Today: 5 miles

Week: 30.5 miles

Workout: 5-mile loop of Central Park

I was running counter clockwise around the lower loop when a woman entered the park from 7th Avenue. She was a few yards ahead of me and looked like she was just beginning her run. I caught up to her and began to pass her. As I came up beside her, she quickened her pace. I could see from her swinging arms that she was struggling to keep up. Why do runners do that? She probably stayed with me for about 10 yards and then slowed down dramatically.

I've had strangers pull up alongside me and ask if they could run with me, and that's perfectly fine. But I don't like it when a completely stranger starts using me as a pacer without asking.