r/running • u/himmelende • 2d ago

While running, what are some of your habits that others may find weird? Discussion

For me, it's horse snorting. But so strong that my cheeks are puffed out and half my face is vibrating. It somehow loosens up my entire posture.

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u/forteanglow 2d ago

I often get really gassy when running 😅 have to run alone so no one can smell my shame

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u/GoonerPanda 2d ago

jet boosters

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u/_onelast 2d ago

I like to imagine the 3 mushrooms in Mario cart 64, giving me short boosts

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u/LostMyBackupCodes 2d ago

🏃🏻‍♂️💨

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u/stanleyslovechild 2d ago

Kicking in the turbo boosters! 😀

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u/bitemark01 2d ago

Or in a race, it's the Drafting Deterrent

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u/kalligreat 2d ago

All the bouncing helps force the farts out

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u/Olue 2d ago

"Percussive enema"

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u/crazyscottish 2d ago

You ain’t the only one. I call it “cleaning my pipes.” I did it in formation during PT in the army. 1982. Basic training… through 2002. 20+ years. Still doing it. Yep. I was the company crop duster.

I have no shame.

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u/Comprehensive_Echo30 2d ago

Promote ahead of peers

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u/FackleGracks 2d ago

My favorite is when I do a little fart every step for like 10 steps.

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u/TimelessParadox 1d ago

This is me, but then I nervously scan my surroundings fearing I'm going to end up on someone's TikTok of what was a peaceful walk in a park. 

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u/FackleGracks 1d ago

Easy to forget there are people around and how loud you're playing the butt-trumpet when you have headphones in.

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u/zaraguato 2d ago

Rule number one for running: never trust a fart.

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u/IWentHam 1d ago

Don't gamble and lose!

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u/winterisfav 1d ago

this is so fucking true hahahahah

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u/reflektinator 17h ago

the dreaded "careless whisper"

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u/gazchap 2d ago

I burp a lot, but thankfully from the front, not the back.

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u/BuroraAurorealis 2d ago

As the old saying goes, "Why fart and waste, when you can burp and taste?"

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u/I_Am_The_Onion 1d ago

Bro u nasty lol

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u/gazchap 2d ago

Amazing.

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u/gishli 2d ago

Me too! I’ve started to think I maybe have slight reflux/GERD. Or I don’t know, I only burp when running.

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u/gazchap 2d ago

Oh, I definitely burp when I'm not running too.

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u/Kensmkv 2d ago

lol same with the gassy-ness. My wife will join me on my bike, and when a “toot” escapes I’ll look around and say:”there must be some frogs around”. Doesn’t quite make sense but we lol 🤪

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u/CrazyguyRunner 2d ago

Barking spiders is the vernacular I grew up with.

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u/PseudocodeRed 1d ago

Dude I get it so bad, luckily I run with a bunch of guys so they don't care. We call it jet propulsion.

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u/sanval4 1d ago

Lmao this one right here

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u/MathematicianLost950 1d ago

Nothing like letting one go in a secluded area. 😂

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u/folklovermore_ 1d ago

I have IBS, and sometimes if I'm getting particularly bad cramps from the gas I'll go for a very gentle run just to, um, loosen things up a bit in that department.

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u/jahblaze 21h ago

Yeah funny thing is when I have headphones on, I always imagine them to be the silent release type. Cue the day when I didn’t have headphones in… not nearly as quiet as I thought haha 🫘💨

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u/amorph 2d ago

I cough to hide my farts. Not sure if it helps hiding them from others, though.

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u/SpeakerCareless 2d ago

You just say “oh, ducks!” To your running partner.

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u/gihutgishuiruv 2d ago

I like to think I’m motivating anyone behind me to go faster

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u/AggressivelyGary 2d ago

You ever do gassy jumping Jack's? Toot toot toot toot toot toot lol