15 Replies to “Are You Lonesome Tonight: Running solo, with a partner or in a group”

  1. I am a solo runner – except when it comes to occasional races with my sister 🙂
    Most of my runs consist of me and my friend Wilson (the treadmill) and some of my favourite action movies to pass the time!
    I think running alone a lot of the time allows me to have time where no one is asking anything from me, and I can sort out a lot of things in my everyday life. I enjoy racing with my sister because she helps cut the nerves at the starting line and I challenge her during the actual race to keep her going.
    Oh Cait, you aren’t alone, I am also a to the minute girl. I need all the numbers to line up so my little OCD brain is happy 🙂

    • haha…gotta luv us OCD runners. 🙂 isn’t it great to have a family member that can be a built-in running partner, u have ur sis and i kno how much fun i had having my mom as company…and just think, it was YOU who wrangled sis to get out there to the races. 🙂 btw, i hope she is healing up and kicking her injuries to the curb…will u wish her my best!!

  2. Another great post. You write those posts that make me think, “dang, why didn’t I think to write that.” Thanks for doing so.
    I like to paraphrase Joseph Conrad, and say “I run as I dream – Alone.” (his quote, from Heart of Darkness, was “We live as we dream – Alone.”) I also dont’ want to have to find others who will suit my nuances. When I am running for time, however, a crowd around me helps, so I love doing long distance marathon pace runs with a running store group, where they have mile markers and aid stations.

    • oh heavens, for marathon distance long runs i’d take some company, i’ll hear that! 😉 u crack me up, glad i’m able to write posts that resonate with u…that said, we need to swap stories on some runners getting retribution on ‘yellers’ as ur last post was epicly awesome. 🙂 PS-i’m a writer and i am going to acknowledge those last two words as being stated. 😛

  3. I totally, 100% agree with you! Unless you are willing to stick to my plan for the day, I’d rather run alone (and sometimes, I just want to run alone because it’s ME time – nothing personal, I just need to think)!

  4. I am a solo runner for sure and am very picky about who I run with. I really am not trying to be a running snob, but I just can’t find people who want to train th way I do.
    great post!

  5. I run solo about 98% of the time. I would run with a group more often if I had the option. I don’t know a lot of runners where I live, therefore running solo is really my only option. One of the greatest things about solo running in time. I can just throw on my shoes and go whenever. Group running requires commitment- ahgh!!! 🙂

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