Successful female runners finding men without egos

If they are a runner and you are faster than them, you shouldn't want anything to do with them, because unless you are National caliber, it just means they are undedicated/wusses.

If they are not runners there is literally a 0% chance they care.

There is no reason you have to date a runner. Try dating somebody who is seriously invested in some other hobby. His ego is then not invested in the same arena as yours.

Find somebody who isn't a runner. Find somebody who is successful in another sport or field. A great painter probably wouldn't care if you are faster than him.

I wouldn't have a problem -- I'm a slow runner, but it isn't the basis of my self-confidence. I've got a lot of other things going for me. Also, for an example, I know a D1 female runner who has a great relationship with her non-runner boyfriend. Same basic dynamic -- he has a lot of other things going for him. Believe it or not, running isn't everything to all people.

Or, are you a troll? 5/10 if so.

I agree with the above posts. A woman in this position would probably be better off with a non-running male. For me personally, I think I would find it difficult to be in a relationship with a woman who is faster than me.

I don't think Wang Junxia would be interested in dating me.

A good example couple is Steve Edwards and Shalane Flanagan.

Both were D1 runners from the same school (UNC). Steve was a State Champion in High School. Shalane waxes him in any distance. He doesn't seem to have a problem with it.

That being said, Steve is also a genetic freak who can shallow dip spit and is rumored to have kicked Macho Man Randy Savage in the nuts at a bar in Charlotte just for laughs. One time he was drunk at a bar and tried to tackle Julius Peppers. It was like watching him run into a brick wall. Anyway, back to the thread...

Steve is fine with being slower than Shalane. Shalane is fine with being faster than Steve.

I wouldn't mind dating a faster woman at all. In fact, I think it would be better since I'm not all that fast in the first place.

My wife might not like me dating faster women, but it wouldn't bother me at all.

I'd have no problem being with a girl faster than I am. It'd be fun and exciting to follow how she does. Rest assured, though, that since I enjoy running I'd naturally be trying to always improve myself to a point where I might eventually beat her. That wouldn't be my primary goal, but just an imaginary point in my hopeful progression.

I don't think the problem is that a guy can't handle a girl being faster than he. Most guys would be proud of her. The question is universal and has nothing to do with gender: is this person able to cope with you placing so much importance on this sport? If you don't have a mutual respect for the intensity you bring to the sport/hobby, then things aren't going to go well. You'd have to be a really vain guy to actually care about how your performances stack up. Sure, some of these guys exist, but there are way more guys out there who won't be a chauvinist. A real man can handle it.

I do have a problem with a women being faster than me. It shows that I am inferior. However, I believe this would be a great relationship that would allow me to get back in shape and put a woman in her place. If not, I would just beat her.

Coach Whit wrote:

A good example couple is Steve Edwards and Shalane Flanagan.

Both were D1 runners from the same school (UNC). Steve was a State Champion in High School. Shalane waxes him in any distance. He doesn't seem to have a problem with it.

That being said, Steve is also a genetic freak who can shallow dip spit and is rumored to have kicked Macho Man Randy Savage in the nuts at a bar in Charlotte just for laughs. One time he was drunk at a bar and tried to tackle Julius Peppers. It was like watching him run into a brick wall. Anyway, back to the thread...

Steve is fine with being slower than Shalane. Shalane is fine with being faster than Steve.

A state champion and D1 runner can't run 14:40?

I'm not sure I agree. Plenty of men have problems with their wives out-earning them, and I this would be along the same lines.

I don't know that it'd bother me, but I definitely would avoid running the same races as her.

That would be awesome lol. If I could date a girl faster than me. Those would be some fast kids.

Pics are needed to answer this question.

spyder webb wrote:

A state champion and D1 runner can't run 14:40?

Is this a joke? Steve was a 400/800 guy who sometimes ran the 1500.

You're a dumb fvck.

Runner girls don't date runners they date hockey players from Merrimack

Stuck why are you so mad all the time now?

averyhonestquestion wrote:

An honest question... how do successful female runners out there find men who are okay with being slower and perhaps less successful than they are? Yes, some elite runners have boyfriends/husbands who are also professional runners, but many do not. Seems like so many men have ego/self-confidence problems and can't handle a chick who's faster than them. If you are honestly a guy that wouldn't have a problem with this, respond. Curious to see how many say they'd actually handle it. And if you can't, explain, please.

I would have no problem with this. I've had lots of success in other areas, athletic and otherwise, and would honestly wish her the best in her running. It's all about perspective -- you'd have to be pretty limited in your outlook to get hung up on speed. How would I handle it? I'd encourage her to reach her potential.

That said, what I'd really be interested in is dating a woman who makes a lot more money than I do.

I can't stand when females beat me. In every road race I spring out to the front and start counting the number of women/girls that pass me - so I can get angry at myself.

Basically, my goal is to be faster than every woman's world record from 100m to the marathon - until I die. I ignore every record helped by PEDs, so this is actually doable.