My wife is a bit slower than me so when we go for a run together she gets to see other people's reactions. My favourite so far was when I ran past a couple of girls out for a jog. As my wife passed them a few moments later she heard one say to the other "now THAT is hardcore, why aren't you doing that?"
People's reactions when you run
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NickW
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I had a road construction guy radio to someone else, maybe the other flagger, that I was doing it old school.
The elderly have the best comments in my opinion, I love them all. Just this past weekend during my run, I was coming up to an older lady walking, she said your feet must be freezing, it was 70 degrees out. Last summer I was running barefoot in the pouring rain, this car slowed down, another old lady, and asked if I was okay and needed a ride home. I said no thank you I am purposely running like this, it gave her a chuckle and off she went.
I got "you look old enough to wear shoes" while running yesterday.
My last 5k I ran a (there's a blog about it.... 
) it was 45 and one of the traffic control people said, "aren't your feet freezing, mine are and I'm wearing boots." It was 45f degrees out a prime barefoot running temp if you ask me. The other comment I managed to pick up along the way, "Hey you know you're not wearing shoes, right?" Had I been on my game, I would have stopped dead in my tracks and staged a "freaking out type moment" but because I didn't want to mess with my time, I opted for the "Why yes, I'm very well aware of that....." and kept on running.
) it was 45 and one of the traffic control people said, "aren't your feet freezing, mine are and I'm wearing boots." It was 45f degrees out a prime barefoot running temp if you ask me. The other comment I managed to pick up along the way, "Hey you know you're not wearing shoes, right?" Had I been on my game, I would have stopped dead in my tracks and staged a "freaking out type moment" but because I didn't want to mess with my time, I opted for the "Why yes, I'm very well aware of that....." and kept on running.
A bloke out with his girlfriend obviously thought it would impress her if he started yelping in mock-pain in time with my footfalls as I passed them on IBRD; he didn't seem to realise it made him resemble a spaniel.
I don't see many people running early mornings - 5- 7 AM. Most don't say anything and being it is dark - can' see expressions. One lady stopped to speak - recognizing me as an instructor from a dog training class she attended. Then she noticed I was bf and asked sensible questions about why I ran and how did I get into it - does it hurt etc. and seemed genuinely interested in what I had to say. I saw her with a couple of other folks some weeks later on my run and I heard "Here comes the barefoot runner." Cool!
Sadly not - no camera at the time.
But I did say (in German, originally): it doesn't hurt a bit. Get your shoes off and show me what you're made of..."
No comeback.
I had a guy offer his trainers to me as he drove past. It made me laugh out loud and put a smile on my face for the rest of the run!
Darkand
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I recently ran my leg of the Belfast Marathon Barefoot! I got loads of funny comments. Fortunately I filmed a loads of them using my Mivue cam.
it's only 3 mins and the first part is the other guys in the team getting ready, then just a little POV running then the comments come.
check it out below. I hope you enjoy it.
it's only 3 mins and the first part is the other guys in the team getting ready, then just a little POV running then the comments come.
check it out below. I hope you enjoy it.
I have been laughing to myself throughout this entire thread I have encountered several comments similar to, if not exactly the same as those mentioned here. I regularly get the "you forgot your shoes!" to which I look down at my feet with a surprised expression and exclaim "ohhh, not again!"
I have encountered several comments similar to, if not exactly the same as those mentioned here. I regularly get the "you forgot your shoes!" to which I look down at my feet with a surprised expression and exclaim "ohhh, not again!"
I'm just not even sure how to categorize today's comment. I was walking back through the outside maze of the hotel complex after picking up my race packet and my flip flops were starting to rub. I thought, I really don't need a blister for tomorrow's run, so guiltily removed my footwear in this posh place. Soon after, a lady near my age, who looked like a veteran, hard core runner coming to get her packet was walking by with purpose and said without even slowing down or looking me in the eyes, "Now there's a REAL barefoot runner!" I haven't run a step all day. Do my feet look like I run barefoot??
A couple years ago a racing bike team went past me in the other direction. One of them yelled out, 'the last person I saw doing that was Abebe Bikila in Athens!' I replied, 'Saw?' and he said, 'Yep, was there!'
I recently ran my leg of the Belfast Marathon Barefoot! I got loads of funny comments. Fortunately I filmed a loads of them using my Mivue cam.
it's only 3 mins and the first part is the other guys in the team getting ready, then just a little POV running then the comments come.
check it out below. I hope you enjoy it.
Yes, I did enjoy it and I thank you very much for translating from the Irish
Willie, the race was run in Rome, not Athens. every bf'r should know this by heart. did you not get your pledge of allegiance with your bf contract?
