Funny Things Said to You While Out Training (Page 2)

I was doing a group run with a local tri club and a guy we ran past in Central Park said, “I hate you healthy people.” Hey, at least he was honest, unlike the passive aggressive people we usually have to deal with, right?

I sometimes run past an section of a park that’s popular with the..um… transgendered community. Often, there will be a group of drag queens hanging out there, and they love to make comments to people running by and often, they’re hilarious.

One time I was running along and this girl with “J-lo –esque”proportions was running by as well. One of the drag queens yelled out to her, “Don’t worry, girl, your a$$ ain’t gonna catch you. It’s waaaaaaay behind you.”

My husband was out on his bike, and was coming up to a stoplight. He heard a loud honk behind him as he was stopping. My husband casually rolled back to the minivan, and very calmly asked the guy (frumpy man with his family in the car) why he was honking at him. The guy got all flustered and stammered, "I've heard about your type." Then rolled up his window. My husband just shook his head and went on his way. I still don't get it, but we joke about that a lot.

Not while training but I was out walking both my dogs on a local M.U.T. and knowing how busy the trail is with bikers and runners I keep them on a semi short leash for the narrow parts. Anyway I hear a cyclist behind me yell out to me "on your left!" and as He passes I yell back "Thank You!" The guy looks back with an "are you kidding me!" look and proceeds to ride onto the gravel shoulders of the trail and slow down before running onto some bushes. I jog up to him getting out of them and ask to make sure he is ok and he is fine, so is his bike (other than a couple of scraps on the frame from the bush) and he just tells me in 6 years of riding, he has never had anyone say thanks and it took him so much by surprise he lost it. We talked for a few minutes while he finished checking his bike over and when he learned I ride too he understood. Still makes me laugh to this day.

Not much funny stuff said to me while training but one of the people at a local tri club I work out with once told me that if she had quads like mine she could do hills all day, that made me smile

This is great! This is going through my mind everytime I train in my neighborhood. I know it's time to mow my lawn when one of the neighbor kids stops buy and asks if he can mow it. I think I'll borrow it for a while. Thanks!

Ditto - I've just gotten a thumbs-up from motorcyclists...

NYC Marathon a few years back...a teenager by the side of the rod yelling, "Why are you still running? The race is over!" - playing on the idea that the first place finisher had already crossed the line.

Pretty obnoxious, but really funny...

While riding my bike, someone yelled "France is the other way"

You guys have some good stories...and some mean people. I guess we don't have a big enough cycling population to have pissed everyone off yet. Usually drivers are overly nice to bike riders, always wanting to yield the right of way. At stop signs cars are always waving me on and I, in turn, insist they go because I figure they are faster and they'll be out of my way.

Not funny, but when I was out running a few weeks ago a girl asked me how far I run. When I told her only a little over 3 miles she said, "Oh, okay". I think she was disappointed in the wimpy number, figuring I was training for a marathon or something. I felt a little lame after that.

As I was getting in the water for my OWS last week a guy that goes rowing out there said, "You're more man than I am." What a neanderthal comment to make! Yeah, I know he meant it as a compliment but still... isn't it 2009?

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Last time I was out on my bike I got "f--- you Lance" yelled at me.  I assumed it was a reference to Lance Armstrong and took it as a compliment.

I always feel some sort of kinship with biker dudes!

I'm pretty sure a homeless guy told me to, "Run faster;" at the time I think I was running about 8:00 min/mile. I was thinking, "catch me."

Well, maybe if it wasn't Coors Light. And illegal to drink and bike. But funny story.

I also like to say some funny things to others during group rides, we also need to be able to make fun of ourselves.  Sometimes I wear baggies for mtn biking and when I see a guy i am riding with pull up in spandex I say "Are you going to a BBQ?  Because I see your brought the sausage.".  I even have my 5 year old daughter yelling "Rider!" everytime she sees someone on a bicycles (it is a joke amongst a group of my friends and it makes me smile every sing time she says it).

I hope you took them up on their offer. You do know it's rude to refuse a beer from a stranger.

Not to question your intentions, but why are you looking?

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For the record, I am not homeless.

I was wearing my yellow tank top on my bike last week.  Pulling away from a stop light a female driver yelled out "BANNANA!"  while the passenger female stuck her head out and said "I love you".  I warned my wife that she had competition.  She didn't seem too worried though.

Three things popped into mind.

#1 - I teach 1st grade in a city of 30,000 citizens... and one lake.  My wife and I were out for an OWS one wonderful Sunday morning.  She was in the kayak and waiting for me to get in the water.  Nearby was a group of kids swimming in the reserved area.  You can probably see where this is going.  Anyway, I took off my hat and sandals and put them in the kayak.  I then took off my shorts and put them in the kayak.  Last to go was my shirt, and it went in my kayak.  There I stood in my jammers, swim cap and goggles... at which point I hear, "Hi Mr. ____!"  I turned to see 3 of my students waving enthusiastically at me... in my jammers.  I know they didn't think anything of it, but I absolutely HATE running into my students when I'm wearing so little!

#2 - I was biking to the start of a club ride and ended up riding through the tail end of the staging area for the local college's homecoming parade.  I spent 15 seconds or so behind a sororiety float.  I got a lot of whistles, cat calls, etc.  Granted, they were drunk out of their minds, but it was still kinda nice.

#3 - We were on a 35 mile route with several sprints setup ahead of time.  I had taken the last 3 sprints and was preparing to take #4.  My closest competitor was boxed in behind me, so I thought it was in the bag.  Turns out he slammed on his brakes, cut to the left to get around the other riders and was rushing past me on my left.  I turned on the juice and edged him out by 1/2 bike length at the signpost.  Behind us, I heard from a fellow rider, "Ladies and Gentlemen... Mark Cavendish!!"  That definitely made me smile, and gave me some pep in my step for my spent legs. 

-Joel

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.


Should have replied back 'I would, but I don't date twenty somethings'

I was out on a country road, when I spotted a small fuzzy animal on the right shoulder of the road.  I figure, surely it will run off as I approach.  Instead, it kept moving closer and closer to my line.  Just before I reached it, it darted directly at my front tire.

As I swerved hard left, screaming during the entire manuver no less, I noticed two kids hiding in the bushes with a fishing pole, yanking a stuffed animal on a long line accross the road.

They found it extremely funny.  With my heart pounding, I tipped my hat to them.  I was a bit pissed in that I easily could have wrecked, being in an aero position, but I too was laughing thinking about how much it freaked me out.

Edited by mandsberry 2009-07-27 2:09 PM