Volunteer work at the YMCA started today. I got to be a leader for the beginning running group. My feelings of trepidation were mollified when I realized I didn’t need to know anything about running or stretching or training schedules. All that was required of me was to run with the group and keep an eye out in case anyone got hurt or fell too far behind.
They have a regimented schedule where they alternatively run for a set number of minutes and walk for a number of minutes. Luckily someone else is keeping track of when it is time to switch. This is not something I do or plan to do when I run by myself. My philosophy is if I’m going to run then I’m running. I can run almost seven killometres now without feeling like I’m dying.
I really enjoyed the social aspect of the running group. It’s different than listening to podcasts on my ipod while I run by myself. The group runs twice a week. The other good thing is the stretching they do at the end of each class.
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