I think the majority of comments I hear when I am out running are well meant and are people either offering encouragement or just being friendly and passing the day. Nonrunners you meet in your work environment will never "get" you and can only really talk about running at their level of understanding or misunderstanding.
I suspect that women suffer more stupid, condescending, offensive things said to them than men do though. This is apparent through things I have read on this forum and personally witnessed when taking part in club runs or races with women runners and this is an issue and must be very intimidating for them :thunbdown: