I am like GLC here. I am sensitive to remarks because as badly as I would like to look like an athlete, I don't. I am much closer to the gray-headed ole grandma stereotype and I think people assume this is my first anything. I understand how it doesn't sit well. I know people mean well but after someone passes me on a hill and tells me I'm doing a good job I want to reply with a crude obscenity. The same goes for the people sitting in their lawn chairs watching me run past at mile 12. Really mean retorts run through my head. Maybe I'm just not a social sufferer and enjoy my privacy. It has also made me aware of what not to say to folks on a ride.

On the other hand, I am also known for making some stupid, dumbass remark in an attempt to start a conversation.......it sounds like something I would say.