When the driver yelling at you… is a good thing
By kilax, July 22, 2015 6:09 pm
Two interesting stories from my run today:
- This lady driving a van stayed stopped at a stop sign to let me run in front of her. Cool. Then I see her turn down the residential road I am running on and swerve toward a group of four girls walking (facing traffic, as they should). What the heck?! When I ran by the girls I asked “Do you know that person?” One answered “Yeah, it’s my mom.” Um, phew, but… yeah, that freaked me out. Nice way to say “hi,” mom, ha ha!
- Also, when I was out on my run, a driver rolled down their window and yelled “good job!” And it didn’t sound sarcastic! I thought that was nice.
Of course, the highlight of my day was riding 61.7 miles from Eldora to Cedar Falls, IA, with my dad! But more on that when I have more time to write it up! We’re riding 70 miles to Hiawatha tomorrow!
Themocracy
Genuine yells of encouragement are few and far between. I normally react angrily, assuming the worst when I hear shouting from cars…then sheepishly wave and run away at top speed lol
That’s nice!
I’ve seen some crazy driving but not a mom just saying hi.
Really appreciate when drivers respect bikers/walkers/runners etc. More so it drives me crazy when they don’t. Seeing that car swerve at the girls would have freaked me out lol
Yeah, I was super freaked out and wanted to make sure they were ok!
Yaaa, for a nice driver 🙂 I get a lot bun holes lol
That’s a great bike ride! Hope you fins some yummy eats along the way.
Nice to get a compliment! I have people say things to me sometimes when I run, but usually I know who they are, because, small town! 🙂
That’s really fun 🙂 I like it when I am running with my dad while he bikes in Guttenberg and we run in to all these people he knows and they razz him about cycling while I run. LOL!
That must have been so weird to see the one driver being nice to you and then being “aggressive” (with her daughter – too funny).
Can’t wait to hear about your ride! It sounds like such an awesome experience.
It really was!!!! Thank gawd that was her daughter. LOL!
It was an awesome experience! And I felt better the second day of the ride, too (because I figured out how to make my toes feel better). I hope I can go through the pics today and start my recaps!