And, well, there. However, after saying all that, I need to say this. I love running outside. I don't like the distractions that come when running with someone else. Sorry folks, but I really prefer to run alone when I am doing my training runs.
Some runners really enjoy training with a partner and that's fine.
In fact it's probably fun for them. But then there are those of us who really prefer to train alone. That's the group I fall into. Don't get me wrong. But as for depending on someone else to run with, nope, that's not my style.