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I joined a running club ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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Iโ€™m really quite excited as I have made contact with a local running club and have passed the time test to join. ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

My induction training is on the 15th July. I will need to also join the British Athletics Association in order to run in the vets league too. They do track sessions on Monday and Thursday evenings. I have only ever once run on a proper running track before! ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

I really need the focus and the motivation at the moment with all that life is throwing at me and this will do nicely. I must admit Iโ€™m also really quite nervous too ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

Hopefully next year Iโ€™ll be competing in the league. ๐Ÿ˜€

And I have yet another excuse to go and buy more running shoes ๐Ÿ˜‚

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nowster profile image
nowsterGraduate10

What sort of time tests did you have to do?

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RunBrianRunGraduate10โ€ข in reply tonowster

New members standard is a 5k time of 24 mins or better.

nowster profile image
nowsterGraduate10โ€ข in reply toRunBrianRun

Wow! That's a high bar for most of us here.

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OldgirlrunsGraduate10โ€ข in reply toRunBrianRun

Blimey - Iโ€™d be lucky to manage it in twice that time! Donโ€™t think Iโ€™ll be joining any time soon but it sounds as though youโ€™ll have fun! Enjoy!

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RunBrianRunGraduate10โ€ข in reply toOldgirlruns

Iโ€™m really looking forward to it. I think there are more inclusive clubs than this one tbh and Iโ€™ll see how it goes as it might be that I find it too competitive.

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CmoiGraduate10โ€ข in reply toRunBrianRun

Good grief, no way could I manage that time. There again, I'd be a disaster on a track, and the idea of competing in a league scares me rigid. I shall pootle on back to my hills and forests โ›ฐ๏ธ๐ŸŒฒ ๐ŸŒฒ ๐ŸŒฒ โ›ฐ๏ธ while wishing you a fabulous time with your new club.

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RunBrianRunGraduate10โ€ข in reply toCmoi

I must admit I have no idea what Iโ€™m getting into but Iโ€™m up for a challenge, I might hate it and end up back on the lonely goat trail. Iโ€™m gonna give it a go and see where it leads. Should be fun I hope ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜ฌ

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Tasha99Graduate10โ€ข in reply toRunBrianRun

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Thatโ€™s a tough running group ๐Ÿ˜ถ

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CBDBGraduate10

Wow! Big leagues! (At least from where I am standing/running/shuffling ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ)

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RunBrianRunGraduate10โ€ข in reply toCBDB

Iโ€™m really looking forward to it but with a healthy dose of trepidation too.

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Instructor57Graduate10

Well done !That's some time trial though ๐Ÿค”

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RunBrianRunGraduate10โ€ข in reply toInstructor57

Thanks. They set it there because they have a limit on numbers at the track.

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CowladyrunningGraduate10

Wow that's a tough time trial! Well done!

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roseabi

Awesome!!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

Oh thatโ€™s great, I ran in a track many years ago and was way faster than along the road, the structure of training and some competing was great Have fun

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RunBrianRunGraduate10โ€ข in reply toSueAppleRun

Iโ€™m looking forward to the structured training sessions as Iโ€™ve never done anything like this before. Exciting ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduateโ€ข in reply toRunBrianRun

Very exciting have fun

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BluebirdrunnerGraduate10

Good luck Brian...I hope you enjoy the new challenges ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฅxxx

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RunBrianRunGraduate10โ€ข in reply toBluebirdrunner

Thank you โ˜บ๏ธ Iโ€™d be happy to report back here on how itโ€™s going and pass on any tips or other snippets of useful training information if itโ€™s considered appropriate or relevant for this forum.

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CBDBGraduate10โ€ข in reply toRunBrianRun

Definitely! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ™

Tasha99 profile image
Tasha99Graduate10

Wow! This club seems like the complete opposite of mine! I hope you enjoy it though ๐Ÿ˜Š

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RunBrianRunGraduate10โ€ข in reply toTasha99

It may well be too competitive for me in which case I shall bow out gracefully and seek a more forgiving one. ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜…

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Tasha99Graduate10โ€ข in reply toRunBrianRun

You can only try! I wouldnโ€™t be fast enough ๐Ÿคฃ

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