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what do koreans think about runners?
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repeatpete



Joined: 24 Oct 2010

PostPosted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 3:42 pm    Post subject: running Reply with quote

to chuck in my two cents.....
one of the truly awesome things in Korea is the way there are these cool little mountains you can run on. This is obviously only what I know in my neck of the woods but simply in my experience I see very, very few other runners. Just to note, in winter though you should watch the ice (as previous posters pointed out, there are so many hikers and so any fresh snow can be quickly trodden down and before you know it, you are running on an icerink. However, if you can get to those mountain trails before anyone else, it is great.)
Oh, while I am at it, clearly in summer heat is an issue so you might think about bringing a camelbak/hydration pack. That being said, the mountains/hills near me are dotted with springs where you can cool down.
I suppose the point is, see if you can choose an apartment vaguely near a mountain.
Good luck to you and definitely bring your runners.
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matthews_world



Joined: 15 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 3:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

"Argh, matey!" I used to run a might of rum back in the the day.


On another note, runners are typically skinny so you'll fit right in. You'll have no problems finding fashions that fit.

I never got into running. Must be my flat feet. I normally aerobics in the comfort of my own home and ride a bike every so often.
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Kaypea



Joined: 09 Oct 2008

PostPosted: Sun Feb 06, 2011 4:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I also reccommend running in Korea. The events are really fun, and the Seoul Flyers are a nice group. As a woman, you're fairly likely to place on the podium if you're a better than average runner... not that I ever have, but I understand it's not as competitive as it is in the States.
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PatrickGHBusan



Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -

PostPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kaypea wrote:
I also reccommend running in Korea. The events are really fun, and the Seoul Flyers are a nice group. As a woman, you're fairly likely to place on the podium if you're a better than average runner... not that I ever have, but I understand it's not as competitive as it is in the States.


Very true!

They have (or had) similar events in Busan, always fun.

You can also run in the mountains around Busan, along the beaches or along the river that runs from Suyeong to Dongnea-Onchon jeong.

I ran in namchondong, near the water a lot too.
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BoholDiver



Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada

PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I ran a half marathon last year and got 1 hour 46 minutes. Only 5-6 women were ahead of me.

In my experience, women don't lack ability to run. They lack perseverance. As soon as their breath gets short, they stop. The better runners continue on just like any professional would.

Kaypea wrote:
I also reccommend running in Korea. The events are really fun, and the Seoul Flyers are a nice group. As a woman, you're fairly likely to place on the podium if you're a better than average runner... not that I ever have, but I understand it's not as competitive as it is in the States.
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chungbukdo



Joined: 22 Aug 2010

PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is it bad to wear spandex running leggings for jogging here? (I'm a guy actually).

Never saw anybody wear running gear like that here. Or even look like they're going running. But when people go hiking here they're all decked out in gear. I live in a town with an average age of 99.
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Zackback



Joined: 05 Nov 2010
Location: Kyungbuk

PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

When I run I wear spandex (I'm a guy) in the winter time when it's freezing. Short shorts and no shirt for pretty much the rest of the year.
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BoholDiver



Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada

PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am not blocking sidewalks. I am existing. A lot of Koreans don't seem to understand that people are solid objects and walk right into you, then look surprised that they got bumped. Maybe they expected I would dodge them.

I get that a lot from
a) ajummas
b) ajosshis
c) kids
d) middle school girls holding hands

I am quite sure if a bike runs into me, they are liable for any injury they cause me. The onus is on them to be careful.

Also, unlike many Koreans, I actually open my eyes and have my head up when I walk somewhere.

interestedinhanguk wrote:
BoholDiver wrote:
Right, but I don't have a legal obligation to move. A lot of bicycle riders think their bell is like Moses hand that will part the Red Sea. They ride on the sidewalks without regard for walkers.

In short, Koreans ride bikes just like they walk and drive.

interestedinhanguk wrote:
BoholDiver wrote:
As someone else mentioned, it's either runners or bikers taking the shaft because of rude walkers who don't know how to walk in a straight line and/or stay on the right.

If I am on the sidewalk (not bike path) and a bike rings its bell, I never move for them. Also for a car or motorcycle illegally driving or parking on the sidewalk.


interestedinhanguk wrote:
hogwonguy1979 wrote:


the runners are nice, its the damm bicyclists that drive me up a tree, until i got my garmin i would run on the path that had distance markers and every so often i'd get a biker blaring his bell at me to get over to the walking path. also have had friends get run over by bikes a couple of times, those people ride their bikes like they drive, totally nutso


Are you running in the bike path?


Bicycles, however, are legal to ride on the sidewalk.


