ok....im joining running club tomorrow

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chrispackhamslovebunny · 19/10/2011 00:36

and i am unreasonably nervous!

wish me luck please!
i am fat-( ish) i am not very fit. i am old. and i am only able to run for 30 mins without the need of a ventilator!

but i am going to heave my ass off the couch and go join at 6.30pm tomorrow....i hope i get a warm welcome!

anyone else a member of a club? what can i expect?

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chrispackhamslovebunny · 19/10/2011 16:38

thanks

sadly no park run nearby - loads where i work! none where i live, typical!

im quite nervous!....just going to have a bite to eat now to make sure im not running on a full stomach.

omg i hope i dont make a complete fool of myself. ive been running for a few weeks now, 3 or 4 times a week but alone with an ipod... i bought some proper stuff so i "feel" like a runner, but im a real plodder, not fast at all and all the runners i see are usually built like a whippet...i wish!

ill report back later! (then i cant chicken out!)

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ibbydibby · 19/10/2011 13:09

Well done, hope you get on ok. If you were joining the club that I belong to, you would probably have someone running with you the whole time, chatting, trying to put you at your ease etc.

Second suggestion from Kuna to see if there is a parkrun (free 5k timed race every Saturday) in your area - try here

Good luck

kunahero · 19/10/2011 06:30

Well done.

I'm sure you will be welcomed with open arms.

I would imagine that a good number of them were fat(ish) when they started so wont judge you at all, just admire your determination to do something about it.

Warning........ it can be addictive. in a good way.

Try finding a Parkrun too, they are a brilliant way of getting going.

good luck.

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