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I can't talk on the phone. I can't fold laundry. I can't eat. I can't read blogs. I can listen to podcasts and music; that's about it. You can talk to whoever
by jvm___ 3y ago
I can't talk on the phone. I can't fold laundry. I can't eat. I can't read blogs. I can listen to podcasts and music; that's about it.
You can talk to whoever you're running with...
Middle-age friends lifehack: Join your local running group. Spending an hour a week jogging with people, where there's nothing else to do other than talk about running. Except talking about running means you talk about the places you've been, or why you can't be there next week, or you ask a question about where they live (because they're local like you). Small talk becomes easy because there's 0 distractions and you can always just talk about running.
The math on how you determine if someone is a friend is something like 100 hours spent together or 1,000 to be a best friend. Running together weekly is a life-hack to accumulate hours with new people.
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Look for your local Facebook or meetup.com group that meets 'at 6:30 on Tuesday at the Starbucks parking lot'. If you don't think there's one in your area, drop the area below this comment and someone will know of one.
- mgkimsal 3y agoI'm in a local run group. I can't really run and keep up with folks. Occasionally I do a slower run/walk with folks, but people don't always want to be that slow (for me). It's also something that is only convenient once a week or so - doesn't answer the issue around the rest of the time.
- jvm___ 3y agoMost groups are an out and back type thing. Maybe keep showing up at the start and be back for chatting afterwards? The bold thing to do is to start your own run/walk group. My local one started with someone who lived outside the city and wanted people to run with in town.