The Slowies

[Rabbit561]

This just sounds so good. Think we need more of them!

The running club where members can never be too slow bbc.com/news/articles/c16jw...

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

What a good idea

[MissUnderstanding Administrator Graduate]

My local running club is exactly the same! I think there’s more of a demand for this sort of club post Covid, with people running for the joy of it. Nothing wrong with more speedy focussed ones-it’s just about finding one that suits!

[MoaningMyrtle24]

oh waw, it’s only half an hour drive away from me…

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

I love slow...it rocks... for me Room for all of us on that starting line We find our own pace

[Folkylass Administrator Graduate]

I have just read this article and I absolutely love it! I think it’s wonderful. There definitely should be more of them ! Slow is great😂

[Allotmentrunner Graduate Graduate]

oh yes please!!

[Madge50 Graduate]

it’s a yes from me! You know what, I had one of the most enjoyable runs ever this last weekend, met up with a mate at a local parkrun - I hadn’t run for about a month so wasn’t sure if I’d manage the whole thing without a walk break (not that it matters) ….but we just ran at a slow pace and chatted……all the way round!

I can’t tell you how good that felt….👍

Mxx

[Curlygurly2 Graduate]

There's a "Slow AF UK" group on Facebook, and an American one too, they've even got there own T shirt. I've made a "Slow AF" group on Strava - everyone welcome!

[Madge50 Graduate in reply to Curlygurly2]

what does the AF stand for?

[Cmoi Graduate in reply to Madge50]

If you don't know you probably won't like the answer, bowdlerized here. As F**k.

[Madge50 Graduate in reply to Cmoi]

Thanks, 😂 yes, I saw one FB page with that explanation, seems to have backyard ultra runners, another I found is ‘slow and fat’….…...

whatever the tag, I’d would rather meet a group in person rather than virtually…..

So, I think that Glasgow slowies group is brilliant!

Mx

[Cmoi Graduate in reply to Madge50]

👍 I'm exactly the opposite, running with others is definitely not my thing. Not keen on virtual groups either, come to that. Maybe if I'd taken up running where I used to live in the UK it'd have been different.