To join or not to join ... UPDATE

[littlemac24]

Well, I finally went for a trial run with my local running club last night.

I was very nervous for all the reasons I had discussed before. However, they were very welcoming and friendly and I was 1 of 3 newbies to the group. The other 2 had never run before so I thought I would be ok and was not as nervous as I’d been. I gave blood last week and have struggled a bit since with breathlessness. Apparently this is common until all your red blood cells have been replenished.

6.5k later, off road, up and down through the rolling hills of Yorkshire I reached the club house to finish the run. I may have been kn*****ed but i was not the last person home. Result!

So to answer my own questions from the first post on this topic ...

1) am I good enough? YES I was.

2) will it be too competitive? NO it wasn’t it was very encouraging & supportive.

3) will I be able to keep up? YES I could. The front runners looped round where possible to encourage those at the back.

So the big question is will I be joining?

I really enjoyed the run and the group, my legs ache like hell today though! The group was great and so supportive but I’m not sure about off road hill running. I can’t escape hills living where I do but i am able to choose easier routes.

So in conclusion I am going to go again and see if they do a different type of run and take it from there.

[Tasha99 Graduate]

You’ve double posted 🤣

[littlemac24 Graduate in reply to Tasha99]

Oops

[Julia187 Graduate]

Interesting post, I'm on week 8 and a running club is something I'm considering post C25K but think I share some of your worries about not being fast enough etc! So this is good to read, thanks for sharing.

[littlemac24 Graduate]

Well done. Graduation is within sight for you.