Does anyone have an opposite sex training partner?

Jim Walmsley only trains with people of the opposite sex. And he has the most range of any runner ever. So there must be something to it.

LOL a bond with another human, wouldn't want to be accused of being well-adjusted

plebeian wrote:

No same sex run partner so my wife doesn't consider it cheating when we're butt fucking in the woods.

Like seriously is it that hard to just run?

Hold up, I'm confused by this post. Your wife considers it cheating if you do the same sex but not if you do the opposite sex?

I don't assume anyone's genders or sexes. I myself identify as an apache helicopter while running (minivan otherwise). So I am mostly a different gender than others. But not exactly opposite.

plebeian wrote:

No same sex run partner so my wife doesn't consider it cheating when we're butt fucking in the woods.

Like seriously is it that hard to just run?

Hahahaha ok I actually laughed pretty hard at this one

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I do my faster workouts with other men who are faster than me. I often do easy runs with a woman. But here's the thing: when I run alone, I'm 30 seconds per mile slower than when I run with her. (I'm maybe 45 seconds a mile faster than her in races, for context.)

There are actually studies showing men run faster when running with women, than otherwise.

David S wrote:

Paul2432 wrote:

Your situation is a little different than the article. Running with women who are part of your running social circle is one thing, especially if it is not the same woman all the time and it's not just the two of you.

A regular training partner is another level. Often it's just the two of you week after week a couple days a week ore more. The danger isn't that you go into it wanting to hook up but that a bond forms over time.

LOL a bond with another human, wouldn't want to be accused of being well-adjusted

Exactly.

And besides, running with a group and running with a partner are both part of the same conversation. Smith's article discusses how running itself - the time & energy spent running - is a concern to some spouses.

How would Caster Semenya answer that question?

I cannot be trusted near anyone of the opposite sex unless my wife is present. Also, I have had incredibly bad luck with running mates in the past.

So the answer is no, obviously.

women are repelled by me

Yes, I have an opposite sex training partner. Just like in the article, both of our spouses don't run and don't care about attending races. Thus, it gives us a chance to be with someone who shares the same interests. And yes, when you spend that much time with someone, you emotionally connect and share things that you wouldn't share with your spouse. So yeah, it might cause some jealousy between the non-running spouses, but for us, it gives us a way to socialize and share our common interests.

Didn’t one of the brojos share a link to ladder theory in another thread?

Women and men can’t be just friends. If the man had their way, they would want to sleep with the woman.

Married now and don’t train with any women, but when I was in shape (late 20’s) I used to train with a woman a few years older than me. She was way outta my league—I knew and she knew it. That’s what made it harmless. No harm no foul. I was about 2:30’s shape and she was low 3:00’s. Met her on a run. I was coaching a group of runners and had water set out for a long run. I told her to help herself and it went from there. In hindsight, she was ridiculous...even current soc media pics are amazing! At the time, she got a very willing training partner and I got the thrill of being seen with a drop dead gorgeous woman. She would confide in me about her personal relationships and I would just listen like...” ah uh...” Her boyfriend at the time was in another city. I could tell many stories. She even said she was playing the field but again way outta my league. I’m all for confidence etc. But if I had gotten anywhere with this women it would’ve been a miracle. She was into very wealthy older men etc. Good old days!

I used to train with my gf at the time. She was slower than me in races but pushed me on normal runs. We actually started training together and then became bf/gf. Maybe the hot and sweaty made us like each other. I also had a female training partner who was definitely faster than me, as she was one of the top D3 athletes in the country. But I didn't mind that she would beat me in workouts.

harlinsdaler wrote:

She was into very wealthy older men etc. Good old days!

So she was a hoe?

harlinsdaler wrote: She even said she was playing the field but again way outta my league. I’m all for confidence etc. But if I had gotten anywhere with this women it would’ve been a miracle. She was into very wealthy older men etc. Good old days!

All women "play the field." Only sophomoric whiteknights think otherwise. You're right however in that it would never be with you because of your total gamma qualities.

I used to practice my opposite sex training on my brother. We'd take turns bein the girl. Hell of a time. PCbrigade would not like that these days

whatswrongwiththesepeople wrote:

I run with women all the time, multiple times every week.

I am married, so I don't want to hook up with them, just like I don't want to hook up with the women I work with, or see anywhere else.

I really think this is the normal outlook.

This is not the normal outlook. The normal outlook is to want to hook up with all of them. Most guys simply restrain themselves or never get the chance.