I have to tuck in only the front of my shirt.

I have to agree on the drivers.

When I worked at Fort Rucker, AL...running on post was great. The speed limit is strictly enforced there on base and most people there are runners themselves so I never had to worry about getting run over. When I ran off base, it was a completely different story. Enterprise, AL is where I actually lived and it is a pretty rural area. No one is a runner out there. The majority of people there are very overweight and their workout for the day is walking to and from their vehicle. I lost count of how many times I almost got slammed by a car or truck!

Another pet peeve of mine is people smoking near me...especially when I'm running. The good thing is that I'm, well, running. It's just annoying, even more so if you're at a park or something.

I'm within my first year of running. I prefer to run without gadgets to take in all that I can. Especially, being cautious and careful of drivers. I have found that the vast majority of drivers are extremely courteous and also encouraging of my running efforts. However, it's the people on cell phones that are less attentive to their task at hand (driving). I'm sad to say that female drivers are less willing to yield to me running. Possibly, women in general, may be less likely to go "out of the box", in not hugging the curb... I don't know... but these are my personal observations.  I acknowledge when a driver is courteous with a friendly hand-wave. Additionally, when I approach from the rear of another runner, biker, walker - I verbally say, "coming up on the right" (or similar). I do this so I don't startle them. However, most runners are plugged in... I wish more runners, etc. would announce their approaching as well, should I need to move over for their passing as the sidewalks are only so big...~SandyZI

People walking side-by-side (or right down the middle if alone) taking up the entire path/sidewalk who are oblivious to others around them that might be using the path as well.  These people typically also have a dog on one of those retractable leashes that is wandering 10 yards away and never fails to run at me after I have veered into the grass to pass the owners.

Joe

Dogs in general but especially dogs not on leashes!!!  I hate when I'm running by a house and a dog comes out and starts barking like he's gonna tear me up.

Totally agree with the observations, here are mine:

1. Drivers not yielding, generally they are courteous but the ones who are in some sort of rush or talking on the cell phone are the worse.Almost got hit few times

2. Leashed dogs wandering multiple feet away from the owner. There is this unleashed dog inside a fence in my running route, always runs & barks at me along the fence. How I hate that. Once there was a unleashed dog wandering in the running way and when I asked the lady to leash him, she shouted back at hime .... crazy oldie!

3. Sometimes multiple walkers chatting/walking and not willing to yield the way.

4. In marathons, water station staff almost bumping into you as if they will stuff the water/gatorade into you.

Women with strollers who take up the entire sidewalk and go about .03 MPH.