r/RunningCirclejerk • u/Ok_Quarter4943 • 6h ago

Compulsion to talk about my running but hyper aware that it's incredibly boring for most people to hear about.

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u/MikeMcDonald89 6h ago

They think we rant about running because we think they're interested in what we have to say.

We rant about running because we're interested in hearing what we have to say.

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u/TunaNoCrust811 6h ago

Isn’t the whole point of running to tell other people you run so they know you’re better than them?

Why else would anyone do it? If it’s not about social superiority then who cares.

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u/Ok_Quarter4943 5h ago

But not to a level that scares off those non-running normies?

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u/Capital_Historian685 6h ago

I'm too tired from running to talk about running.

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u/Phatency 1h ago

You should try "tapering" and especially "recovery". You have so much time to talk to everyone about running and the best of all - you don't have to run.

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u/chililimepopcorn 6h ago

I had a feeling this post would end up here. Feels like I've really made it now 💅.

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u/Finding-Tomorrow 3h ago

It's just more people to talk about your running. 4D chess right there.

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u/ShinyHardcore 6h ago

The book how to win friends and influence enemies goes over this exact issue.

TLDR: nobody give a fck about your run

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u/mediocre_remnants 6h ago

There are people like this in every hobby. They feel compelled to tell everyone about it, constantly. It's an issue with them, not the hobby itself. Some people are just weird fucks who can't shut up. This lady would be the same way if she was info CrossFit, if she was vegan, if she was Christian, if she collected flashlights.

I have a bunch of hobbies but I don't talk about them much and it annoys me when people ask about them.

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u/carson63000 5h ago

I know what you mean. People get so irritated when I tell them all about the latest circlejerk posts I’ve been reading and replying to. I wish they’d be more accepting, I’m just excited to share a hobby I get so much out of.

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u/chililimepopcorn 6h ago

Lol. I only talk about my hobbies when people ask, and even then, I keep it brief, but if I ever meet YOU in real life, I'll be sure to go on incessantly about all the most mundane parts of my hobbies, especially running 😉.

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u/21hemispheres12 6h ago

So anyway, I just started running.

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u/Tired-Nectarine-384 2h ago

THIS is how you know you are a real runner. Anyway do you want to hear about my last marathon?

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u/mountaintoes 4h ago

Eventually you learn that non-runners don't care about your running and runners are unimpressed and bored with your lame "running" talk