Have you ever run with someone who has to be at least half a step ahead of you?

Too many times I see runners running the pace of those around them to their detriment.

I too have been caught in this phenomenon before. Your running buddy starts out half a step in front of you. You pick up your pace to run alongside them and they pick up their pace again. Every time you pull alongside them, they go faster. They just won't allow you to run next to or in front of them. This can be frustrating. But more than frustrating, it can affect the rest of the runs you have planned for the week.