Most people aren't austisic, and enjoy casually socializing with other humans. I knew you can't understand this, but I'm sure you're aware not everyone is similar to yourself.
Most people aren't austisic, and enjoy casually socializing with other humans. I knew you can't understand this, but I'm sure you're aware not everyone is similar to yourself.
Most elite runners do at least some workouts in a group.
It's one thing copying sone internet workout but you can never really push yourself on your own. Even if you stick to your own pace it will feel easier.
I'm one of the coaches at a local running club. At least 10 runners have gone from doing parkrun in 19/20 mins to well under 3 hours for a marathon after joining the club. Some split into their own smaller groups if they want to do a session which does not fit into the main group sessions.
Their is also the social side.
Big Red wrote:
No man is an island.
Except when he's having a bath.
1979 wrote:
1979 wrote:
You don't? Are you sure? In the Netherlands there's 2 or more open track meets every week during spring and summer, and you know how tiny our country is. You do need to be a licenced athlete though, which is my main reason for having joined a track club.
What's this then?
http://www.openmeetings.co.uk/
Thanks for the link, that's very helpful.
track chick wrote:
You can compete on the track unattached in the UK but it's a more limited amount of races like Coevett says. For example, you wouldn't be able to compete in any of the leagues as far as I'm aware, unless you made a special arrangement with the organiser (who may be OK with that in races 800m up. For shorter stuff, not so much, because of the limit of lanes - 8).
You actually don't need to be a licensed athlete here or any medical clearance like places like Italy - at least that was the case when I was competing (mainly 1990s). It could have changed so don't jump on me.
There are quite a lot of open meets where you can run unattached. Some at places like SportCity, Manchester, etc. Worcester, Gloucester. All around England.
You definitely couldn't turn up to a high school or college event and run.
If you buy athletics weekly, go to the race calendar at the back, the "track" section, it lists all of the open meets. When you fill in the form, you would have to put unattached. It used to be an extra £1 or so.
I hope that helps anyone who would like to run on the track but not join a club.
Thanks for the good info.
Coevett wrote:
I'm also thinking of joining a local club (in the UK) and have been drawing much of the same conclusions as you as to the benefits to interval training and group runs.
The advantage I can see is that you get free and largely unlimited access to the track. Also, if you wish to compete in track rather than just road races, then as far as I can tell it's almost obligatory to be a member of a club. From reading this board it seems in the USA any 50 year old Joe can just turn up to his local college or high school all comer's track meet and race in the 800m against whoever. Unfortunately, we don't have that in the UK at all. We do have Parkruns though, lol.
I really thought you belonged to the UKKK running club.
More than half the people in these clubs never race. They don't even run much.
ukathleticscoach wrote:
At least 10 runners have gone from doing parkrun in 19/20 mins to well under 3 hours for a marathon after joining the club.
You know that's not very good. People break 3 hours for the marathon running 19 minutes easy. 19 minutes is more impressive to be honest. 3 hour marathon is very easy to do.
6:50 pace???? wrote:
ukathleticscoach wrote:
At least 10 runners have gone from doing parkrun in 19/20 mins to well under 3 hours for a marathon after joining the club.
You know that's not very good. People break 3 hours for the marathon running 19 minutes easy. 19 minutes is more impressive to be honest. 3 hour marathon is very easy to do.
He wrote WELL UNDER 3 hours, whatever that means.
Big Red wrote:
No man, or woman, is an island.
No I am, I am an island! I'm bloody Ibiza!
What are "new media types?"
Joining a running club today and have a track workout later. I'm excited to meet new people.