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Heyaaa! I've run with headphones before but only at Dulwich where it's really wide, otherwise I prefer to be able to hear my own wheezing and the oncoming footsteps of children lapping me. Loads of people run with music though. In terms of being sociable, I tend to wander about before and after saying "can I pet your dog?" to people (mainly dog owners) and sometimes I congratulate the children who've overtaken me. I volunteered a few times at Dulwich so I knew a few people there and would chat to them a bit but I've moved away and don't know anyone at my new one. #foreveralone
Big drama at my local parkrun last week as one (or maybe more) runner pushed someone out of the way when lapping them. The route is on paths around a lake and although it's not the widest it's really not that narrow - plenty of space for overtaking, as long as slower runners keep to the left. It's gone wild on facebook as the fast runners say that the slow runners don't keep left and the slow runners object to being pushed about. There's going to be a special announcement tomorrow, I'm gutted I'm going to miss it.
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It's gone wild on facebook as the fast runners say that the slow runners don't keep left and the slow runners object to being pushed about.
It's a parkrun, if fast runners are so worried about their time that they are willing to push people out of the way they should fuck off and race.
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I listen to music so I can't hear my wheezing and thundering, pounding heavy footfall!
You should have mentioned drama and outrage earlier, not to mention petting dogs which would have made me view ParkRun's waaaay more favourably.
So I should push small children into the watery bits of Peckham Rye and pet other people's dogs whilst ignoring marshals I can't hear over my Kelly Clarkson? Got it!
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Ok, so I'm going to give ParkRun a go tomorrow- q: is it frowned upon to run with music/headphones/not make small talk?
The barcodes and competition excite me. Having to be sociable, less so #curmudgeon