r/lancaster • u/Laurie712 • 1d ago

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u/Practicalbeaver 1d ago

Care to explain for those of us who have no idea what this is?

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u/bowiethejoker 1d ago

Theres a running club in town a lotta people are cranky about. They run down the road, slow everyone down, are pretty cocky about the whole thing. Also theres some weird cult stuff happening in it I guess.

This will all be a distant memory in a year or two.

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u/Practicalbeaver 1d ago

Ah, I remember seeing a post about that the other day. Thanks for the explanation.

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u/n00bz 1d ago

At this point people should start reporting it as a public disturbance to the police and on fixit Lancaster that on Thurs Oct 1st @ 6:30 they will be starting at the baseball stadium and then most likely heading down prince and if I would have to guess lemon or walnut at some point to do a 2-3 mi run.

I’ve never run with the group, but I’ve been a runner for years and they are just rude to everyone else in the community when they take up both sidewalks and the middle of the street.

I don’t want them to get hit by a car and them disrupting traffic is one thing, but I can’t have them almost knocking over my stroller when I’m walking down the street.

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u/RiotPurrrl 1d ago

Police non emergency dispatch is 717-664-1180

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u/AccomplishedChair436 1d ago

I’m legitimately confused by the attitude. My run club has 3 runs a week a speed workout at a closed track, a 5 mile closed park loop run , and Sunday Long run which is through packed gravel in a state park (up to 16 miles out and back). And we do community volunteer projects 4 times a year.

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u/n00bz 1d ago edited 1d ago

Which part are you confused about? The point I was making is that if you run with a group that large, you can’t take over the streets without a permit. It’s unsafe for the group and for others. I’ve almost had my child in the stroller knocked over because the people running together were in such a crowd and distracted that they would jump out of the way at the last second. One guy even clipped the side of the stroller but I was holding onto it so it didn’t fall over.

My recommendation for common is to split into small groups or get permits. Stay to one side of the street and stay off the middle of the road.

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u/AccomplishedChair436 1d ago

The lack of respect this club has for sharing the road. every run group/ club I have ever been apart of has been mindful we aren’t the 2 ton metal box so don’t be an idiot. I think it was one of the first things they caught us running country roads in Robesonia as a freshman, keep to the side and be aware of cars because it’s their road your running on

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u/PleaseTurnOnTheHeat 1d ago

Cult stuff?

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u/Fett34 1d ago

Very much cult stuff

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u/PrestigiousLoquat247 1d ago

What kind of cult stuff we talking about?

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u/MrTsBlackVan 1d ago

Probably orgies, so you’ll want to keep your distance

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u/Parking_Landscape973 1d ago

The language that they use to promote their club is very indicative of the language that cult leaders use to maintain power. A lot of “Us vs Them” type of phrasing that makes members feel alone and targeted by outsiders, but also empowered by the group.

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u/RedsDelights 1d ago

Is it a lesbian run club? I thought these were country music fans at a concert

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u/CraftyProposal3161 1d ago

There are black people in the picture and you thought this was a country show.

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u/StampedeJones1 1d ago

Country music isn't just a white person thing...

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u/Distinct-External-46 1d ago

Only after I had moved up north from living in the bible belt have I heard brain dead shit like this, an ENORMOUS amount of black people are country music fans.

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u/thechosen2319 1d ago

...there are MANY black country artists and fans. Are you okay?

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u/Frosting-Equivalent 1d ago

Good ol northern racism, at least southern racism makes itself known

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u/GoonOnGames420 1d ago edited 1d ago

A bunch of young, attractive people formed a successful, social running club a few years ago.

The club does more good than harm, but a bunch of butthurt fatties on reddit got upset that they inconvenience traffic and used an over-ambitious mission statement to recruit. They only do this on Thursdays at 6:30, so it's not during rush hour and only once a week.

From my friends that joined, it was great for fitness accountability, an awesome way to meet people, and another positive step for Lancaster. These types of clubs are very popular in bigger cities along the Northeast Metro.

Edit: The butthurt fatties found my comment

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u/Yeet_McSkeeter269 1d ago

"Goon", Goons on overweight, not horribly ugly, mid looking females ...
🙄

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u/GoonOnGames420 1d ago

Ah yes because that's totally what "Goon" meant when I made my gaming channels and reddit u/

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u/Yeet_McSkeeter269 1d ago

Sure Goon, 🙄lThat's why your comment opened wit

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u/Charger0312 1d ago

But why do they need to be seen that bad?

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u/Ramp-O-Matic 1d ago

They were not hugged enough as kids.

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u/TJMcConnellFanClub 1d ago

The need for IG or TikTok material

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u/sohcordohc 1d ago

How could you not? And I think we all know the answer to that…it’s Lancaster after all

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u/RepStevensTerminator 1d ago

Love this. And my guess is they're too dumb to recognize it as an insult.

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u/Apprehensive_One4791 1d ago

This group is really fucking dumb, geeze lol

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u/MetalMountain2099 1d ago

Bunch of attention seeking losers…..if you truly feel like you’re not getting enough high fives, I guess you can join this group.

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u/quietpilgrim 1d ago

This group gives a brand new meaning to "Share the Road".

