--- title: "21 Problems All Running Girls Can Relate to All Too Well ..." description: "Ponytail Pain; Tan Lines; Budgetary Issues; Chafing is a Thing; Packing for Vacation; More ..." url: "https://running.allwomenstalk.com/can-you-relate-to-these-runner-girl-problems/" category: "running" last_updated: "2026-05-19" --- # 21 Problems All Running Girls Can Relate to All Too Well ... If you're a runner, chances are, you know EXACTLY what I mean when I list these runner girl problems... though no one else will understand our special pain. Let's see how many of these you've experienced, and compare notes! ## 1. Ponytail Pain ![Ponytail Pain](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ul/nb/kjdwuehg5541181b91c57086591333_440x440.jpg) On windy days, I'm constantly hitting myself in the face with my own ponytail. It's annoying! ## 2. Tan Lines ![Tan Lines](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/bb/n5/l2ptgzwn5541181bdcd12973876657_500x495.jpg) Forget about wearing anything strapless, ever, because your many different running tops will give you the strangest tan lines, all year long. ## 3. Budgetary Issues ![Budgetary Issues](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/wi/lt/f70r6lq65541183c80d05189661673_500x500.jpg) There's something very sad about spending so much money on shoes that aren't even cute, and that you won't wear anywhere except on your route. ## 4. Chafing is a Thing ![Chafing is a Thing](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/k9/ma/dmj0j8iv55411851d4b9d683478464_471x471.jpg) If you've never experienced the joy and wonder of thigh (or worse, nipple) chafing, you are blessed. ## 5. Packing for Vacation ![Packing for Vacation](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/m2/ms/cm6ewso65541181c78cc9805207019_500x500.jpg) Packing for a vacation now requires another suitcase, just for your running shoes... and tops... and shorts... ## 6. Holiday Races ![Holiday Races](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/t0/j9/hmxwk9y15541181d1ebd3621918273_500x397.jpg) It doesn't matter where you're going on holiday, or for how long, you'll REALLY want to run a race in this new exotic locale. ## 7. Pedicures ![Pedicures](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/be/ij/oxcexv7e5541181d55af5576409190_499x484.jpg) I've made the mistake of forgetting to tell the girl at the spa not to shave off my valuable and hard-earned calluses once - and it was hell trying to build them back up again. ## 8. Headbands Don't Work ![Headbands Don't Work](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/t8/jd/tqfk3qs95541181d7cfda185607443_500x462.jpg) I have a pile of headbands that all claim to work, and not one of them does. This girl's does though - no fair! ## 9. Weird Songs ![Weird Songs](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ux/uv/d3f3ni9b5541181e300ee985344084_500x332.jpg) There is no way to explain why Cher Lloyd's "Want U Back" is on your iTunes. Sure, it's an excellent running song, but that just sounds like a flimsy excuse to all your friends. ## 10. Fave Running Top ![Fave Running Top](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/b7/lf/mh2hvdp05541181e40b75927859355_500x431.jpg) I have one running bra that's a dream, and it is a sad day indeed when it's in the wash. ## 11. Race Shirts ![Race Shirts](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/yp/f7/qyncawlr5541181ec6440861161465_500x493.jpg) Of the dozens of races I've done, I've only ever worn the tee shirt from exactly one of them. The other race shirts just aren't flattering! ## 12. Bad Aftertaste ![Bad Aftertaste](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/a6/ro/nif1nz2r5541187228ea6295179689_416x416.jpg) Hydration drinks and sports gels: none of them taste good. No matter what flavor they say they are, they taste nothing like what they should. Citrus? Nuh-uh. ## 13. Bye-bye Thigh Gap ![Bye-bye Thigh Gap](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/es/xw/q6zss9iz5541181f84f2a275543666_500x383.jpg) Pretty much all rummer girls are fit, but few of us have thigh gaps, because our legs are so muscular. ## 14. Roadhogs ![Roadhogs](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/x2/r4/yvvhdw3d554118207893a501322535_500x478.jpg) Seriously? This bike path is wide enough for the both of us - unless you walk/bike/skate right down the middle. ## 15. Speed Walkers ![Speed Walkers](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/h7/ya/e8qof4f6554118206a7ec538834007_500x500.jpg) In a word, demoralizing. That's the feeling of being passed in a race, or just on your daily route, by speed walkers. ## 16. Chipper Runners ![Chipper Runners](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/wm/pg/tz2tvlsh554118208f21a682299962_500x496.jpg) When I'm in the 12th mile of a half-marathon, there's nothing worse than being passed by someone who's smiling, upbeat, and all-around chipper. I want everyone to be as miserable as I am! ## 17. Doggie Danger ![Doggie Danger](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/id/m8/upyr14tl554118a022bc4007060231_382x382.jpg) Dear rottweiler down the street from me who slobbers and growls EVERY. TIME. I RUN PAST: I'm not tasty. Please don't eat me! ## 18. Cat-Calls ![Cat-Calls](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/q7/up/omb5bpu5554118217620b512483438_500x500.jpg) Umm, no dude. I'm not out here running for your visual satisfaction. And really? Have the cat-calls ever worked, you douchelord? . ## 19. Flip-Flops ![Flip-Flops](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/h3/ed/ocslos7m554118ae463d5289732994_375x375.jpg) Right now I happen to have all of my toenails. By the end of summer, I'll be missing at least two or three. I'll miss my flip-flops and other sandals. Wah! ## 20. The GPS Debacle ![The GPS Debacle](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/xv/bv/wy495hga554118bfd78a0053987966_500x499.jpg) Is there any feeling worse than finishing your best run ever and realizing your GPS/FitBit didn't work? Oh, the agony! Because if you can't share it on Facebook/Instagram, it didn't happen. ## 21. No One Gets It! ![No One Gets It!](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ny/k7/em043bco5541182280f70428933363_500x500.jpg) I get it. I do. But unless you have a BFF who's a runner, too, she'll never understand our special issues. 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