AIBU to ask the local running club to move its Sunday stop?

[Welshmum2010]

About the local running club. I live in a smallish village with others close by. Someone who doesn’t live locally has started a running club in the area , due to I would guess demand and you can also do a good circuit on very quiet roads and through flat fields. This as a concept is absolutely great and I have no overall issue. However they have one of their ‘exercises stops’ outside my house at 8am on a Sunday. This includes a a lot of shouting and then loud chatter from 10-15 people for 5 mins. It wakes me up , this is the only day I don’t have work. Now I don’t own the road and I understand that. But I think it’s inconsiderate. There is a large secluded car park area they could use literally 50m down the road or a field 50m the other way. Also for context I have neighbours but I don’t think it would be so loud for them. So I am really considering asking them to move to one of the other areas not near houses. It’s not the crack of dawn but it’s really annoying and seems no reason why it’s right there. I have the organisers fb from her promoting the activity.

My former flat in London was on a path of two primary schools and one private nursery. We would have parents after drop off who would congregate outside my flat and chat for such a long time. A lot of them used to even let their younger kids (who were with them) run around my private front garden to let off steam so they could chat in peace!…The annoying thing is the place was full of parks and coffee shops yet so many chose my house to gather around for some reason. And the talking.. It was so LOUD. Just, yapping for an hour or so.

Are you sure they weren’t filming scenes for ‘Motherland’? 😀

That sounds awful, and is very selfish of them... but was the shop already there when you moved in? If so, surely you would expect something of a hubbub as people gather outside a communal facility - albeit nothing as bad as you are describing?

When it's just a regular home, in a row of others, with no communal facilities nearby, you expect people to walk and drive past - but not to assemble en masse.

Agreed, 8am on a Sunday is early

Isn't there a law prohibiting organised crowds over a certain number from gathering in a public place, if they're deemed to represent a breach of the peace?

Obviously it's chiefly intended for rioters and troublemakers, rather than just selfishly unaware shouting running groups; but if need be, maybe it could be pointed out to them?!

I cannot see how it would come to that. I am sure if the OP approached them in a reasonable manner, they would be agreeable.

so what did you do?

There is a large secluded car park area they could use literally 50m down the road or a field 50m the other way.

Ask them, with this suggestion. Tell them the noise wakes you on the one day you have to catch up on sleep. Suggest the alternative stopping spots. Ask nicely and they’d be unreasonable to resist.

quite a few of the shops and small car parks in residential areas round me have signs up saying something like "please respect our neighbours and be mindful of noise between xxx and yyy hours"

I would feel intimidated by a large crowd of people outside of my home, regardless of time of day and noise.

How does that make any sense? How is she being unreasonable when you've just stated that 8am is early when it's her only day to catch up on sleep.

Send the email. It's a perfectly reasonable request. They must be dim and self-involved and spatially unaware to not realise they are gathering in front of someone's house and yabbering on, and 8 is early for a weekend. I would want to get out the hose and hose them if they persisted! Well, in fantasy, anyway. I would probably barge out in my pjs and bedhair and remonstrate though.

It sounds like a lack of awareness on their part that could easily be addressed.
I'd definitely send an email and let them know the impact it has on you and ask them to consider having this rest stop in the car park/spare ground or field. It is an easy solution and I'm sure they'll agree.

Edited for typo

I am in a running club and this is an absolute NO!
We are reminded to respect others at all times.
YANBU. They are probably giddy with endorphins which has turned them into thoughtless beings.

Are they official running club? If so and they don't respect your request then you'll be able to email the chair.

Also suggest they mix up the routes a bit - must be a bit dull doing the same route week after week (not the point I know).

I would start with the assumption that they are nice enough people and will respond positively to a request to just move a bit further down their route as most people don't actually enjoy being a nuisance to others if they can avoid it.

If the person you email happens to be an awkward one personally and refuses, then maybe next step is to actually come out if your house and make your point in person. There are probably enough normal people in the group who would be more understanding or embarrassed face to face when they see you are not a nutter to get them to change.

If that doesn't work, then declare war.

Yes I'd use this then. Ask nicely and there's nothing to lose.

This post is replying to the first reply that said 8am wasn't early

I really hope they apologise and change their rest location immediately. It seems really disrespectful to start up a running club and stand outside someone's house on a Sunday morning chatting noisily.

I can't believe someone would think it ok to organise an activity outside someone's house at any time of day. Especially one involving shouting instructions.

They don't live in the area but have chosen the area because it's rural and nice and quiet and then are being bloody noisy outside people houses who chose to live in the nice quiet rural area.

Sorry no, 8am on a Sunday IS early. It may be the one day that week that people have a chance to have a lie in

just because YOU don’t think 8am on Sunday is early, doesn’t mean others do

I think if you ask nicely and suggest the alternatives it’ll be fine.

It is on a Sunday.

OP it's fine to ask them to move (and at the very least they should quieten down). We routinely meet outside houses in the winter months (in the evenings) and the coaches also routinely tell us to pipe down if we are being too noisy.

Isn't is the case you're not allowed to have noisy things (tradesmen etc) going on earlier than 9? Not sure if it's a law, but definitely in the block I used to live, people weren't supposed to mow/have kids playing football before 9. And this is earlier, and there's really no need for them to be chatting there-the run clubs near us have meeting places away from houses for this exact reason.

I would politely ask them and they will probably be happy to move! Most runners are decent and will be upset they have caused you this issue

I’m In a running club and we would be more than happy to move if needed. Just drop them an email.

Of course it's early on a Sunday.