to want to enjoy a run without some bloke making an inane comment?

[MissM]

Virtually every time I go for a run some bloke makes a comment. Not a 'phoaaarrr get them out love'-type comment, but just a stupid, pointless, inane, meaningless comment. Recently it's been 'knees up knees up', 'run run run', 'nearly there keep going' and tonight it was 'keep up the good work'. Why? If I was a bloke running would blokes say stupid things to me? And what am I supposed to do? Smile? Laugh? Comment back? Do they carry on with their day thinking 'oo, that's better, I really told that that running girl'? Seriously, I'd love to know their motivation.

could be worse, I was yelled at from the top of a bus by a load of school kids to "keep running, you're fat!" Really made my day.

MissM - You get comments from groups of girls that may be hanging around. But mainly it's just from blokes/kids. It doesn't bother me, I just smile and carry on.

Usual comments: "Get them knees up", "Jog on mate" (how funny), "Is that the fastest you can go?". Obviously the country is full of comedians, but I've never had anything sinister said so I just laugh it off.

I used to run with my other half (before she got pregnant) and once when I was a little way ahead of her, a van slowed down next to her full of men and asked her if she wanted a lift and started wolf whistling etc. That scared her a bit, and rightly so. A van full of blokes should realise that even if they mean no harm, cajoling a woman on her own (I was out of sight at the time) can be very nerve-wracking for her. Personally, I would never do it. But some men are fucking idiots.

Put your iPod on. Then you can ignore em

MissM, You would be able to say fuck off if you were running past a group of men and one said 'ooh, check out the bouncing rack on that' and then they all sniggered and checked out my chest.

They are lucky all they got was a fukc off tbh. twats.

I remember going running while I was still bf-ing DD and when my breasts were a little (ahem) engorged, shall we say. Some pikey blokes were sitting on a wall drinking special brew and one of them shouted 'boing boing boing - milk!'. To this day I am so proud I had the presence of mind to shout 'fuck off' and give them the V sign

I have only recently taken up running - am big chested so only go out running under the cover of darkness so no-one can see me and take the piss. I would be mortified if I got any comments. My confidence hasn't built up enough to brave the busier streets even - so I just stick to going round the block a couple of times.
Hopefully when this kicks in and I lose a bit of weight I'll be able to kick back at any jokers with some smart remarks

I never get any comments when running but OH got wolf whistled the other day

My rather unsavoury ex used to deliberately honk at women runners so that he made them jump and he could "watch their boobs jiggle". The saddest part is that the fat pillock has bigger boobs than most of the women he was perving over.

I usually get a smile or Morning! from other runners, sometimes a beep from cars - I got kerb-crawled by a bus recently which kept beeping at me, turned out the driver was someone I knew haha. I run round the edge of a park though so runners are commonplace. When I run in France, I get mostly ignored, no smiles or Bonjours but very occasionally, I get a 'Courage!' off a fella which I quite like, I feel I need some courage some days.

Joggers do seem to have an inherent amusement value. This is why I go out at 6.30am to avoid the worst of the gawpers.

PMSL @ "My rather unsavoury ex used to deliberately honk at women runners so that he made them jump and he could "watch their boobs jiggle". The saddest part is that the fat pillock has bigger boobs than most of the women he was perving over".

Have never made comments to runners (and see more here than I ever did when I lived down near Brighton), and it seems the vast majority have earplugs in (perhaps to counter any honking horns or lame comments from fools).

QualityTime you're right - I would definitely say fuck off then! You're right Threaders - the country is full comedians (hem hem).