You're not a runner if...
If... you don't acknowledge other runners on the street.
I know. I'm acting like a child, but it irritates me. Maybe it's me? Maybe I don't look like the kind of guy that people would want to say "hey" to. Are other runners intimidated by my obvious athletic ability or brutal long distance pace? Is it because I look so great in my tights?
I'm guessing not.
I always make a point of acknowledging other runners. It's just polite. It's an unspoken rule, the rule of the open road. A hat-tip to a fellow journeyman who has, like you, chosen the hard road to self-improvement. It's a commitment that deserves mutual recognition.
Now this certainly doesn't to apply to all runners I see on the road or on the trail. But there's a significant minority out there who just don't get it. So, next time you're in my neck of the woods and you see a balding red-faced 40-something guy huffing along, please... show some love will you?
