Piers Morgan wants masks worn whilst running...

[Trulyatraditionalman]

AIBU to think this is ridiculous?

@walkrefuser

Denise the menace I completely agree re moving aside for the more vulnerable . I move aside , stop and wait for people with prams, the elderly, wheelchair users etc. Not once have I seen a jogger do that

I move out of the way for all the people listed above (unless they have chosen to wait first) ...but I consider myself a runner not a jogger! (and a considerate human being)

@walkrefuser

Winesalot,

I was not referring to people blocking an entire pathway. Of course no one should block the entire path.
But where people can walk in pairs and groups without blocking the path the jogger should not be passing so closely that they brush my shoulder

This thread has become a circular arguments
Some of the comments from the joggers really do not do much to dispel the poor image that joggers have

Ditto my dear

Clearly not if on your own in the countryside, but anywhere around other people such as parks, footpaths, then yes, why not. Often there is no opportunity or time for the other people to get out of the runner's way - and why should they have to? If you feel you can't breathe while running in a mask, then try walking.

But where people can walk in pairs and groups without blocking the path the jogger should not be passing so closely that they brush my shoulder

Your comment was to deride a person who calls out to warn people they are passing. You referred to the people on the path as ‘scattering’.

This thread has become a circular arguments. Some of the comments from the joggers really do not do much to dispel the poor image that joggers have

And for every story about poor etiquette from a runner, there is one to match about walkers and cyclists. It is the hostility shown towards a group over the other that is the issue under discussion here.

Anyone shouting ' runner coming though' is expecting people to move out of their way.

The discussion was about runners . They do have a lot in common with cyclists now you mention it .

This is quite from Tom Watson in runner's world .
This is the key issue , not the masks .

'The strict rule that should be enforced is social distancing. If you’re a runner, you should know, obviously you’re breathing in more deeply and you should try and not run into people or run near them'

But where people can walk in pairs and groups without blocking the path the jogger should not be passing so closely that they brush my shoulder

Then, yes, if you have allowed space, the jogger is in the wrong. However, have you actually left enough space for others to overtake safely?

@HappydaysArehere

Must admit. We don’t care for runners tearing towards us with lots of breath coming out of their mouths. They usually don’t divert from their chosen route and when their isn’t a lot of room we have to get out of their way by going into road or wet, muddy grass.

Let's imagine that someone said this a year ago. If you started a post on Mumsnet saying that someone ran past you with "lots of breath coming out of their mouth" you'd be torn to shreds. What lunacy is this?

This thread just shows that people have a) lost their fucking minds and b) will talk endlessly about literally anything.

This is up there with such COVID era complaints as:

• someone took too long in front of me to choose what biscuits they want in the supermarket
• I was out and I saw too many other people out, why is everyone outside?
• someone came to my neighbour's house today, should I report them to the police?

Anyone who listens to a word that total and utter flap has to say needs to have a word with themself.

A good life stance: whatever Piers Morgan thinks, think the opposite

@Trulyatraditionalman CONGRATULATIONS! Very happy for you and your PB, but even happier that some batshits on this thread will be absolutely furious.

“Why can’t people be nice to each other?” Hollow laugh. You have been foul and insulting, @GreenlandTheMovie . I didn’t report your post because I thought it should be visible - saying I would raise dcs capable of sexual assault.... now I come to think about it that is a sickening comment and you are just exposing yourself as not just entitled but abusive and downright horrible.

I'm going out running in a bit. I am donning my child's Ironman suit and will shout "BEHOLD, RUNNER COMING THROUGH" at every opportunity.

Might also leave my watch at home. Sick of it weighing me down.

@walkrefuser

Anyone shouting ' runner coming though' is expecting people to move out of their way.

Or they may be trying to alert someone that there is someone coming though so as to not frighten them.

There are a number of reasons to call out.

If people are walking and leaving space for others, they would not have to move at all. I only do it to path hogs of any type myself.

I'm going out running in a bit. I am donning my child's Ironman suit and will shout "BEHOLD, RUNNER COMING THROUGH" at every opportunity.

Might also leave my watch at home. Sick of it weighing me down.

Lol at anti runner comments on this thread. For me, being able to run Makes a tremendous difference to both my mental and physical health. I have dodgy knees and it's imperative I exercise, and pounding the pavement and taking in cold bouts of fresh air when I listen to music may seem like hell to others but in lockdown this is a highlight of my week. Not to mention it keeps me fit and I get fresh air and vitamin D. On a country which has serious problems with obesity, we need more people making the effort to keep fit, less strain on NHS, blah blah blah.

Sooooo sorry that people who can't figure out in their teeny tiny brains how to mutually step to the side think that people should put the neurosis of strangers before their own health. And until I find a way to levitate I'm afraid I will be passing you precious pansies when I run.

@maddiealla Thank you! My PB is much less exciting than the feeling of being deliciously ILLEGAL with my "pounding", "huffing and puffing" and "hot sweaty germ breath!

I'm going out running in a bit. I am donning my child's Ironman suit and will shout "BEHOLD, RUNNER COMING THROUGH" at every opportunity.

Please do, and report back

In less than a year people have lost their minds. If I was on the outside looking in, it would be interesting, but as I am in it, it's bloody scary.

We are all turning on each other. Some of us seem to forget what life was like a year ago. We have become mealy mouthed, petty and judgey. It is scary.

If somebody gave the directive to wear a teapot on your head, some people would. And then phone the police to report that somebody wasn't.

I go out for walks, I see runners, we are all polite and move aside, nod a thanks if someone has moved into the road. This is in a London suburb. Where are all these runners breathing down the necks of walkers? I don't see any angst, I see people trying to get on with their lives in a shitty time, made worse by the batshittery and often spiteful behaviour of others.

I want to get out of this with my health intact, I am talking about my mental health, not my lung capacity. I am determined not to join the deranged, for some it is too late.....

And who is huffing and puffing all over you?! They're presumably running past not breathing down your neck

For the love of god @JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows don't mention the pounding.

@MaddieElla

We take great delight in shouting ‘on you your right’ and imaging we are really Captain America

@irmafaylear Are you for real? You sound bitter and jealous.

Sorry @MaddieElla when I go for my next run I'll be sure to take fairy-like little skips lest Sensitive Sally and Overracting Oliver be offended by the sound of a foot on a pavement 🤣🤣

And whats with the references to "joggers"? We're not in the 1970s any more. Is it only men who are allowed to be "runners"?

@AuntieStella

I give plenty of space tomwalkers whenever possible, including waiting when the path narrows.

When however walkers are 5 or 6 abreast, taking the entire width of the path, and showing no inclination to move to merely 3 abreast (which would give plenty of room for everyone) then chances are I'll just keep going even thoughmeans passing v close

That happens pretty much every day, and I think everyone needs to think a bit more about how much space they are taking up on footpaths, and how to share nicely

Yes I agree - it's not too bad if I'm coming up behind them (and I am not the type to demand people move out the way I just hope they see me otherwise I say 'excuse me' in my best helium voice). But when I'm running towards a family of six who look utterly horrified at the thought of breaking apart and glib in single file for a nanosecond, I will barge through you. I'm not begging people to have basic decency.