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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you're running, you should wear a mask not only for your protection, but for the protection of others.  Runners are far more likely to spread respiratory droplets over longer distances.  It is just selfish for anyone to run without a mask because it isn't comfortable for them.[/quote]

Can you point to one single case of a runner being some kind of super spreader? Because where TF is this absolutely crazy, utterly irrational demonization of runners coming from? [/quote]

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/15/well/move/running-social-distancing.html[/quote]

So there's zero evidence of someone getting infected by a runner? That's what I thought. [/quote]

This brilliant logic got us all to the point where we are now.  If we wait until we can trace deaths back to a particular cause, it will be months too late. 
 How about if we follow the science and ask everyone to make some minor adjustments to their routines? [/quote]

There is no "science" to follow. There is no evidence that cover-19 (or any other disease for that matter) is likely to spread by somebody jogging past you on a trail. Wear a mask if you want, but you are being driven by anxiety, not science.[/quote]

Did you read the full article, or only the parts that support your decision to selfishly risk the safety of others?  What is the public health risk of wearing a mask? Even if there is only a 1 percent chance of infecting others via respiratory droplets while running, why would you not mitigate that risk with a mask?
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