please empty your brain below

You missed out the very worst subset of joggers - those who spit when they run.

Rant over.
Wear a gas mask as i saw on the Romford Road... simple :)

I usually run into the road if people are approaching or stop if its a narrow path to let people pass
As a very regular member of this group over here jogger etiquette has been I would say first rate. Everyone takes to the road or the bike path if there are people on the pavement. I've not seen a single exception since March.

Right, off for a socially aware jog.
As a jogger for some years now I find it very easy to just hold my breath when passing other people. I'm past in less time than a walker would be. I'm almost certainly not breathing out any more viruses with each breath than anyone else , in fact as I'm more likely to be healthier I'm probably less virus laden.
I am a daily jogger but also a walker. I agree with Kevin & Paul's views, but there are those who couldn't care less in all categories, most of whom are walking in groups, talking loudly to one another, and ranging across the whole pavement. And don't get me started on mobile phone users.
I agree with you DG, especially about the performance zombies who stare constantly at their stop watches, FitBits etc. to check they are on schedule. And woe betide a humble pedestrian who has the temerity to want to use the same footpath as them at the same time.

It is not their responsibility to act responsibly as any deviation from their charted course will compromise their performance. So it's everyone else's job to recognise their sacred mission and clear the way for them.

And when you do, very occasionally they thank you, but most can't be bothered because the are just too important and you are an insignificant irritant to them.
I found walking with two Rottweilers solves the jogger problem.
The huffers, as I call them. Some are good. Some even wear masks when running or jogging. But if they coming towards me and they show no signs of moving away, I move.
Wholeheartedly agree!
Solitary joggers are usually considerate enough. It's the groups. Same for dog walkers.
As a regular runner, I wholeheartedly agree with Kevin and Paul. Runner etiquette has been, from my own personal experience and watching others, very good.

The less said about dog walkers the better.
This article might reassure some readers on this issue.
I'm not sure jogging actually is that "good for you"... think what it must be doing to their knees for a start!
As a runner, at the start of lockdown I stopped running on towpaths as distancing would have impossible even without the exponential increase in footfall.

I retreated to the circuits of woodland where I would have previously seen only a handful of joggers and dog walkers. During April and May, it was impossible with the sudden appearance of people who never previously walked or cycled clogging up every path. They seemed to congregate at the pinch points for conversations, walk four abreast and meander sideways.

Salvation came with the reopening of 'spoons, the restart of the premier league and a bit of rain. The woodlands have been back to normal for a long time.

Here endeth my rant.
Genuinely cannot tell if this is satire or sincere.
Hell is other people.
Recently reported in West London:
'A 30-year-old jogger has been fined for spitting on Turnham Green Terrace by a Hounslow Council Enforcement Officer. Mark Meghezzi vigorously denies having spat saying he was blowing perspiration from his face while taking a rest during a run on Wednesday 30 September.'
Dude - it's virtually impossible to catch the virus when you're outside.
Take a chill pill!
I don't think there is or ever has been a generic keep left rule for pedestrians, so it's not very surprising that it's not apparent in people's behaviour. A few years ago I read an article suggesting that people had a tendency - there was no suggestion of a rule - to pass on the side which matched the rule of the road in their country, and for a while afterwards I looked carefully to see if any such tendency was discernible in what people actually did. I saw no evidence of it at all then and I wouldn't expect anything to be different now.










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