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A simple analysis to assess whether fellow runners return your greeting

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Too Much Water Feb 2016 6:51pm, 23 Feb 2016 5,606 posts	Quote Pin Too Much Water I find it amazing people let this stuff get to them!
Too Much Water Feb 2016 6:57pm, 23 Feb 2016 5,607 posts	Quote Pin Too Much Water I didn't acknowledge anyone in the swimming pool tonight!
Pompey Paul Feb 2016 7:01pm, 23 Feb 2016 4,639 posts	Quote Pin Pompey Paul I find the bigger the city the less chance of a response. I passed three runners in Paris this evening, not one returned my wave and an attempt at hello.
CStar Feb 2016 7:10pm, 23 Feb 2016 5,483 posts	Quote Pin CStar Chrisull. Surely the cyclists in Cornwall are too out of breath going up and down hills to be able to even raise a smile, let alone a greeting
squiddly Feb 2016 10:14am, 24 Feb 2016 31 posts	Quote Pin squiddly I'm a miserable bastard Londoner and I don't greet other runners, neither do any of the other miserable bastards out pounding the streets of London greet me. And that suits me just fine One of the things I value about running is time to zone out and get lost in my own thoughts. That would be seriously impeded by the need to greet every one of the dozens of other runners I might see on an average run. Having said that, assuming I notice, I do respond on the rare occasion someone greets me - I'm not a total git.
mr d Feb 2016 11:42pm, 24 Feb 2016 2,066 posts	Quote Pin mr d 0/1
LindsD Feb 2016 7:40am, 25 Feb 2016 8,881 posts	Quote Pin LindsD Cheery hello from fellow cycle commuter this morning
Dochart Feb 2016 8:17am, 25 Feb 2016 831 posts	Quote Pin Dochart Strictly observed rules in the dormitory town I live in. A cheery greeting to a fellow runner in the town is almost always ignored. Once on the lanes out of town, greetings are nearly always returned by runners and horse riders, somewhat less so by cyclists.
duo Feb 2016 9:24am, 25 Feb 2016 207 posts	Quote Pin duo It was folk nodding or hello'ing that made me feel like a proper runner in that first year of running. I tend to tip my water bottle if I'm totally out of breath but as I'm in a small town you'll run past someone you know at some point. I don't acknowledge purephase when I'm out and about as that'd mean I'd need to acknowledge him at home too
Pompey Paul Feb 2016 9:15pm, 25 Feb 2016 4,641 posts	Quote Pin Pompey Paul 3 out of 3 today in Calais plus one from a fisherman