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What we need is a secret wave!

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UllyrunnerGraduate
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I've decided that club C25K needs a secret wave (see today's earlier post). It needs to be known to only C25Kers but instantly recognisable. It needs to look just like a normal jaunty wave ( normal as in not making us look any crazier than we already are) and not get us arrested. We could then bowl along waving to all other runners but instantly identifying any of our C25K buddies.

Any ideas?

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kickibro profile image
kickibroGraduate

double thumbs up?

hand up and twiddle thumb and first finger?

how about a little salute?

lifting left hand and making a c shape with the hand to the side?

Ullyrunner profile image
UllyrunnerGraduate in reply to kickibro

Can you make a video please?

Jaqs99 profile image
Jaqs99Graduate in reply to kickibro

Have to watch that the C doesn't look like L for Loser! Double thumbs up is good and not potentially too baffling to a non c25ker.. Hmm thinking caps..

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emkeenanGraduate

Love this idea! A little salute would be incredibly jaunty, but made a C shape would be discrete...

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Jaqs99Graduate

Great idea .. I shouted "c25k?" at someone once and she said yes...but neither of us paused our podcasts mid run. Strangely exciting to meet a real c25ker... Sadly not seen her since.

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AncientMumGraduate

Quick chorus of 'You and Julie'?

spoonierunning profile image
spoonierunningGraduate in reply to AncientMum

Oh that made me laugh

completerunner profile image
completerunner

There are pin badges or t-shirts which would make you recognise each other... see pinned posts.

kickibro profile image
kickibroGraduate

the "c" shape is like lifting a pint

notbad profile image
notbadGraduate

The T-shirt I have but don't wear as I get extra sweaty in that fabric. The pin badge no one would see unless they got very close. I like the little salute idea, the C shape may be misinterpreted as an offer to buy a pint as kicki says.

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DiabolicalLiberty

Er, at the risk of lowering the tone of the thread, could the C shape be mistaken for an offensive gesture?

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LouShoozGraduate

Loving this idea!! I have seen a couple of regular runners on my route at about my standard and wondered if they were fellow C25K-ers but am usually breathing way to hard to ask!! :-)

A little secret wave would be amazing! I'll have a think but I love the "C" shape idea or the jaunty salute! xxx

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paul2014Graduate

How about running backwards when approaching another runner ;)

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misswobbleGraduate

Stop it! My ribs are hurting! C looking like an l for loser! Tee hee

Could you imagine singing You and Julie randomly to a passing runner! I'll try it tomorrow!

Ully sounds like me! I say things like jaunty and bowl along. It must be our age

PastyMan profile image
PastyManGraduate

Hands raised, 2 fingers on one hand, 5 fingers on the other ... chant "Couch! Couch! Couch! Couch! Couch! ...." until they are well out of earshot

Subtle enough? :-)

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walettaGraduate in reply to PastyMan

Wonderful!

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