I ran a 6-miler this weekend at the Rose Bowl, and these 5 things continuously catch my eye. Let me do this the GoodReads way, with animated GIFs. … because I’ll always live in 1996.
5. Dog poop – Bring a plastic bag. Curb your dog! It’s not a pleasant feeling to be running and accidentally slipping on poop.
4. Lane Hogs. These are runners, walkers and strollers piling side by side by side by side. This forces the rest of us to run around them – into the street with cars whizzing by.
3. Cyclists without helmets. The loop that I run is shared with cars – cars that go very fast. One slip and it is possible for a car to hit a cyclist. A helmet doesn’t guarantee that you’ll live if a car hits you but your chances of survival is higher than without.
And look! There are tons of programs that teach bike safety! And giving out free helmets!
2. Running the “wrong” way. The rule of the thumb is if you run on the road, you run against traffic. The logic is that the drivers will SEE you coming. And YOU can see THEM coming.
1. Babies and small children in strollers whose necks look like they’re broken. Since these parents have wheels, they are running with traffic, and I see their strollers coming at me from a distance. When I look down, their kid’s head is lolling like a dead bowling ball. Please give them a neck pillow or something. It looks like they can’t breathe.
Do you notice these things when you’re running on a shared path?
I can relate to this. I walk around Capitol Park during my breaks and I do hate walking groups that take up the whole sidewalk. Also, people not wearing helmets is one of my pet peeves, especially kids who don’t wear helmets. I’m not sure how many parents realize that it’s against the law for children under 18 not to wear helmets. Even if it wasn’t against the law, I’d still do it. I also don’t like runners who run on the bike lane. I mean WTF?!? That’s why it’s called a bike lane not a running lane. I guess they have a death wish. Anyway.. whatevs. Thanks for sharing!
I love this. And where do you get your gifs?
A combination of: GoodReads, BuzzFeed, Twisted Sifter, Google. If you check out the GoodReads reviews of bad books, it’s like a buffet of animated GIFs! (Ex. 50 Shades of Grey, the last Sookie Stackhouse book, Daughter of Smoke & Bone, …)
Awesome — good to know! Thx.
You just crack me up! AWESOME GIF choices!
Thanks, Cynthia!!
I’ve got a friend who was widowed when her cycling husband had an accident. Left with two small kids and a lot of bills. Just, don’t. Be safe.
And yes, the Stephen Hawking lolling head thing on kids bugs me too. Agree with all five points.
Oh B, that is terrible. I’m so sorry.
Yes to all of the above!
Right!? *high five*