This really pretty blonde woman smiles and waves at me when I run, but there is 1 problem.....

Red Glare wrote:

Need Advice wrote:

I can barely hang on at 7 minute pace for a 5k.

You're in the wrong forum.

http://www.runnersworld.com

Nah,

No one has pointed out to the OP yet that the woman is smiling and waving BECAUSE she's smoking him on the trails? She finds it very amusing that she's so much faster than you, stud.

Hahaha that is a goldmine of fail. The OP is such an obvious troll but they just can't stop themselves from replying haha. I also can't help but laugh at the 40+ crowd referring to men under 30 who are thin, manscape, and are clean shaved are "little boys" and how women in their 20s don't know what a "real man" is, but will come to appreciate them when they grow up. It sounds exactly like the overweight women say that thinner girls aren't "real women," and once a guy grows up, he'll learn to appreciate a "real woman" which is of course fat people code for "overweight."

get real wrote:

Dude, almost all joggers smile and wave when they pass another runner on a trail, except maybe in New York City. School bus drivers smile and wave to each other when they pass on a road. So to cops and mptorcycle riders. It doesn't mean she wants to date you. It's called being normal and friendly. Sorry.

That's what I was thinking. Most sensible post on this thread

The problem is that your blood sugar gets too low due to your obesity related diabetes and you start allucinating.

I run with a lot of relatively fast women (post college) and very few of them are in relationships with fast men. Most of the boyfriends and husbands I've met aren't runners at all. I don't think they care one way or the other.

themanontherun wrote:

Hahaha that is a goldmine of fail. The OP is such an obvious troll but they just can't stop themselves from replying haha. I also can't help but laugh at the 40+ crowd referring to men under 30 who are thin, manscape, and are clean shaved are "little boys" and how women in their 20s don't know what a "real man" is, but will come to appreciate them when they grow up. It sounds exactly like the overweight women say that thinner girls aren't "real women," and once a guy grows up, he'll learn to appreciate a "real woman" which is of course fat people code for "overweight."

You sound like you sit around with your manscaped friends and debate whether Luke Skywalker could harness the force to be a better quidditch player than Harry Potter.

DON'T FEED THE TROLLL!!!!!

If you really think this, you're an idiot.

get real wrote:

School bus drivers smile and wave to each other when they pass on a road.

When a school bus driver waves at another, it means pull over, I've got an extra juice box for you. Wink, wink.

Need Advice wrote:

I run on a nice trail 3 or 4 times a week. I am over 200lbs, but weight lift a lot ... I can barely hang on at 7 minute pace for a 5k.

If you are over 200 pounds, I HIGHLY doubt you "barely" hang on at 7 minute pace!! You are not even close to that. I'm sure you can't even hold on to 8, 9, or 10 minute pace.

get pretty wrote:

If you really think this, you're an idiot.

What part of what I said is untrue. Generally people, and I include women in that group, want to get involved romantically with people that they find attractive...want to have sex with. This means that they want the man's penis. I did strip it down to its bare essentials but what I said is true.

One of my teammates in college was over 200 pounds and still managed to run the 8K in under 29 minutes....is that slower than 7 minute pace? Didn't think so. There are heavier runners that manage to run just fine.

Ted Underhill wrote:

You sound like you sit around with your manscaped friends and debate whether Luke Skywalker could harness the force to be a better quidditch player than Harry Potter.

That's just stupid. Luke Skywalker would be a better Quidditch player than anyone in the Harry Potter world just based on his X-Wing piloting skills from before he was trained under Yoda and learned how to really harness the Force. That wouldn't be much of a conversation.

Also, Star Wars came out in 1977. You're dating yourself a bit if you think the Star Wars films featuring Luke Skywalker are for kids.

OP, trust me if she likes you she will slow down. I go through this all the time. I actually chased a chick just yesterday who tried to run from me until she stopped and I passed but forget about her bro there are plenty of more girls on trails who when I approach and run their pace they dab me up and smile. My advice to you is to run your own pace.

Most women want the bigger, muscular guy. My wife regularly gives me backhanded grief about how she wouldn't if I looked less like Solinsky and more like Matthew McConahey (sp?). She may be fast, but, unless she is part of a small handful of folks, she will more than likely go for the muscular, strong appearance over the typical fast runner look. You can usually tell. How serious does she look about her running? Is she just fast but pretty low key about it? Or does she have a clear, focused routine? Many serious runners are into the letsrun mentality of slender is better. If she likes you, she'll run with you. If she's more preoccupied with running fast, she may still jog with you. I used to run with my wife at like 12 minute pace before we got married because I liked spending time with her. Besides, what's an extra 10 miles a week at 12 minute pace to a serious runner? Honestly, I liked to extra work because it was just more miles AND an excuse to hang out with a really cool woman. Give it a go and see what happens.

Best Strat wrote:

Find out what parking lot or wherever she starts her run. Show up a little earlier than you usually run, warm up a while, say hi to her if she shows up and try to strike up a conversation. Do not ever make the mistake I made and slow down or speed up, or worst of all stop and turn around and go her direction during a run to talk to her!! You will either get maced or she will be in fear of her life. Good luck!

This.

As a woman, I am wary of guys I don't know approaching me in isolated areas. As another poster said, she might be smiling at others too, just as a matter of course.

But if you see her frequently, so there's some level of trust established, this going to the parking lot and just casually conversing could work. As suggested, though, keep it casual, low-key--and respect her space. DON'T look desperate!

What in the world are you talking about?!?!? In a quick head ot head quiddich match Harry, based on his experience and understanding of the sport, would annihilate Luke. Perhaps if Luke were to log some training time he would be able to give a better match, but a non-trained Skywalker would be no match for the young wizard. Don't get me wrong here, Luke had his skills but the large majority of his skills were derived from use of The Force. I do not believer that The Force is applicable to the game of quiddich.

I do think Luke would probably do Hermione from behind.

just another guy wrote:

What in the world are you talking about?!?!? In a quick head ot head quiddich match Harry, based on his experience and understanding of the sport, would annihilate Luke. Perhaps if Luke were to log some training time he would be able to give a better match, but a non-trained Skywalker would be no match for the young wizard. Don't get me wrong here, Luke had his skills but the large majority of his skills were derived from use of The Force. I do not believer that The Force is applicable to the game of quiddich.

I do think Luke would probably do Hermione from behind.

I agree here with Just another guy. Man on the Run, you are way off base. Luke was nothing but a whiner.