• Banana Bread
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      • How can you impress strangers with your running skills 9/26/2018 2:57AM
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      • I was on a busy metro line yesterday. It was full and many people were standing. I was sitting beside a few guys standing wearing fancy suits and briefcases. One of them was talking about his couch to 5k he started. Another guy said he did a 10k back in May. He did it around 55 minutes. I looked up at them and chuckled. There were also plenty of girls in the carriage so I took the opportunity to make myself look like an alpha and impress the girls. I interrupted the conversation and said that I did a recovery run today which was 15k and under 70 minutes. I told them that 5k is to short for me. I'm not evan warmed up after 5k and I would find it hard to restrict myself to a run that short. The guys turned nasty. They were sarcastic and saying good for me. It is none of my business and nobody cares. They insulted my weight saying I don't look like a runner and asked me where are my olympic medals if I am that great. I was surprised that they acted that way. I just sat there and acted relaxed like nothing happened. I told them that I am probably the fastest person on this train. I didn't want them to start attacking me so I told them about my long runs, tempos, intervals etc. I told them that I run pretty much everyday. The girls nearby were laughing at this point. The guys faced away from me and started talking about there stupid work. I think I won this battle. I opened my backpack and pretended to clean my new racing flats so everyone could see that I'm a serious runner. I let out some chuckles. After 5 minutes I got off the train at the next stop and turned around and shouted good luck with your couch to 5k you lard ass hobby joggers. I sprinted away. I didn't look back until I was out of the station. I don't think they followed me. Should I have done something different here and what would be the best way of getting the girls in this scenario? Is the best tactic to make yourself look better than any other guys and get them jealous.
    • healthyrunnergirl13
      • RE: How can you impress strangers with your running skills 9/26/2018 3:42AM - in reply to Banana Bread
      • healthyrunnergirl13
      • hahahaha
        I love that!
        You are so cool! Keep it up Mr Banana bread!
    • LittleJoe
      • RE: How can you impress strangers with your running skills 9/26/2018 3:46AM - in reply to Banana Bread
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      • I think you did impress them so relax.. When people talk about impressing someone they usually associate it with positive impression, they forget you can negatively impress someone too which can lead to positive. They will probably all go home and lay in bed and think about you and toss and turn without being able to sleep, and maybe that will motivate them to train harder, so that means your negative impression positively influenced someone.. Or maybe they will quit and never run again.
    • Maybey I should do that to
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    • Banana Bread
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      • RE: How can you impress strangers with your running skills 9/26/2018 5:51AM - in reply to Banana Bread
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      • My friends told me that I'm to nice and can be a beta(why I can't get the girls) so that is why I tried to be an alpha in this situation. I don't know if I took it far or will it help me long term to eventually work and have more success with it. I don't care about the guys I just care about getting the girls. I don't think the guys would touch me if they got the impression I was alpha. They would attack if your beta and show weakness. And girls also want guys which are asholes so I may have been rude a bit to try and impress them.
    • Livstrong7
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      • RE: How can you impress strangers with your running skills 9/26/2018 6:15AM - in reply to Banana Bread
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      • Sorry, Banana Bread, nothing you say will impress anyone.
    • thelaughisonyou
      • RE: How can you impress strangers with your running skills 9/26/2018 7:06AM - in reply to Banana Bread
      • thelaughisonyou
      • I hate to break it to you but those girls were laughing at you.
    • Kenny Bekele
      • RE: How can you impress strangers with your running skills 9/26/2018 7:39AM - in reply to Banana Bread
      • Kenny Bekele
      • Today I was on the subway and some guy started talking about how he can run 15km in under 70 minutes as a recovery run. I had a bit of a chuckle, but didn't bother wasting my breath trying to impress some peasant by letting him know I can run 24.2km in 70 minutes as a warm up for an even faster next 18km. He probably wouldn't understand how good that really is.

        He then got out some shoes that he had paid for himself. I assume that's why he had to clean them. Serious runners like me get given new shoes when they get a bit of mud on them.
    • Banana Bread
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      • RE: How can you impress strangers with your running skills 9/26/2018 8:15AM - in reply to Kenny Bekele
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      • Kenny Bekele wrote:

        Today I was on the subway and some guy started talking about how he can run 15km in under 70 minutes as a recovery run. I had a bit of a chuckle, but didn't bother wasting my breath trying to impress some peasant by letting him know I can run 24.2km in 70 minutes as a warm up for an even faster next 18km. He probably wouldn't understand how good that really is.

