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I read that you should always have 'a try' before going out running as the only thing that will stop you mid-run is needing the toilet. Not convinced.

So far, I've been stopped by:

Fly in the eye

Fly in the mouth - yum

Dog needing a wee/poo (why didn't the dog try before we started running?)

Jogging bottoms falling down

T-shirt riding up! (oh the joys of being pear shaped)

Mobile phone making a leap for freedom and dangling on the end of the headphone chord

Anyone add any more?

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slowmover profile image
slowmoverGraduate

ha ha, I always have to pull my top down too, but I coordinate that with the walking segments.

I did have to stop when my app crashed, that was a pain.

My mobile phone has tried to make a leap for freedom in the past, too - it's terrifying isn't it?! :D

I've also been stopped by:

A branch catching on the jacket tied around my waist - twanging me backwards

Just HAVING to stop to say hello lovely old man and Cairn Terrier (I had a Cairn Terrier as a child)

Having to shift bits of strewn roadworks barrier out of the way

Traffic

Shin splints

Sudden onset of womanly pains

Burger van complete with inconsiderate chatting customer and dog, having a sleep, on the entire pavement

Inconsiderate cyclists on the pavement in the dark with no lights on

Flip belt riding up (more pear shaped woes)

Getting lost in a field when the path vanished before my eyes

It's a tricky old thing, this running lark!

aliboo70 profile image
aliboo70

.... key heading down inside of capri pants out of pocket(not a zippy one!)

.... getting lost!

:X

Noaky12 profile image
Noaky12Graduate

Falling up the stairs!

Also suffered from the trousers falling down thing 😕

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Slong090277Graduate

Trousers falling down yes!! So glad I'm not the only one!!

Having to cross the road when traffic is heavy!

Small child insisting on coming who then moaned week one! Promptly told to say in middle of playing field whilst I ran round her!

Hills!!

Tripping over a tree root and going A over T

Randomlemony profile image
Randomlemony in reply to

heheh! Usually it's the dog lead I'm tripping over..

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AncientMumGraduate

Inadvertently fastening sports bra too tight and nearly asphyxiating :-O

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goonkeepgoingGraduate in reply to AncientMum

I ran this morning in a new shock absorber bra and a compression top. I swear my rib cage has narrowed by 2 inches. .........

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Randomlemony in reply to goonkeepgoing

I find my sports bras not really much more uncomfortable than sore boob bounce. Ouch!

GoogleMe profile image
GoogleMeGraduate

I insist that provided you maintain a running motion, you're good - so in the case of canine comfort breaks, running on the spot will do. In fact learning to 'pick up' whilst moving has probably improved my coordination!

Randomlemony profile image
Randomlemony in reply to GoogleMe

Excellent idea - I shall practise that!

goonkeepgoing profile image
goonkeepgoingGraduate

Being mounted by a large black labrador :(

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slowmoverGraduate in reply to goonkeepgoing

lol

Noaky12 profile image
Noaky12Graduate in reply to goonkeepgoing

OMG LOL......... 😂😂😂

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rmnsukGraduate in reply to goonkeepgoing

OMG. I have a new nightmare!

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PrincessStefGraduate

T shirt riding up - Not just Pear shaped girls - us hourglass girls have the same problem :)

a head wind so strong I was running and standing still like on a cartoon

Snot - I am a really snotty runner :(

My mobile has also made a mad bid for freedom. Funny how they choose your run to do this :)

Getting lost

My dog lying down and refusing to go one step further !!!

Randomlemony profile image
Randomlemony in reply to PrincessStef

Mine do too - though what I like is that I am now FITTER THAN MY DOG! hahahahhaha

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PrincessStefGraduate in reply to Randomlemony

never thought of it that way haha

Noaky12 profile image
Noaky12Graduate in reply to PrincessStef

Oh yes I'd forgotten about the snot, although I've now become quite adept at fishing out the tissue & blowing without breaking my stride!

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runner56Graduate in reply to Noaky12

Where does all that snot come from?

poppypug profile image
poppypugGraduate

Ha ha , this is a brilliant thread, very funny ! :-) xxx

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UllyrunnerGraduate

Needing to wipe the sweat out of my eyes with my shirt!

Finding my capris at half mast.

Giving some idiots in a caravan directions

Being jumped at by a very large, but fortunately friendly dog!

runner56 profile image
runner56Graduate

Fantastic old steam train and posh carriages at a level crossing.

Huge puddles and trying to figure out how to get across

Hills

Going on a different route and leaving the car at home and worryingly trying to figure out why the car wasnt in its normal space at the park

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Lovefood1984Graduate

Reversing cars need adding to the list.......more than once......hello the pavement is for pedestrians.....I shouldn't have to break stride to give way....or so you'd think ;)

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AdamBGraduate in reply to Lovefood1984

Cars parked on pavements are the bane of my life. I'm for ever clouting wing mirrors with my hip as I squeeze past. Roads are for cars, pavements are for pedestrians.

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helenprevGraduate

Yes I can blow my nose whilst running no problem whatsoever! Traffic - I jog on the spot at the side of the road until the cars have cleared - feel a bit foolish but never mind and often people are nice and wave me across in front of them :-)

I had to stop during one of my week 6 runs and tie my shoelace, even though I always do a nice tight double bow. I'm ashamed to say I'd run for at least 2 minutes with it dangling free, dangerously, because I really didn't want to stop! I added time on at the end of the run after Laura said walk, to make up for it.

poppypug profile image
poppypugGraduate

Oh yes , I forgot about my shoelaces ! Flippin bane of my life they are , tie 'em too tight and they make my feet numb, too loose and they come undone...

Pah ! :-) xxx

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MoNi88

Ankle-length socks slipping off :-\ lol

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Dunder2004Graduate

A pack of dogs running about like lunatics in the park and one of the bigger ones motioning to 'rugby tackle' me.

A woman and child blocking a stile by jamming a mountain bike in it.

rmnsuk profile image
rmnsukGraduate

I once dropped my phone on the treadmill. It landed on my foot then shot off the back of the treadmill. I ignored it and some kind soul handed it to me WHILE I WAS STILL RUNNING!

Shoe laces came undone. I stopped to retie them, then went for a pee, and someone handed in my belongings to the receptionist and stole my treadmill.

poppypug profile image
poppypugGraduate in reply to rmnsuk

Ha ha ! :-D xxx

AdamB profile image
AdamBGraduate

1) a runaway beer keg rolling down the hill towards me. The drayman let it get away whilst dropping it off the back of the lorry (technically, I didn't stop, but rather did a Usain Bolt impression as I sprinted out of it's path)

2) halfway round my first parkrun - stopping to read a text message from home. The message: "Get a move on!"

Randomlemony profile image
Randomlemony in reply to AdamB

A runaway beer barrel would definitely improve my time I think. Waaaaaaaaa!

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AnniemurphGraduate

Erm... sorry to lower the tone here, but I can add needing a 'wild wee' on my longer runs! Fortunately they are out in the middle of nowhere and I have a Shewee so it's fairly discreet - until Mr. Strava shouts 'Run paused' :D

Noaky12 profile image
Noaky12Graduate in reply to Anniemurph

Or not as the case may be. Lol lol 😆

Irishprincess profile image
IrishprincessGraduate

- ice on path

- level crossing barrier (when I lived in the 'burbs)

- cattle gate latches ( when I moved to " the country")

- end of the esplanade (on holiday)

- taking photos for this forum!

catch profile image
catchGraduate

The main cause of me stopping is heavy traffic when I am crossing the road, though an articulated lorry coming down the road can give you a burst of speed as you cross in front of it!

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