in their yard. How exactly did you get an old bus as a lawn ornament! I seriously want to know. A bus! And why!
How many old men need to stop me to ask me if I am exercising? No sir, I am just running and sweating like hell with ear buds in because my car broke down!
Teenage boy who is always late. Do you have to pass me on the only dirt part of the road going 60! And if you stop because I flip you off after you have flipped me off, I will totally kick your butt. You look like u might be 100 lbs and 6ft.
Why don't people chain thier little dogs. I am not stopped more than once for you to catch the dog. He sees me every day or so. I am not evil, why doesn't Pepper understand.
I love the look of the ground hogs that see me. It's like they are studying me to find out what I am or what I am doing.
And my favorite is the butterflies. On the dirt part, there are hundreds of them. They are flying and landing everywhere. It's so pretty, I need to take a picture sometime.
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I've observed:
- That one neighbor is definitely having an affair with another one.
- That the lady down the street likes to walk her dog early in the morning (<6 AM) in nothing but bra and panties.
Well, now we know what she's telling her husband she was doing.0 -
I am slow runner aka jogger. And from I am from...its a truly rare occasion to find someone running on road. Even I gawk!!! :blushing:
I tried running in the park and gave up. Its a single lane and less than 5 feet width. Where people run in both directions. You can't pass an elderly person without acknowledging them with a "Hello Uncle" or "Hello Aunty". And then there young kids using the lane for cycling as well. So naturally what started as running/jogging will turn to brisk walking to strolling.
So I am running on a track proper in a stadium. It has a football field. My obeservation:
- Footballers has concentration problem when women circling them on the running track around the field. You know that when the coach screams you want to chase the ball or the LADY!!!!
- Your isotonic always goes missing when you desperately need it at the end of the run.
- Sheepishly some will notice you are looking for your isotonic and will kindly offer their untouched water bottle. Stranger than fiction but happens. :grumble:
But after reading this post I will attempt running in my housing area and obeserve the happenings0 -
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Groups of bird watchers are too busy staring up at the trees to move out of the way.
Most runners I pass look miserable and don't make eye contact while the cyclists all nod and say hello.
Running on trails that have dried after a rain but not until bikes and horses have made it so uneven that you can barely run on them makes my shins hurt.0 -
Northern California in the Country:
- Cars like to cross the double yellow line behind you to scare you
- Oinking at the fat runner is acceptable, so is asking if they want a donut
- When confronted about the oinking those same people can't run after you because they're too out of shape
- People are friendlier when the fat runner is running with a jogging stroller and a kid.
- Despite it being the law drivers will not yield to a pedestrian in the crosswalk and will typically practically run you over while smiling and waving.0 -
these observations make meNorthern California in the Country:
- Cars like to cross the double yellow line behind you to scare you
- Oinking at the fat runner is acceptable, so is asking if they want a donut
- When confronted about the oinking those same people can't run after you because they're too out of shape
- People are friendlier when the fat runner is running with a jogging stroller and a kid.
- Despite it being the law drivers will not yield to a pedestrian in the crosswalk and will typically practically run you over while smiling and waving.
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Due to the amount of cans on the side of the road, I'd say Bud Light drinkers litter more than other beer drinkers...0
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