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WanderingEng  ·  3274 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: March 9, 2016

I went to a Tuesday night run club last night. I was the slowest person there, but yay running. Still felt fine, even if they're faster.





hyperflare  ·  3274 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Doesn't matter if you're the slowest. Stick with it, and you will not stay that way for long. In fifth grade I could barely swim a length, these days I'm a certified life guard. As long as you have fun, you're doing great. And still better than most people.

WanderingEng  ·  3274 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thanks. :) I'm definitely having fun. It feels really good to get out and be active. The groups didn't seem to care, it's just me being uncomfortable with new people. One of my goals is to add distance, and going slower seems to be helping that.

_refugee_  ·  3274 days ago  ·  link  ·  

How did you find the running group? That sounds like something I maybe interested in, except also I hate other people. So 50/50.

kleinbl00  ·  3274 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'll go ahead and talk for ButterflyEffect who told me that he loves his running club.

And then I'll go for a run.

_refugee_  ·  3274 days ago  ·  link  ·  

He told me to join one. I told him I hated people. So, that's where that went.

I'll be back to running when I get back from VA. Fat week for me, but who's complaining when the company's buying your meals?

WanderingEng  ·  3274 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I used MeetUp. It was my first time using it, and running seemed like a safe thing to do. Safer than a "single professionals" one for sure. The people were all great, basically ambivalent to me being there. Which is good for me as I have issues with people, too.