Funny Things Said to You While Out Training

I was thinking I hated myself today too when my husband insisted I run 6 miles in Texas heat at 2 o'clock...feels like I am running a marathon in that heat! 

Feel good that you are doing good!

I actually had ( I kid you not) some dude drive by me in an old beat up Trans Am and yell "Faggot!!" while I was running.  I think the last time that happened to me was in '85 and I had a mohawk.  It was like I went through a time warp into an alternate universe where high school cross country runners are the freaks.

I ususally don't get "faggot" unless I'm on my bike.  Then it seems South City drivers score bonus points if their cigarette butt hits you or lands in your helmet vents.

You don't belong on the road. ??? Umm... Well do you want me to ride my bike in the cow paddock or something? Maybe the maize field?

I've also had a carrot thrown at me when I was cycling.

I was riding my bike on a trail once, and slowed down to pass a jogger. I said "passing on your left" as I went by her. She replied "passing out on your right". That made me laugh the rest of the day!

Once at a stop sign on my bike, the person in a car asked "You riding your bike?"

Another time at a stop sign on my bike and with compression calf sleeves on, a little boy said to his mom, "look, its a super hero"

"You run like a fag."

Happened on Friday.

I was at a stop sign and a biker pulled up next to me. Tough looking guy on his Harley. I thought for sure he was going to yell at me, but he pulled down his sunglasses and said "do you want to race?"

I alway like it when the teenagers on BMX bikes ask you if you want to race.  Sometimes I do sometimes I don't. 

Motorcycle folks must deal with some of the things we deal with. I've never had any issues with them.

Yes they do, but at higher speeds!  (Been there, done that)

This is from a family member but it still counts. My dad thinks he is so clever.

Every time dad is visiting and I go out for a run or a bike he always says to me "You know you could do that a lot faster in a car"

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I was out for a run at lunch with a co-worker last winter when a car went by us and the passenger leaned out the window and yelled "Apple and orange, apple and orange".  We looked at each other like 'WTF'?  About 5 mins later, I clued in that I was wearing a red jacket and my co-worker was wearing an orange one....

I can't remember where I heard it or read it, maybe here but there's that saying about motorcyclists and cyclists: "Leather and lycra, we both wear black."

I can't remember anyone saying anything funny to me while I was training, but I have had a car full of teenage boys make a whole lot of rude noise. Lovely.

I do a run/swim/run a couple times a week, this particular time with my buddy Jim.  Jim is a long time roadie who's well known in our area, as much for his height (6'8") as for his sunny, friendly personality.  Pretty much anyone on a bike knows the guy.  We're out of the water and a mile or two in to our second run leg when the regular Saturday morning ride comes flying by, but not so fast that they can't hurl a number of insults:  "Tri geeks!", "Buy a bike, losers!  You ladies can ride tandem!"  "You pansies got up this early to run!?"

Those were the nice comments, the rest were unprintable.

few of my favroites from my next door neighbor:

before/after biking:

"hey Lance"




"Did you just finsish running ?!?"

            "yes"

"How long?"

             "about an hour or so"

"how come you're not breathing heavy?"

            


any my favorite thought, that I know they're thinking, as I ride/run by:
"he may be in shape, but his lawn looks like $hit."

Funny but disturbing..

Last week I got to the pool early and the seniors were still there.  Two old ladies (guessing 70's) were standing in lane one talking.  One says, "you can't swim with all those muscles... you should leave those at my house."  About 4 old ladies errupted in laughter. 

It was disturbing but at the same time, I was thinking, "good for them."  I just wished it had been directed at someone else.

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While at the pool, my schedule seems to often coincide with Charlie's schedule -- he's the developmentally delayed adult who also works at the Y. I don't mind sharing a lane with him. Whenever he reaches the wall ahead of me no matter when we both started, he like to scream out that he beat me! Then, he always says I swim "just like a mermaid!" I assume that's a compliment? 

I was running at lunch last week and a man who appeared to be homeless looked me up and down as I ran past and yelled "beautiful!"