I say jogging...more like shuffling as I'm heavier than I want to be and very unfit at the moment. But doing C25K as a way to try and recapture some of my previous fitness as well as improve my mental health as it's taken a bit of a battering recently.
I was out yesterday at a small local lake that has a great flat path around the perimeter. It's a lovely location, not far from town and various people milling about walking dogs, feeding the ducks etc so I thought I would feel safe.
I was jogging past a couple (30s) holding hands, who were coming the other way. The guy proceeded to mimic me physically by doing a 'comedy' floundering of his arms and legs; a sarcastic "oh look at you running" and laughing manically. I was obviously taken aback so just sighed and said "oh shut up" in a kind of "oh you're so unfunny/unoriginal" kind of way. To which both in the couple started manically laughing. I felt really uncomfortable, embarrassed and intimidated.
I knew I would pass them again if they did another loop, so when I saw them approaching I started filming (it would have looked like I was just looking at my phone). You can see from the video when they flock me they start laughing manically again and you can clearly hear the guy say "ohhhh, here she comes again". The 'lady' then says something I can't quite work out from the video. Again, I felt really intimated and uneasy.
The lady in the couple is clearly identifiable as she wearing the uniform of a local care home. It makes me shudder that people like this are 'caring' for others vulnerable loved ones.
Am I overreacting? Should I contact the care home and let them know what I experienced (yes they were off duty but in my view if you're in uniform you are still representing your employer etc).
I'm still so angry and bothered by it this morning. I'm just a slightly fat and unfit middle-aged woman minding my own business trying to improve myself a little. What is wrong with people 🙁