Why are you blocking sidewalks? I assume you also wouldn't move for a pedestrian excusing himself. This is silly. You're taking a the-sidewalk-is-mine mentality when that's what you seem to be so annoyed by.
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enchoo



Joined: 04 Jul 2004
Location: Heading to a reality show near you

PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:12 pm    Post subject: Koreans do not say EXCUSE ME Reply with quote

Just for your information:

There is no common expression for EXCUSE ME to tell someone that you are in the way but you can say Mian hamnida! and appear that you are passing them.
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fermentation



Joined: 22 Jun 2009

PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BoholDiver wrote:
I am not blocking sidewalks. I am existing. A lot of Koreans don't seem to understand that people are solid objects and walk right into you, then look surprised that they got bumped. Maybe they expected I would dodge them.


Lol. A lot of Koreans don't realize other people are actually other people, not objects you can shove out of the way.
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BoholDiver



Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada

PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pretty much. I guess me simply existing is an inconvenience to others. I am not sorry for that.

Even a few times I have been walking down a really narrow sidewalk, barely 2 people wide. Some jackass bicycle comes down it and expects me to move out of the way. No way bub.

Or I am on a sidewalk on the right. A bike comes down the opposite side but then sees an icepatch or puddle. It veers right in front of me and wonders why I don't move for it.

fermentation wrote:
BoholDiver wrote:
I am not blocking sidewalks. I am existing. A lot of Koreans don't seem to understand that people are solid objects and walk right into you, then look surprised that they got bumped. Maybe they expected I would dodge them.


Lol. A lot of Koreans don't realize other people are actually other people, not objects you can shove out of the way.
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willteachforfood



Joined: 24 Jan 2011

PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 4:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

BoholDiver wrote:
Pretty much. I guess me simply existing is an inconvenience to others. I am not sorry for that.

Even a few times I have been walking down a really narrow sidewalk, barely 2 people wide. Some jackass bicycle comes down it and expects me to move out of the way. No way bub.

Or I am on a sidewalk on the right. A bike comes down the opposite side but then sees an icepatch or puddle. It veers right in front of me and wonders why I don't move for it.


Posts like this are what make me count the days till our flight out of here!

How seemingly sane, educated people can so staunchly defend the ridiculous practices of the people that inhabit this peninsula is beyond my scope of understanding. Perhaps we should sick Stephen Hawking on it.
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BoholDiver



Joined: 03 Oct 2009
Location: Canada

PostPosted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 4:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

So I take it you have had the same experiences?

willteachforfood wrote:
BoholDiver wrote:
Pretty much. I guess me simply existing is an inconvenience to others. I am not sorry for that.

Even a few times I have been walking down a really narrow sidewalk, barely 2 people wide. Some jackass bicycle comes down it and expects me to move out of the way. No way bub.

Or I am on a sidewalk on the right. A bike comes down the opposite side but then sees an icepatch or puddle. It veers right in front of me and wonders why I don't move for it.


Posts like this are what make me count the days till our flight out of here!

How seemingly sane, educated people can so staunchly defend the ridiculous practices of the people that inhabit this peninsula is beyond my scope of understanding. Perhaps we should sick Stephen Hawking on it.
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PatrickGHBusan



Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: Busan (1997-2008) Canada 2008 -

PostPosted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 4:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

willteachforfood wrote:
BoholDiver wrote:
Pretty much. I guess me simply existing is an inconvenience to others. I am not sorry for that.

Even a few times I have been walking down a really narrow sidewalk, barely 2 people wide. Some jackass bicycle comes down it and expects me to move out of the way. No way bub.

Or I am on a sidewalk on the right. A bike comes down the opposite side but then sees an icepatch or puddle. It veers right in front of me and wonders why I don't move for it.


Posts like this are what make me count the days till our flight out of here!

How seemingly sane, educated people can so staunchly defend the ridiculous practices of the people that inhabit this peninsula is beyond my scope of understanding. Perhaps we should sick Stephen Hawking on it.


Get out now.

Why wait when so miserable!

It does not bode well for your mental equilibrium that you willingly stay in a place you obviously dislike when you could actually leave at anytime...
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willteachforfood



Joined: 24 Jan 2011

PostPosted: Sat Feb 12, 2011 5:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

PatrickGHBusan wrote:
Get out now.

Why wait when so miserable!

It does not bode well for your mental equilibrium that you willingly stay in a place you obviously dislike when you could actually leave at anytime...


Just waiting for our last paycheck....but that doesn't change the fact that Koreans somehow always force you to move out of the way on the sidewalk Smile

I really don't know how they do it...these tiny ajummas somehow always make me, twice their size, move out of the way or we'll crash into one another.
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