Going to give the local club a go !!!

Yes, see my posts! I love mine. No pressure. Just run at our own pace. I find it hard some weeks because I push myself! They're all really friendly and loads of socials too. Enjoy. X

I think you'll find that you'll enjoy it. You'll probably find a whole range of runners there. Don't feel intimidated if the first person you see is a speedster. There are lots of slower/social runners too. My club tends to split up into several groups so you can always find something at your pace and distance. Just remember that they may quote paces in minutes per mile and not minutes per kilometre when describing runs. Do the calculation beforehand so that you know which pace suits you. Having said that, we never leave anyone behind and will amend a route to suit the pace of the slowest runner.

I doubt that there will be pressure to join up. Whilst they are looking for future club members, no-one wants a club where half the members have been "pressganged". What you may well find, though, is that being in a club allows you to enter all sorts of events that you had never heard of. A lot of the more fun events tend to be advertised solely amongst clubs. If they can fill their entry list up via word of mouth, why bother with trying to advertise things more widely?

Well I did go ! Was very busy as 1st session since new year ! Was an option to go with a faster/further group and yes was asked my pace in miles/hour !!! So I went with the other group but joined the faster group when given the option once met up on the run . Was the week that group decided to do pyromids (sp) !! So I ached all week afterwards !!! When I got back to base a lady chatted to me as if we hadn't seen each other for a while , was over 15/16 years actually !!! She has been doing the group for 18 months and not moved up to the club but is her only run a week ! The leader told me as I picked up my car keys about a strength group for 2 quid on a Monday so I went last week and was really good with I guess mainly club members . So I shall mix it up with my other activities and see how it goes !!! I did a 10k a week ago which felt fine and did 7 miles on Thursday so plan to run further again today . So feeling really positive and know these options are there without joining a club !!