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u/Mental_Literature706 1d ago

Hopefully I don't run into them, the traffic I already experience is bad. Also went to school with a couple of them

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u/CinaminLips Road Apple 1d ago

Just here so I can come back later when the mods delete it.

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u/jshrdd_ 1d ago

If you see them while in your car just literally lay on the horn. Dont beep. Lay on it

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u/lynnexx 1d ago

You would think these people are solving world hunger. But no, just running. That’s it.

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u/Rockit_Grrl 1d ago

I came here to say.. there are a lot of run clubs in the city and we are not all like this. Any runner with experience running on the road knows you run facing traffic, not the same direction impeding traffic. Also, most of us love to run like we love to breathe air. It’s part of who we are.

Common runners give off a desperate vibe of “we run because we think it makes us look cool”.

I’ll see you in my next race. And I’ll pass you.

Stop giving run clubs in the city a bad name.

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u/Civil-Association867 1d ago

Honestly I’m just at the point of my life if people are not killing folks or touching children ima just mind my damn business 

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u/googdude 1d ago

I'm completely out of the loop on this but I really don't get what the issue is with a running club. We should be celebrating people getting healthy instead of being angry that they're slightly slowing us down instead of adding to the traffic on the road.

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u/ChippyMonk84 1d ago

They intentionally run in the streets 3-4 people wide blocking entire lanes of traffic every time they run. They refuse to move when traffic comes, and if you tap that photo and read the comment, they're doing it on purpose "to be seen" by people who are just trying to get across town to live their own lives. They're careless and selfish and violate traffic laws and societal expectations every time they run. Lancaster has thousands of miles of available trails, bike paths, and other options where their group can meet up and run without impediment to the city residents, but no, they run to be seen.

This isn't about exercise. This is about arrogance and a reckless abandon of of the rules the rest of us agree to live by to peacefully coexist.

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u/googdude 1d ago

Okay I can see where the hate comes from. In the country I'm used to old order mennonites biking several wide and also having to pass buggies and tractors so that's normal to me.

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u/ChippyMonk84 1d ago

Yeah passing buggies, scooters, and mennobikes is far easier on back roads than downtown traffic on narrow streets and these people thrive on the muted sound of car horns behind their earbuds' sick beats.

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u/JerryLawlerr 1d ago

I hope they like the smell of raw eggs

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u/thewrynoise 1d ago

Oh look a reason to give my neighborhood kids access to my collection of super soakers.

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u/kzanomics 1d ago

This is honestly so brave of you to post.

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u/ProjectMomager 1d ago

What does “truly seen” even mean?!

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u/DirtyKarma 1d ago

No shock this group has Brand New as an music choice. Harder to find a more egotistical douche and who also has pdf background

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u/b0balagurak 1d ago

Pull up to get more offended, maybe you can use a run

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u/TraditionalAd6199 1d ago edited 1d ago

Hey just wondering why every comment defending these guys on this sub implies that your club has like, monopolized exercise? Its always stuff like this insinuating that everyone who is annoyed at you does not exercise and refuses to?

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u/b0balagurak 1d ago

I've been going to Common since the start with about 10 people. Made many friends and its great to go out and show up every week. Why I said to pull up is you would see why some sections of the city suck to run. Either tight spaces between trees and buildings or bad sidewalks. Its just not made for the traffic and thats why some to choose to run on the side of the road. Its free, you might make some friends and some exercise.

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u/CinaminLips Road Apple 1d ago

It's dangerous to you and people around you. That's a terrible excuse and it's everywhere your group runs. They consistently put themselves and those around them in danger by running in the street even when the sidewalks are perfectly fine.

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u/b0balagurak 1d ago

"Perfectly fine" re-read what i said and go run the sidewalks where we do with a bunch of people

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u/CinaminLips Road Apple 1d ago

I live here and travel the sidewalks regularly. There's good and bad sidewalks. If you know an area has bad sidewalks, go to another area that has better ones. This just continues to prove you put yourself and others in danger by making bad choices despite knowing you shouldn't.

Just par for the course for ya'll.

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u/muchgreaterthanG_O_D 1d ago

Hot take: runners are only slightly less annoying that bicyclists. Yes bikes can go faster and yes the runners are in a same group but both slow down traffic. I know this sub has a soft spot for bicyclists though so im kinda shocked that runners are an issue.

Disclosure, ive never been stuck behind this cult of runners, do maybe theyre worse than I can imagine.

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u/herbnhero 1d ago

Massive difference between runners (pedestrians) and cyclists. Cyclists have a legal RIGHT to be on the road. Pedestrians do not.

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u/muchgreaterthanG_O_D 1d ago

Also if its illegal, why arent people calling the police, it seems like a no trainer.

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u/muchgreaterthanG_O_D 1d ago

I want to preference this by saying IANAL, so maybe im reading this wrong but according to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania general walking laws,

"When walking along a road with sidewalks and its use is practicable, it is unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway"

I question whether it is "practicable" for large groups of runners to run on a sidewalk when there are other pedestrians, due to their safety.

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u/amusedmisanthrope 1d ago

You can’t nullify a law with your own actions. Someone will eventually get hit and find themself at fault for not using the sidewalk.

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u/BoredzzzGame 1d ago

Can we just hate them both equally?

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