Yup. It goes like this: the more you run, the less anyone needs to hear about it. I can’t imagine anything duller so will met you at the gin bar, Julie. Any day! X
I used to cycle to uni to save money on petrol. I would never burden my housemates with information about my 12 + 12 mile cycle to town and back, but they would see me arrive on my bike and one of them who was a few years older than me and a much more serious cyclist with a proper road bike (unlike my tiny folding one) would occasionally ask about it. One day, her *mum* politely asked me if I would refrain from being so competitive because feeling pressured to cycle in the rain was wrecking her daughter's health. 🤦♀️ Some people clearly have a chip on their shoulder and sport is their way to deal with it. I just wish they would let us commute in peace.
Ha ha ...... the terrible night's sleep resonates. Also fond of gin and have a trapped nerve. I have tried running though and wish I was a proper runner. Because of the gut, as you so rightly say. Hey ho.
As a Runner I agree that aggressively taking the path is antisocial. But so are walkers who take up the whole width on shared paths whilst trudging slowly. Others walking faster, cyclists and yes us runners have to negotiate these. I have risked my ankles taking to the verge to get past.
And yes, we do get addicted. The runner's high is now thought to be mediated by endocannabinoids. A cannabis high which doesn't include smoking, cannot be taxed and moderates your appetite.
As for backs they need exercising, use it or lose it. The key to lower backs lies in the stomach muscles. Try tensing them when it hurts, practice keeping them tense. Over time it will become second nature, you end up with toned abs and not a single crunch has happened. Mind work.
It's the taking the whole path, often by groups I was focusing on not the speed. Obviously the average walker will be slower than a runner. Though I have known some racewalkers who can cruise at 10mph quite comfortably. I don't run near that fast any more.
Yup. It goes like this: the more you run, the less anyone needs to hear about it. I can’t imagine anything duller so will met you at the gin bar, Julie. Any day! X
Funny, they sound just like cyclists.
I used to cycle to uni to save money on petrol. I would never burden my housemates with information about my 12 + 12 mile cycle to town and back, but they would see me arrive on my bike and one of them who was a few years older than me and a much more serious cyclist with a proper road bike (unlike my tiny folding one) would occasionally ask about it. One day, her *mum* politely asked me if I would refrain from being so competitive because feeling pressured to cycle in the rain was wrecking her daughter's health. 🤦♀️ Some people clearly have a chip on their shoulder and sport is their way to deal with it. I just wish they would let us commute in peace.
Ha ha ...... the terrible night's sleep resonates. Also fond of gin and have a trapped nerve. I have tried running though and wish I was a proper runner. Because of the gut, as you so rightly say. Hey ho.
If you lived by the regents canal you'd be insane with path-rage.
Selfish prix, elbowing people out of their way, tutting at people.
Ugh.
I'm so with you!
I am smiling!
That made us laugh so much! 😂😂
What is it that turns perfectly rational people into evangelists, when they find something they enjoy doing?
As a Runner I agree that aggressively taking the path is antisocial. But so are walkers who take up the whole width on shared paths whilst trudging slowly. Others walking faster, cyclists and yes us runners have to negotiate these. I have risked my ankles taking to the verge to get past.
And yes, we do get addicted. The runner's high is now thought to be mediated by endocannabinoids. A cannabis high which doesn't include smoking, cannot be taxed and moderates your appetite.
As for backs they need exercising, use it or lose it. The key to lower backs lies in the stomach muscles. Try tensing them when it hurts, practice keeping them tense. Over time it will become second nature, you end up with toned abs and not a single crunch has happened. Mind work.
People often trudge slowly bc they're old or unwell or pregnant or holding children's hands.
Pushing then out of the way so you can feel the burn is sickening.
Try a different route if you must whiz by.
It's the taking the whole path, often by groups I was focusing on not the speed. Obviously the average walker will be slower than a runner. Though I have known some racewalkers who can cruise at 10mph quite comfortably. I don't run near that fast any more.