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Feb 2016
9:09pm, 29 Feb 2016
2,072 posts
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mr d
2/2 on Friday night, 16/23 approx on Sunday long run, plus nearly every marshall on Saturday parkrun.
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Mar 2016
8:46am, 2 Mar 2016
1,441 posts
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Fitz
Im not generally bothered if people don't return greetings, except I may mutter something about them being rude / miserable / ignorant.
However I take exception to the speccy twat this morning who gave me nothing - no thanks, no greeting, no wave, no smile, not even eye contact - when I stepped off the pavement and ran in the road so he could have the narrow footpath. You, "sir", are an ignorant, self-absorbed arse biscuit and I hope you get run over by a scaffolding lorry. Yeah, you.
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Mar 2016
8:54am, 2 Mar 2016
37,319 posts
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swittle
*sorry*
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Mar 2016
7:31pm, 6 Mar 2016
114 posts
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Ventilator
3/3 today
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Mar 2016
9:43pm, 6 Mar 2016
9,120 posts
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LindsD
3/4 on fri
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Jul 2017
11:07am, 25 Jul 2017
9 posts
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blindcider
I always try to acknowledge other runners when out and not racing but its not always easy (racing is different somehow):
1. So many of them are in the headphones on zombie run mode
2. I will only return an acknowledgment to a single female or small group of ladies, I won't tend to instigate it. I know some ladies feel uncomfortable with any sort of attention when exercising and that's okay.
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Jul 2017
11:30am, 25 Jul 2017
7,207 posts
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GordonG
i try to acknowledge back (usually a nod or thumbs up cos I'm too knackered to speak) to runners and cyclists. I've noticed with cyclists that the more lycrad up we are, the more likely we are to acknowledge each other.
with running, I've also noticed that females running by themselves tend not to return my nod/smile, but I'm assuming it's a 'lone female doesn't want to attract attention of out of breath and red faced looking bloke' kinda thing.
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Jul 2017
1:30pm, 25 Jul 2017
26,968 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
0/500 running round London had been my experience! I guess it's just so busy that if you said hi to everyone you'd be out of breath.
6 out of 7 on commute run in - I'm including cyclists and runners. I'll include dog walkers if they say good morning too. You've got to do it far enough out to give them a chance too! With cyclists I'm normally saying "Thanks for using your bell", runners are sometimes just a not or wave, dog walkers I usually try a full on cheery, "Good morning" and most of them are minded to reply so.
And lunch time run was chat tastic. I was with another bloke and he's always having banter with anyone and everyone! So there was "your turn now" after we overtook a group of guys and suggested they pass us back, and "We're on lap 2" from the girls that were going the other way, who we'd overtaken earlier etc..  G
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Jul 2017
1:32pm, 25 Jul 2017
26,969 posts
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HappyG(rrr)
You could start a Wiki / Article for it, if you really want to gather stats. Everyone to update and then you can do some Excel spreadsheetness on it later and see how it tracks. You could include: Urban, Sub Urban, Rural or N Eng, S Eng, Scot, Wales etc. And time of day and whether solo or in a group etc. I love a bit of statto! G
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Jul 2017
3:35pm, 25 Jul 2017
569 posts
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tonyp2604
Generally about an 80% response rate. Non responders are usually headphone wearers (who don't even respond to my mini-wave) and "serious looking" runners - you know the type; they know they are fast and are mega focussed.
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