Funny comments by non-runners (Read 1112 times)

Obese Co-worker:  I hate you, because you're so skinny.

Me:  You see me change into my running clothes after work.  I run 6 miles, 5 days a week

Obese Co-worker:  I hate you, because you have to discipline to do that.

What can you say to that? 

She later had a gastric bypass, but she is still overweight. 

I can almost visual the bumper sticker:

The 26 mile marathon, for the guy who's too busy for the last 0.2miles....

Today at a 4th of July cook out with family,

 

My father in-law kept saying to everyone in the family  - "Guess what John is going to do.......He is going to run a 26 mile marathon.....not a regular marathon  -- a 26 mile one.......can you belive that............

 

He just went on an on that I wasn't going to run a regular marathon......but a 26 mile one....

Just for clearification -- when he was saying not a regular marathon, what he meant was not one of those short regular 5K or 5 mile marathons........

Yesterday after running a 5 mile 4th of July race I went to go discuss my marathon training with some other running friends. (I am just at the beginning of my training)

Friend's husband: So how far have you run so far?

Me: I have run 10 miles, but that was last year.

Him: Oh, that's longer than a half marathon!

Friend: No, a half marathon is 13.1 miles.

Him: Yeah, it's longer than a half marathon.

Friend: No, a half marathon is 13.1 miles.

Him: Yes! So 10 miles is longer.

*continue this back and forth for a while*

Me: A half marathon is 13.1 miles, not kilometers.

*pauses for a few seconds*

Him: Oh ...

I suppose it was one of those "you have to be there", but he just could not understand how 10 miles was shorter than a half-marathon.