"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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Anyone ran a marathon / half-marathon?

ApocalypseCow2

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Hi, I was just wondering if anyone here has run in a marathon or half-marathon. There is a 10-mile race in October that I'm thinking of signing up for. I think it will be good to have an actual goal to work towards. Currently, I'm running a lot, but I'm not really focused on one objective.
 

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

Read more...

bullmoose

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I ran a sprint-distance crosscountry triathlon a couple years back. Used to do 10-mile runs regularly in the Corps. What do you need to know, specifically? I might be able to help. Also, there are plenty of websites about endurance training.
 

aftershock

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I've started jogging in the last couple of weeks and I'd be interested in starting a "bootcamp" style thread - perhaps several of us could find 5mile/10 mile/half marathons to run and support each other. Anyone up for it?

(Although I'm NOWHERE near that fit yet! But I could do with a goal, definately!)
 

crowes22

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I went jogging the other day and about went into cardiac arrest. I thought I was gonna fvcking die.

It amazes me how quick you can fall out of shape. I smoke when I drink, so this doesn't help. I'm working on getting back into the prime shape I'm accustomed to. Good luck w/ the marathon AC.
 

Paratrooper51

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Hey

It's good stuff man, the Army bred me to run marathon-like distances no prob. If you need advice or whatever, feel free to ask, I've got 6 years airborne infantry to back me up lol.

-Evan
 

"Nervous Around Beautiful Women? There's a Rule for That"

I could talk to any woman I wasn't attracted to. Charming, funny, relaxed. Then a gorgeous woman looked my way and I'd become a sweating, babbling mess.

The fix took me years to find and ten minutes to learn. Nervousness and excitement are the same physical state — pounding heart, adrenaline, flushed face. Your brain just picks the label. And you can pick a better one.

Rule 16 shows you how. You feel the nerves, relabel them as excitement, and let that energy pour out as enthusiasm. Women notice the guy radiating it. They always do.

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