Going to run a 10K race this saturday, my first event ever but I have no family and no friends to be there for me before and after the race. Now my question. What do I do there alone (except run)? Like do you talk to other runners? Is there an afterparty event where you can socialize? I am bummed out about doing the race solo, honestly.
Let me preface this by saying I find your post very gay. You can talk to other people after the race but from your post, I can tell you will not do that because you are a loser. Furthermore, no one will want to talk to you.If you ever want to become a better person, I would recommend doing things solo without being a crybaby about it.
>>76625053go to a pub, meet a girl, and have her wrap her ass cheeks around your earsthe fuck else would you do
>>76625059post body
>>76625053I get in my car and drive home before there's too much traffic, what's your fuckin problem
>>76625053A heavy weights session
>>76625059He's right
>>76625101I am just lonely and I thought maybe I could make some friends there.
>>76625059fpbp
>>76625053You take cyanide becausing marathon runners are fucking gay.
You overthink everything, meanwhile the low inhibition social person comes to his first race in bad shape, completely wrong (non) gear, has no clue how anything operates because he barely even read anything except the fact that a race is happening near him and still makes friends and acquaintances there before the race even started.Stop thinking and just do whatever you want to do
>>76625053If you're in a running club, meet up with your teammates after the run. Otherwise, go home, shower and restYou don't talk to other runners before a race unless you know them already. At least, I don't. You also don't talk to other runners after a race unless you know them already. No one does, also everyone is sweaty and exhausted/t ran a lot of races, sometimes by myself, sometimes with friends
>>76625927How good do you have to be to join a running club? I do running and gym in a 50/50 manner so I am quite jacked for a runner. I only run 5Ks and 10K races. PR for both is just 20 min and then 47 min.
>>76625059lmao
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>>76625933You're easily fit enough to join any local running club, a 20min 5k is a very good time for a casual runner. Just stop being a pussy, find out when your local club does weekly sessions and go down. People are friendly.
>>76626355There is a run club on sunday and they run like 8km and then there usually is an even after like going to coffee or a rooftop party.How do you include a run club into your training? Do you just use it as an easy run? Recovery run?
>>76625927I've found this to not be the case. People at races often talk to me before, during, and after, especially for longer distance or trail races. Many races will have beer and food trucks at the end, or will be part of a larger town festival or fundraising event. Running is usually a solitary activity, so many runners are not very social, but others view races as their one chance to socialize with other runners. I didn't start going to races until my gf got me into running so I've never been at one single, but based on the signals I've had multiple opportunities to get numbers after races, so if that's what you're looking for it's not out of the question.
>>76626402>my gf got me into runningAre you dyel now that you are into running? Every runner looks like a skinny gay bottom.
>>76626421I know your obese hands will tremble at this post but extra weight is almost never beneficial in any useful physical exercise Anyway I go home and play video games until it’s time to run again
>>76626421I was turbo skinnyfat when I started running (over a decade ago) and I didn't start lifting until much more recently, so I can't really answer your question. I've managed to add quite a lot of muscle while maintaining a good running habit, but I'm not fast and I'm not jacked either. Pretty happy with being in better shape than most other 37yos and chasing my kid all over the playground, that's my only real goal at this point.
>>76626445>extra weight is almost never beneficial in any useful physical exerciseLmao so you basically admit that you are a weak skinny dyel now with no muscles?
>>76626452>I'm not jacked/fit/ in a nutshell lmao
>>76625171You can, if you're competitive-tier, or if you just have game with women. It seems like you're doing it for the social aspect of it.
>>76626421Ask yourself why your first thought when seeing a man exercising is whether you would top or bottom him.
>>76625059K N O W E RNOWER
>>76626453it's /fit/ not /jkd/doing alright on both cardio and muscle is better for your overall fitness than minmaxing one over the other
>>76627087shit meant that for >>76626458t. poor mental fitness
>>76625053A 10k race is a small enough distance that it's normal to not have any friends or family coming to support you for it, and it's normal for people to want to have someone to chat to in this scenario, so if you fancy talking to people you can talk to them. it's only awkward/weird if you think its awkward/weird.
>>76625053Have you considered "just being normal"? Chat with people as appropriate, have a beer, shoot the shit, whatever, then go home or go do whatever else you've got going on for the day. Like, how is this even a question?
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>>76628665I am awkward and weird, how can I not be awkward and weird?
>>76625053You go and take a massive shit and then take a shower.
>>76628879ok imagine im a normal looking guy hanging out at the start of the race by myself not talking to anyone. you decide i might be a good target to start chatting to to get a beer with after. nothing gay, just looking for a new friend. hit me with your best opening line lets see what we're working with and then i can give you some feedback.
>>76629225I wouldn't even talk to you out of the blue but smile and give you a little bro nod to see if you are open to chatting and if the vibes mix. And then I wouldn't say anything because I have honestly no idea what to say. Something like>nice 10K event they put together every year here
>>76629225>>76629258I have honestly no idea how to talk to people, let alone initiate a conversation.
>>76629258alright thats a pretty good start. what you have to understand about male relationships is that they thrive on humour. and all you need to understand about humour is that at its core it is a subversion of expectations. so here's what id do. i'd start off similar, give him a little bro nod like you. catch his eye. then when he's looking, i start acting shifty. put my hand in my pockets. look from side to side. at this point he's thinking 'is this guy a drug dealer or something'. and i say>psst, bro, look at this.i motion with my head towards my hand in my pocket. he's looking down at it. and then i slowly remove my hand from my pocket to see my middle finger raised toward him. boom, instant subversion of expectations. now he's probably a bit socially lubed up at this point, a bit confused, but a bit entertained, he's enjoying himself. maybe he's a bit offended, but that's ok, we're just setting the scene. maybe he replies with a laugh and a "haha what?". and that's when we pull out the next move. hand back in the pockets, looking shifty again.>bro, bro, look at this.and here's the masterful part. this time, when i slowly remove my hand from my pocket, its my raised middle finger again. boom. the double whammy. he's expecting something different this time, but i've subverted his expectations by repeating the exact same trick. now at this point he's laughing, he's lubed up, he's confused. there's a chance he's pissed off and very offended at this point if he's a roidhead but that's ok. at this point, to take the relationship to the next stage, you have to establish common ground. so at this point i would ask him if he likes anime or something. if he does, you're in. if he doesn't, just keep asking. >do you like anime?>no>vidya?>no>ever seen american psycho?>noyou just keep shooting. eventually you'll find some common ground, and at that point, you're in.let me know if you have any questions.
