What do you do when you meet someone else biking/running? (Page 2)

Smile, wave...try to say hello if not too out of breath.

I would practice catch and release....I'm not a barbarian.

I always acknowledge passersby, and most do the same. It's a small island, and a small community of runners/bikers. It's our way of saying "I see you and am committing your outfit and location to memory just in case". I always acknowledge cars that make an effort to make me feel safe too with wave or a thumbs up.

Yes, always. At the very least, eye contact with a reverse nod.

The snobs here are the cyclists and (male) triathletes. The local clubs will not let local or foreign women join, and the foreign clubs (small, informal ones) ride 25+ mph. Maybe if I was Chrissie's speed I would be invited to ride with them for a little while before getting dropped. Have never heard of them helping anyone with a crash, mechanical issue, etc.  A few of the "tri guys" blew past me this AM in the industrial park, yelling "Good morning"--I almost crashed from shock. Usually they are out somewhere on the roads then and don't normally acknowledge anyone. I chased them, just for the fun of it, for maybe half a mile at 34 kph but they were out of sight by then. This happens every time I run into them--if they are not sprinting and I do manage to keep up for a little bit, someone will initiate a breakaway and off they all go. Guess I am supposed to be impressed.  Runners, on the other hand, almost uniformly smile and wave. Even the unsociable tri dudes do so when they're running.  Maybe it's because I'm faster than all but a few of them that I get some respect! 

Running...always wave and 99% of the time get something in return.

Road cycling...I always wave or nod (dependent on conditions) and 5% of the time will I get something in return.

Tri cycling...I always wave or nod (condition dependent again) and 80% of the time I will get return nods/waves/etc.

Sad, really, I started in road cycling and have seen them all think they are the coolest around the SE Phoenix valley. 

Oh well, sucks to be them.  HA

I find I get different reactions based on the time of day. I try to do the smile and nod or the runner's wave, and if I'm running after work I might get the same in response. When I'm running in the morning, sometimes it's like a coffee klatch -- "Good morning! Lovely day! How are you!" etc. Geez, people, I'm not awake yet.

Maybe this is me being a snob, but I also try to give an especially big smile and wave to people who are overweight or look like they're struggling. I hope this comes off as "You can do it! We're in this together!" and not "ha ha, sucker."

It depends on the situation:

1) If I'm training and meet someone I don't know, then I puff out "Hi", wave, smile, nod, or share a sympathy grimace/grin.

2) If I'm training and meet someone I know, then it's smiles and high fives.

3) If I'm racing and a friend overtakes me on the bike/run, I laugh, then I swear/smack talk back at them.  I have yet to overtake any of my friends on the bike/run, and it's a little hard to overtake and smack talk during the swim, but I'm determined to find a way

I find a lot of that from the roadies here in CT. Most won't even acknowledge you if you don't look the part. I don't care, though. I usually nod or give a small wave.