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Just wondering if anyone else has had problems with bored teenagers while FLM training?
Beat this one! I was doing some sprint training on a sports field last week and placed my water bottle by a rugby post where some spotty darlings were playing football.
After a 5 min high intensity run, i returned to quench my thrist, to find my waster bottle gone.
After quizzing the kids, one of them pointed out my bottle. It was thrown in the hedges, complelely emptied and trashed.
Nothing i could do about it, but i had few words with them! I was tempted to drop kick them jonny wilkisnon style through the rugby posts, but didn't want to injur myself!
Anyone else had simliar confrontations?
Beat this one! I was doing some sprint training on a sports field last week and placed my water bottle by a rugby post where some spotty darlings were playing football.
After a 5 min high intensity run, i returned to quench my thrist, to find my waster bottle gone.
After quizzing the kids, one of them pointed out my bottle. It was thrown in the hedges, complelely emptied and trashed.
Nothing i could do about it, but i had few words with them! I was tempted to drop kick them jonny wilkisnon style through the rugby posts, but didn't want to injur myself!
Anyone else had simliar confrontations?
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Mostly they are used to me now, and leave me alone, but when I started running through the estates they were annoying.
Most training is on the beach in daytime and it's just dog walkers around then. But always have loads of jeers when running around the roads. Best is when they try to keep up and fail. They'll be back at school soon, but the nights are also lighter now....
And the people who block the pavent having a chat and a smoke!
Have been chased by a groups of kids who for some reason think it is funny. They give up after about 2 minutes.
And I have been chased by todlers in wellies while running in the forest...then they trip and I get dirty looks from their parents.
Perhaps it's a perception thing? If you are afraid of them, you feel that they are chasing you, whereas I feel that they just want to join in?
For groups of dawdlers I just shout "excuse me please" as I approach.
I've had road workers make a few comments, kids telling their parents I'm not running very fast, a rather plump bloke also telling me to run faster whilst he chomps on KFC, which probably does mean I'm a very slow runner!
This weekend's 20 miler was particularly bad. Asides from a knee injury, me and my running partner thought we'd run 13 miles by the River Thames only to be held up by tourists along the southbank. I guess our naivety really but it wasn't a very good long run.
And I also feel really guilty for making a poor woman yelp as she veered in front of me as I ran straight on, so I stuck out my water bottle just to block her a bit.
Yes have been heckled. At the finchley 20 miler a can was thrown at us and fizzy drink sprayed at us from a passing car!! F'ing yobs.
Last incident was out running with my water bottle belt. Ran past ususal group of YOOTHS at the end of our road and I hear the usual heckling. Then as I kept running I heard something behind me and automatically put mt hand round to check my water bottle hadn't slipped out and there was another hand on my water bottle! Rather shocked and in attack mode I almost hammered a 15 year old girl! Needless to say a quick expletive in her direction and I was off again...
To be honest, though, Grumble, I would never even have considered leaving my water bottle by some spotty kiddy types. Obviously, they shouldn't have done it, but I'm extra wary of any non-running people when I'm running (in general).
i maybe shouldn't have put the water bottle there coz it was asking for a kid to show off to his mates, but i had to. Call me sad, but it's a kind of superstition - my water bottle goes by that post!
I had a feeling something would happen, but hoped it wouldn't!
Anyway, glad to hear i'm not the only chav magnet in the forum
Isnt it funny how most of the strange looks and comments come from lazy lard a**ses, and people passing in their cars who could have easily walked to where they are going. I am sure there is an element of envy involved. these people basically wish they had the motivation and inclination to do the same, but havent got time inbetween their 60 ciggies and takeaways- (Ohhhh, how bitchy am I??)
My friend enjoyed the next 5 miles much more than usual - she was 44 at the time !
(I have since reached my 40th birthday - much to my relief)
He said he had to finish his run without a drink but it was worth it for the startled look on his face. LoL
To this day, I don't understand the mind set of the guy that leaned out of a window and with real malice shouted "Get your knees up you fishing lazy can't". I seemed to be really annoying him for some reason. A very unhappy man!
they shout because they cant run themselves,
dont stop them doing their only exercise of their week.
"Yes"
"Good for you! Go for it!"
I have to say that polite encouragement is far more common round here than abuse. Polite neighbourhood.
I always greet people with a smile and a wave. You get less abuse that way. Either that or they think you're a nutter!
Where do you live and can I come and live in such a running-friendly place?!