My girlfriend can run better than me. Embarassing?

CheckCheckFold · #1 05-20-2006, 09:27 PM

So my gf is a senior in college, and her minor is personal training. And me, well I'm a grad student/ poker player who sits on his a-ss all day. She convinced me to run with her to the gym and then work out with her. I coulnd't even make it to the gym running the whole way, had to walk a little bit. And at teh gym I was just a wuss, barely lifting more than her. Should I be embarass about this? If you're a girl what would you think of your bf?

Autocratic · #2 05-20-2006, 09:32 PM

Not a big deal. I dated a big time XC runner once, she went to nationals and everything. Being weaker than her or something along those lines is worse.

aLOWdAkING · #3 05-20-2006, 09:45 PM

Yeah being slower than her is no big thing, but if you barely lift more than her, then thats pretty sad. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

ohead · #4 05-20-2006, 10:09 PM

Yeah [censored] man, imagine if she got mad at you, she could RAPE YOU! oh wai

JaBlue · #5 05-20-2006, 10:14 PM

you should be very embarassed. a few weeks ago, my friend's girlfriend was talking smack about how fast she could run. We had been drinking and she was saying this directly to me. I had to shut her up and challenged her to a race. I made sure to stay about 10 feet in front of her the whole time, then let her catch up a little, then put on the burners. It was great and she shut up and I am 100x the man you are.

Bigdaddydvo · #6 05-20-2006, 10:23 PM

If you're dating Uta Pippig it's not a big deal.

two0crew · #7 05-20-2006, 10:42 PM

Is your girlfriend Kenyan?

wet work · #8 05-20-2006, 10:45 PM

I'm inclined to say that this is pretty bad, but it's not the end of the world. If she could benchpress more than you then you'd have a serious problem.

David H · #9 05-20-2006, 10:48 PM

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I coulnd't even make it to the gym running the whole way, had to walk a little bit.

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Not embarrassing.

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And at teh gym I was just a wuss, barely lifting more than her.

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Embarrassing.

Metal_Rat · #10 05-20-2006, 11:06 PM

I went 'jogging' with my (now ex) girlfriend a while back. She was 12 years younger than me but I figured I was in decent shape and would have no problem running with her.

Turns out her 'jog' is my 'sprint'. I made it once around her neighborhood and thought I was gonna die. I quit while she 'jogged' a couple more 'laps'.

After that, I'd just drink cosmos while I watched her do Tae-Bo for an hour.

I would have felt bad if she was out of shape but my GF is 5'3", <100#, perfectly toned AND had a real mean streak. (You would not want to get in a fight w/this girl.)

Don't feel bad... your friend is in fantastic shape so she could probably out-exercise 90% of the OOT posters. If you work-out for a couple of weeks, you'll easily lift more than her. Building up running endurance takes a little more time.