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Runners compliments

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elskratcho Jul 2011 10:12pm, 28 Jul 2011 7 posts	0 elskratcho '' Its not that cold" from EX wife - after finishing Great North Run last year, me dressed in a vest and shorts - teeth chattering . Her in Jeans, Hoody and Jacket! Glad its just me and the dog now tbf.
elskratcho Jul 2011 10:21pm, 28 Jul 2011 8 posts	0 elskratcho sorry , not quite a compliment in the first place .. but more, stupid things to say to a person wearing shorts and a vest on a cold day thread.
mr d Jul 2011 10:28pm, 28 Jul 2011 66 posts	0 mr d You look terrible' my wife commented as I cooled down in the garden after a quick (for me) 6 and a bit on Sunday.
Johnny Blaze Jul 2011 10:30pm, 28 Jul 2011 11975 posts	0 Johnny Blaze A bloke at work told me I should be wearing a cardie and slippers at my age, not running around Almost Naked. "Screw you and the horse you rode in on", quoth I.
Hills of Death (HOD) Jul 2011 10:31pm, 28 Jul 2011 25180 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Man up you Norther Softy Els
Pestomum Jul 2011 10:59pm, 28 Jul 2011 10490 posts	0 Pestomum OH says he admires my ability to go on and on and on...
Mick n Phil Jul 2011 10:59pm, 28 Jul 2011 13727 posts	0 Mick n Phil i do get lots of compliments - more so when running pushing Phillip - it appears to impress peeps and they ask us allsorts - at races or training solo running, well thats the chance u take- usually it's good comments- but some are not, or were not, as i dont get out much solo now a days but i always try to acknowledge polite encouraging public but what i'd call ( society's tossers ) i simply ignore- and think, you chase me if u wish, but i'm going to have the last laugh - i'll be running with ease long after they've colapsed to their knees
richh Jul 2011 11:32pm, 28 Jul 2011 516 posts	0 richh After a recent 5K, a runner came up to me and said he enjoyed running behind me because my stride looked so effortless. If he had been in front of me, he would have heard me wheezing and gasping!

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