I've been running for many years since I was young and as recently have transitioned into triathlon training. Nonetheless, running has been a big part of my training. One thing that has been bothering me for a while is that finding somebody to run with consistently can be harder than training itself.

I'm not talking about running next to somebody in a run club though or something like that. But somebody who has similar goals, pace, schedule, etc. Somebody training for a marathon and not just building for base runs are kind of different things.

I've tried things like running clubs near me and asking around but it always feels like a hit or miss deal.

I'm curious how other runners handle this? Apps you use or platforms for this specifically? Do running clubs really work for this? Or does somebody have a different consistent method?