Write an article based on this "Decide when you'll rent the limo. Look for a limo service company. Find out the company's credentials. Check online reviews. Ask about package deals. Find out what is and isn't included. Find out how you will pay."
article: Early summer is the peak of the season for hiring limousines. You will probably be able to secure a better price if you hire a limo outside the months of May and June. You're also likely to get a better rate on weekdays. Sunday through Thursday are typically the least expensive days, while Fridays are about 20% less than Saturdays. Most limousine companies have hourly minimums on Friday and Saturday nights. Events you may want to hire a limo for include airport transfers, weddings, nights out or day trips, bachelor or bachelorette parties, city or wine tours, concerts, A to B transfers, proms, client meetings and special events. Most limousine companies have special airport transfer rates and special A to B Rates. Once you know what you want, call a selection of companies and obtain written quotes for your event. You can look in a local directory online or in other directories such as the yellow pages. However, a great way to find a satisfactory limo service is by word of mouth. Try asking family members, friends, or co-workers if they've used a limo service they were pleased with. Ensure the company has valid certification. Ask if they have liability insurance and professionally trained drivers. You may also want to ask if they are a member of the National Limousine Association. Find out how long the company's been in business. Ask to see proof that the company and driver have the proper license and certification for commercial hire, with respect to local, state and federal laws. Ask if the company's drivers undergo official criminal background checks and drug testing. Find a limo service that has a good record of customer satisfaction. Look for comments indicating that the service was friendly, professional, and showed up on time. You can also check the company's rating with the Better Business Bureau, and whether they have record of any complaints about that company. A lot of limo companies offer special packages based on the event type. For example, a prom package might include non-alcoholic drinks, cake, and goodie bags. Ask what packages are available and what is included in each package. Carefully weigh the price and value of the package "extras." Similar to hotel package deals for special occasions, it will probably be more cost-effective to bring extra props or food yourself rather than getting a package deal. You don't want to end up with a bill that's far higher than you expected, so gather details ahead of time. Ask if there are mileage charges, and if so, what they are. Find out if beverages (alcoholic and/or non-alcoholic) and ice cost extra. Expect to pay any applicable road tolls or parking fees. Try asking, "Does my time begin at pickup or when the limo leaves your location?" Find out if a tip is included in the quote or separate. Make sure to specifically ask, "Does this price cover everything?" Ask about a deposit: limo companies generally ask for a deposit of 20 to 50 percent down. If they're asking for more than 50%, you should be wary and will probably want to look elsewhere. Ask how the remainder of the balance will be paid, For example, will it come off of your credit card or will it be due via cash or charge at the end of the event?

Write an article based on this "Sign up for the race 3 months in advance. Do long runs for 2 days in a row once a week. Do hill workouts. Do speed interval training to push your threshold higher. Give yourself recovery days."
article: You should give yourself at least 3 months to train, and if you've already signed up and paid for the race that's a great motivator to keep training. Find out about ultra-marathons in your area by searching online or by asking other long-distance runners you know. Doing long runs on back to back days is important so you get used to the feeling of running on tired legs. You can run the whole distance in one day, but this is not a common training strategy. You will build more endurance and strength by breaking up the distance of your race into 2 days of harder effort. For example, if your race is 50 miles (80km), be able to run 25 miles (40km) one day and another 25 miles (40km) the next, or 35 miles (56km) one day and 15 miles (24km) the next, 2 months before your race. Once you can do this, practice it this way for 3 weeks per month until race day, doing a shorter distance one week per month and the week right before race day. Become comfortable on hills, because your ultra race will most likely include some hills. Include hills on your regular distance runs. In addition, do some hill-repeat training days, either once a week or every other week alternating with speed workouts. Once a week or bi-weekly, run for 12 mile (0.80km) up a gradual hill at 90% of your maximum effort, recover in your run back down the hill, and repeat this until you have run for 1 hour. Speed training improves your ability to run at your average pace but with a lower heart rate. This makes your normally paced runs feel easier. Speed workouts also help prevent stress injuries, since repeatedly running long distances day after day can cause muscles to overcompensate. There are different ways to do speed intervals. One is to do a 40-second sprint with 1-2 minutes of easy running in between, working up to longer intervals gradually. Another is to run at 90% for 1 full minute, with 3 minutes of walking or jogging in between. Do speed training sessions for about an hour, once per week or bi-weekly. If you do them bi-weekly, you can alternate them with the days that you do hill workouts. Take 2-3 days off per week when training for your ultra-marathon. A sample week could be one or two days of moderate distance runs, a day off, a hill or speed workout day, another day off, then your 2-day long distance runs back to back. Doing this will give your body some time to recover between long or hard runs so you do not get injured..

Write an article based on this "Include him in your circle of friends. Make him feel special. Be subtle. Don't discuss your plans with other people."
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Now that you're a bit more than just vague acquaintances, the next step is becoming friends. Lots of people say this might be a wrong move, but most of the time, this is not the case. It will help you to avoid the main risk, that is to say, to make him fall in love with a person you are not. Among your friends, you are yourself and if you want him to be addicted to you, you have to be your true self from the beginning. Moreover, becoming friends will help to see how much common ground you have. If you go on being warm, friendly, and interesting (which you undoubtedly are) you'll become friends in the most natural way possible. Remember: how did you befriend all those people you're surrounded by? Well, if it worked for them, it'll work for him too! Once you are friends, you want him to know he's more than just "one of the guys" for you. Don't make it too obvious, but try to make him stand out a little. Don't tell him your biggest secret ever you'll scare him but do slightly odd things that show you feel close to him or that you thought of him. For example, if you don't share your feelings easily, try telling him things like, "Well, I feel a bit blue today." Or if you talked about some kind of sweet he liked, try to bring him a piece of it (and one for yourself, too). What you want is him slowly wrapping his head around the fact that you and him have a lot in common. By showing him trust and giving him a little more attention than your other friends, he will subconsciously register that something's happening. Don't make it too obvious. If we take the first example again, don't tell him, "OMG I feel so depressed. I'm so sad, it's awful," because you would scare him: he wouldn't understand why, suddenly, you began talking that much about yourself. Everything must be natural. A bit odd, perhaps, but never forced. Try telling him a story first (when it is just the two of you) that you plan on telling your other friends later. It will make him feel special to know he heard it before the others. Or try touching him just a little bit more than you touch other people. You could touch his arm while you are talking to him or give him a hug when you see him. For one, you'll be less embarrassed if it turns out you're not that into him. For two, you'll avoid awkward situations like: "Is this the one?" in the loudest voice possible when he's just a few meters away. You'll also avoid your friends trying to give you a hand. They mean well but it often ends in disaster. You can feel comfortable telling other people (including your friends) only if they don't have even the remotest chance of meeting him or if one of the steps described here cannot physically be achieved without their collaboration. But otherwise, you're on your own on this one.