        He then got out some shoes that he had paid for himself. I assume that's why he had to clean them. Serious runners like me get given new shoes when they get a bit of mud on them.

        0/10 - Your not Bekele clearly.
    • Alan Webbs Triceps
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      • RE: How can you impress strangers with your running skills 9/27/2018 11:20AM - in reply to Kenny Bekele
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      • Kenny Bekele wrote:

        Today I was on the subway and some guy started talking about how he can run 15km in under 70 minutes as a recovery run. I had a bit of a chuckle, but didn't bother wasting my breath trying to impress some peasant by letting him know I can run 24.2km in 70 minutes as a warm up for an even faster next 18km. He probably wouldn't understand how good that really is.

        He then got out some shoes that he had paid for himself. I assume that's why he had to clean them. Serious runners like me get given new shoes when they get a bit of mud on them.

        10/10
    • Nice job
      • RE: How can you impress strangers with your running skills 9/27/2018 12:41PM - in reply to Banana Bread
      • Nice job
      • Nice job they defiantly don't think your an autist or anything.....
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      • RE: How can you impress strangers with your running skills 9/27/2018 12:53PM - in reply to Banana Bread
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      • Bannana Bread , that was well done . The only thing I would suggest is wearing a “let’s Run” shirt the next time.
    • Hergé
      • RE: How can you impress strangers with your running skills 9/27/2018 1:43PM - in reply to Banana Bread
      • Hergé
      • Banana Bread wrote:
        There were also plenty of girls in the carriage so I took the opportunity to make myself look like an alpha and impress the girls. . . . I interrupted the conversation and said that I did a recovery run today which was 15k and under 70 minutes. I told them that 5k is to short for me. I'm not evan warmed up after 5k. . . . I told them about my long runs, tempos, intervals. . . . I told them that I run pretty much everyday. The girls nearby were laughing at this point.

        Should I have done something different here and what would be the best way of getting the girls in this scenario?

        I think that someone should make a comic strip called, "The Adventures of Banana Bread on the 6 Train."
    • YOU would probably have to steal a purse and flee
      • RE: How can you impress strangers with your running skills 9/27/2018 1:57PM - in reply to Hergé
      • YOU would probably have to steal a purse and flee
      • The best way is to run something called a race.
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      • RE: How can you impress strangers with your running skills 9/27/2018 3:15PM - in reply to Banana Bread
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      • Banana Bread wrote:

        I was on a busy metro line yesterday. It was full and many people were standing. I was sitting beside a few guys standing wearing fancy suits and briefcases. One of them was talking about his couch to 5k he started. Another guy said he did a 10k back in May. He did it around 55 minutes. I looked up at them and chuckled. There were also plenty of girls in the carriage so I took the opportunity to make myself look like an alpha and impress the girls. I interrupted the conversation and said that I did a recovery run today which was 15k and under 70 minutes. I told them that 5k is to short for me. I'm not evan warmed up after 5k and I would find it hard to restrict myself to a run that short. The guys turned nasty. They were sarcastic and saying good for me. It is none of my business and nobody cares. They insulted my weight saying I don't look like a runner and asked me where are my olympic medals if I am that great. I was surprised that they acted that way. I just sat there and acted relaxed like nothing happened. I told them that I am probably the fastest person on this train. I didn't want them to start attacking me so I told them about my long runs, tempos, intervals etc. I told them that I run pretty much everyday. The girls nearby were laughing at this point. The guys faced away from me and started talking about there stupid work. I think I won this battle. I opened my backpack and pretended to clean my new racing flats so everyone could see that I'm a serious runner. I let out some chuckles. After 5 minutes I got off the train at the next stop and turned around and shouted good luck with your couch to 5k you lard ass hobby joggers. I sprinted away. I didn't look back until I was out of the station. I don't think they followed me. Should I have done something different here and what would be the best way of getting the girls in this scenario? Is the best tactic to make yourself look better than any other guys and get them jealous.

        How much do you weigh?